Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals	4	43-30-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	40-30-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	2	0	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	8	6	23
Columbus Blue Jackets	17	9	13	39

Three stars

B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:25	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (2)	David Gucciardi (1), Tom Wilson (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st	17:25	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cristall (2)	Connor McMichael (1), Declan Chisholm (2)	Power play	WSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd	07:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (1)	Kent Johnson (1), Zach Werenski (3)	Power play	WSH 2, CBJ 1
2nd	10:10	Washington Capitals	Ilya Protas (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 3, CBJ 1
2nd	10:56	Columbus Blue Jackets	Boone Jenner (2)	Zach Werenski (4), Adam Fantilli (1)	Power play	WSH 3, CBJ 2
2nd	13:36	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 4, CBJ 2
3rd	12:23	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mathieu Olivier (2)	Damon Severson (1), Cole Sillinger (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, CBJ 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Washington Capitals	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	23	39
Power play	1 of 1	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	25	9
Hits	19	16
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	7	7
Takeaways	2	0
Faceoffs won	24/54 (44.4%)	30/54 (55.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	68.8%	15:41
Number 23 S. Rempal	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0		15:22
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0	35.3%	14:41
Number 28 A. Cristall	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1		15:49
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30%	15:50
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	1	2	+2	17	1	1	2	0		13:47
Number 53 E. Frank	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:57
Number 58 H. Rybinski	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:42
Number 62 I. Protas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0	50%	14:11
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		10:22
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:32
Number 87 B. Trineyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:02
Number 2 V. Iorio	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		15:19
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	5	0		23:23
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:50
Number 52 D. McIlrath	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:42
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		24:01
Number 93 D. Gucciardi	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		16:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 48 L. Thompson	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	61.5%	18:08
Number 4 C. Sillinger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		16:07
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		13:02
Number 11 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0		12:08
Number 19 A. Fantilli	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	45.5%	19:02
Number 21 I. Lundestrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	11:34
Number 23 S. Monahan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0	58.8%	19:07
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	3	0		15:34
Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0	50%	13:51
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	2		18:43
Number 59 E. Chinakhov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0		11:47
Number 91 K. Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:43
Number 5 D. Mateychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:27
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	2	2	-2	0	3	2	0	0		25:35
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:53
Number 15 D. Fabbro	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		18:11
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	+1	7	1	0	0	0		14:37
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	0		19:00

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 73 J. Greaves	23	19	4	.826	58:04	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:58	Columbus Blue Jackets	Miles Wood	Elbowing	2
1st	18:58	Washington Capitals	David Gucciardi	Holding	2
2nd	06:43	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael	High sticking	2
2nd	10:51	Washington Capitals	Matt Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	13:56	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Instigator	2
2nd	13:56	Columbus Blue Jackets	Erik Gudbranson	Boarding	2
2nd	13:56	Columbus Blue Jackets	Erik Gudbranson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:56	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:56	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Instigator misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:57	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dean Evason
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Alex Ovechkin, Aaron Ness, Nic Dowd, Dalton Smith, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano, Louie Belpedio, Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Brandon Duhaime, Matthew Strome, Nick Leivermann, Martin Fehérváry, Rasmus Sandin, Mitchell Gibson, Graeme Clarke, Aliaksei Protas, Luke Toporowski, Justin Sourdif, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Brett Hyland, Justin Nachbaur, Ryan Chesley, Clay Stevenson, Ryan Leonard, Grant Cruikshank, Antoine Keller, Jonathan McDonald, Zac Funk, Leon Muggli, Eriks Mateiko, Cole Hutson, Seth Eisele, Nicholas Kempf, Petr Sikora, Miroslav Satan, Lynden Breen, Maxim Schafer, Jackson Crowder, Aron Dahlqvist, Nolan Krenzen
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Brendan Smith, Peter Quenneville, Elvis Merzlikins, Christian Jaros, Kirill Marchenko, Jake Christiansen, Daemon Hunt, Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm, Nikolai Makarov, Roman Ahcan, Kirill Dolzhenkov, Will MacKinnon, Jordan Dumais, James Fisher, Sergei Ivanov, Riley Bezeau, Tyler Peddle, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Melvin Strahl, Nicholas Sima, Luca Marrelli, Cayden Lindstrom, Tanner Henricks, Luke Ashton, Marcus Kearsey, Ryder Boulton, Malte Vass, Jackson Smith, Ryland Mosley, Pyotr Andreyanov, Owen Griffin, Victor Hedin Raftheim, Jeremy Loranger, Brendan Hoffman, Will Bishop, Evan Van Gorp, Noah Jenken, PJ Fagan, Josh Avery, Mason Vaccari, Jakub Chromiak

2025-2026 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 4, 2025

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