Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 on Friday, October 24, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
12 |
2 |
16 |
30 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
12 |
10 |
13 |
35 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Carlson, 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 |
| 2nd |
18:19 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson (2) |
Connor McMichael (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CBJ 0 |
| 3rd |
01:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (2) |
Dylan Strome (8) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, CBJ 0 |
| 3rd |
02:40 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif (1) |
Ryan Leonard (1), Logan Thompson (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CBJ 0 |
| 3rd |
10:20 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Denton Mateychuk (2) |
Sean Monahan (2), Dmitri Voronkov (4) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CBJ 1 |
| 3rd |
15:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (5) |
Ethen Frank (1), John Carlson (5) |
Power play |
WSH 4, CBJ 1 |
| 3rd |
16:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Connor McMichael (1) |
Alex Ovechkin (5), Aliaksei Protas (5) |
Power play |
WSH 5, CBJ 1 |
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 |
30 |
35 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
9 |
| Hits |
23 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/47 (53.2%) |
22/47 (46.8%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:31 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:33 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:51 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
57.1% |
14:45 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
14:28 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
09:52 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:05 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:19 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 47 D. Chisholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:50 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:43 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
35 |
34 |
1 |
.971 |
60:00 |
Win |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
15:09 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
15:29 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
13:28 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
18:09 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:47 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
25% |
14:50 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:03 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:33 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:16 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
30 |
25 |
5 |
.833 |
59:37 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:04 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dmitri Voronkov |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:54 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:52 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Hendrix Lapierre |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier |
Elbowing (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Pierre Lambert, Riley Brace
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, James Tobias
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Rasmus Sandin
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Miles Wood, Jake Christiansen
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Details |
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
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1
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0
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