Washington Capitals (16-9-3 35pts) v. Columbus Blue Jackets (16-10-2 34pts)
Game Recap:
The Washington Capitals marched into Columbus for the first time since the 1st Round of the 2018 Playoffs were victorious as both Dmitrij Jaskin (as a Capital) and Travis Boyd (of his career) scored their first goals of the season, and Braden Holtby made 28 save on 28 shots for his second shutout of the season and 34th of his career putting him one shutout shy of tying Olaf Kolzig for the franchise lead in shutouts.
Lineups:
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky
Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly
Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly
Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd
Michal Kempny — John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen
Jonas Siegenthaler — Madison Bowey
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Christian Djoos, Riley Barber
Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery), Tom Wilson (concussion)
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno — Boone Jenner — Josh Anderson
Brandon Dubinsky — Alexander Wennberg — Anthony Duclair
Oliver Bjorkstrand — Riley Nash — Markus Hannikainen
Ryan Murray — Seth Jones
Markus Nutivaara — David Savard
Zach Werenski — Scott Harrington
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Lukas Sedlak
Injured: None
First Period:
Capitals Goal – 1:42 – Brett Connolly (5) from Jakub Vrana (9) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)
Blue Jackets Penalty – 3:43 – Cam Atkinson 2 minutes for Tripping
Capitals Goal – 10:19 – Dmitrij Jaskin (1) from Travis Boyd (7) and Dmitry Orlov (9)
Capitals Goal – 19:41 – Alex Ovechkin (22) from Michal Kempny (7) and John Carlson (25)
End of 1st – WAS – 3 CLB – 0
Shots 13 08
Faceoffs 09 13
Hits 01 07
PP 0/1 0/0
Analysis:
This was a very good period for the Capitals that saw them strike early and strike consistently throughout the period. Great job by Dmitrij Jaskin for getting to the net and getting his first as a Capital.
Need to Do:
The Capitals need to continue playing the way they are now and consistently pressuring the play in the Blue Jackets zone.
Second Period:
Blue Jackets Penalty – 5:10 – Pierre-Luc Dubois 2 minutes for Slashing
Blue Jackets Penalty – 11:32 – Boone Jenner 2 minutes for Delay of Game
Capitals Penalty – 18:07 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing
End of 2nd – WAS – 3 CLB – 0
Shots 21 17
Faceoffs 20 23
Hits 01 10
PP 0/3 0/1
Analysis:
This was a good period. The Capitals maintained the pace that they liked, and continued to pressure on the Blue Jackets defense.
Need to Do:
The Capitals just need to keep it going. Keep pressuring the Blue Jackets, forcing turnovers and penalties. The Capitals need to do a much better job with their powerplay opportunities.
Third Period:
Capitals Penalty – 2:44 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Tripping
Capitals Goal – 11:04 – Travis Boyd (1) from Alex Ovechkin (14) and Nic Dowd (4)
Capitals Penalty – 13:24 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Holding
Capitals Penalty – 17:32 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Tripping
End of 3rd – WAS – 4 CLB – 0
Shots 28 28
Faceoffs 27 34
Hits 05 16
PP 0/3 0/4
Analysis:
A good overall game for the Capitals as they end their 3 game road trip with a victory over their Metropolitan Division rival Blue Jackets. The 3rd period though the Capitals took too many penalties which allowed the Blue Jackets an opportunity to get back into this game but Braden Holtby would be strong in net.
Next Up:
Washington (17-9-3 37pts) v. Detroit (13-12-4 30pts)
Columbus (16-11-2 34pts) v. Vancouver (12-16-3 27pts)
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