Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueMcMichael, Ovechkin power surging Capitals past Blue Jackets 7-2
McMichael and Ovechkin both have goals in three straight games for Washington, which advances to 8-2 on the season.
Ovechkin is 36 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. He's currently on pace to finish with 49 goals, which would set him up to hit 895 later this season.
Both Ovechkin and McMichael helped ignite Washington's offense as the team managed a five-goal first period, where all four lines got on the scoresheet. Damon Severson and Kevin Labanc scored for the Blue Jackets, who dropped both games of their back-to-back.
Logan Thompson made 34 saves and remains undefeated so far in his Capitals' tenure. Daniil Tarasov stopped 15 of 22 shots for Columbus.
Capitals: Offense continues to come easily for the surging Caps, which wasn't the story last season. They've scored at least five goals in five of the last seven games.
WSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 0:56 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (11), Alex Ovechkin (6) | |
Goal | 1st Period 1:42 | Connor McMichael Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (5) | |
Goal | 1st Period 7:28 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Hendrix Lapierre (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 14:34 | Alex Ovechkin Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (12), Aliaksei Protas (7) | |
Goal | 1st Period 14:58 | Nic Dowd Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (7), Brandon Duhaime (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 0:49 | Damon Severson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 4:51 | Connor McMichael Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois (5) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 14:36 | Kevin Labanc Goal (1) Poke, assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (2), Sean Monahan (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:34 | Dylan Strome Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (7), Taylor Raddysh (3) |
Statistics
CBJ | WSH | |
---|---|---|
10 | Blocked Shots | 30 |
17 | Hits | 14 |
10 | Takeaways | 4 |
36 | Shots | 22 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
38 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
60.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 39.7 |
14 | Giveaways | 21 |
1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,666 | Capacity:
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,666 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
New Jersey | 13 | 7 | 28 | 2 |
Washington | 13 | 5 | 27 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
Columbus | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |