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Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	7	5	0	0	3.17	.888
C. Lindgren	3	3	0	0	3.61	.867

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	2	8	0	1	3.42	.875
C. Talbot	5	3	0	0	2.51	.909

Nationwide Arena

2:00 PM, December 31, 2026

Columbus, OH

WSH

CBJ

Points

Dylan StromeC #17

16PTS

13A

Kent JohnsonC #91

18PTS

10A

Goals

Alex TuchRW #89

11G

0PPG

45S

Kent JohnsonC #91

1PPG

43S

Assists

Dylan StromeC #17

13A

4PPA

-5+/-

Zach WerenskiD #8

13A

3PPA

6+/-

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-LT	Nov 25
Vincent Desharnais D	IR	Dec 5

Columbus Blue Jackets

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sean Monahan C	Day-To-Day	Nov 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.44	3.61	28.3	28.1	182	10	20.0	15	75.4	1	0
CBJ	2.39	3.22	27.0	27.8	161	8	18.2	13	73.5	0	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsNJ	L7-4
11/12/26	@NJ	L5-2
11/10/26	@OTT	W3-2 OT
11/7/26	vsFLA	W4-3
11/3/26	vsDAL	L6-5

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsPHI	L4-3
11/12/26	vsTB	L3-1
11/10/26	vsFLA	L4-1
11/6/26	@BUF	L5-2
11/5/26	vsDAL	W2-1 SO

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/26

Blue Jackets
Capitals

Game 1

12/26

Capitals
Blue Jackets

Game 2

12/31

Blue Jackets
Capitals

Game 3

4/3

Capitals
Blue Jackets

Game 4

4/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
NY Islanders	9	6	4	22
Washington	10	8	0	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

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Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring Leaders

Dylan StromeC #17

Kent JohnsonC #91

Alex TuchRW #89

Kent JohnsonC #91

Dylan StromeC #17

Zach WerenskiD #8

Injury Report

Team Stats

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