Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets
On the ice
WSH shoots leftCBJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 13 | 16 | 8 | 37 |
| CBJ | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
In net
Darcy Kuemper25/27 SV, .926
Elvis Merzlikins31/37 SV, .838| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Capitals 6-2
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Nationwide Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Blue Jackets 4-1 in the 2nd period. T.J. Oshie led the Capitals in goals (2). Johnny Gaudreau led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-KubelRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars EllerC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 14:47 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet HathawayRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 9:27 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus JohanssonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 14:25 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 18:55 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 17:20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony ManthaRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:31 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny MilanoLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:15 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. OshieRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 1:35 | 0:04 | 13:42 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex OvechkinLW | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 | 1:35 | 0:02 | 16:31 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:09 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor ShearyLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 15:59 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan StromeC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:19 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander AlexeyevD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 19:16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin FehervaryD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 18:12 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick JensenD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:31 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 20:27 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry OrlovD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 20:15 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 17:28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy KuemperG | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0
Predators17-14-65
Hurricanes25-8-63Final
Rangers22-12-64
Canadiens15-21-31Final
Blues19-17-35
Devils24-12-33Final- Coyotes13-19-52
Flyers15-17-76Final 
Kraken21-12-45
Maple Leafs23-9-71Final
Islanders22-16-22
Oilers21-17-24Final
Avalanche19-15-32
Canucks17-18-34Final
Penguins19-13-62
Golden Knights27-12-25Final
Bruins30-4-45
Kings22-14-62Final