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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil BemstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam FoudyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:02 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 13:54 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 13:15 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik LaineRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:00 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 17:52 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:26 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 11:34 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson MeyerRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav NyquistRW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:57 | 1:08 | 0:41 | 19:08 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack RoslovicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 1:08 | 0:27 | 18:43 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SillingerC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:31 | 0:52 | 0:54 | 10:45 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin BayreutherD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim BerniD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam BoqvistD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:04 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 15:56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:06 | 0:52 | 0:41 | 20:33 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 19:52 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew PeekeD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:02 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 20:27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .838 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 59:45 | 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