Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets
On the ice
WSH shoots leftCBJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| CBJ | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
In net
Charlie Lindgren34/36 SV, .944
Elvis Merzlikins29/32 SV, .906| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Capitals 3-2
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Nationwide Arena. The Capitals win the series 3-0. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Egor Chinakhov 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:26 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 14:59 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor ChinakhovRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:15 | 1:32 | 0:06 | 17:37 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin DanforthRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:26 | 1:23 | 16:39 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 19:42 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:05 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 18:34 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GaunceC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 7:28 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:22 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 17:49 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SillingerC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 3:29 | 13:39 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:19 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 7:33 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 15:00 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake BeanD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:52 | 0:00 | 4:07 | 18:45 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David JiricekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:03 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew PeekeD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 17:42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:58 | 0:29 | 4:05 | 18:24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:02 | 1:31 | 0:40 | 22:51 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .906 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 64:07 | 0 | 2 |
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