Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL

Capitals

6-2-0, 12 PTS

5-1

Final

Blue Jackets

3-4-0, 6 PTS

Nationwide Arena

On the ice

WSH shoots leftCBJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	12	2	16	30
CBJ	12	10	13	35

In net

Logan Thompson34/35 SV, .971

Jet Greaves25/30 SV, .833

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	4	5
CBJ	0	0	1	1

Who won: Capitals 5-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The Capitals outscored the Blue Jackets 4-1 in the 3rd period. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (1). Denton Mateychuk led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHCBJ

11Blocked Shots7

23Hits25

3Takeaways4

30Shots35

2Power Play Goals0

5Power Play Opportunities3

40.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

25Faceoffs Won22

53.2Faceoff Win Percent46.8

18Giveaways12

3Total Penalties3

6Penalty Minutes9

Player of the game

John Carlson

WSH · 1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

38%

WSH · 3.97 xG

62%

CBJ · 4.69 xG

Blue Jackets deserved better: 62% on chances, lost 1-5

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:13
Slap shot on goal
Declan Chisholm Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
D. Chisholm
P3 0:21
Big hit on J. Sourdif
Isac Lundestrom hit Justin Sourdif
I. Lundestrom
P3 0:54
Shot blocked by M. Roy
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Matt Roy
I. Provorov
P3 1:14
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
B. Duhaime
P3 1:47
Big hit on I. Lundestrom
Justin Sourdif hit Isac Lundestrom
J. Sourdif · 1 G
P3 2:15
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
T. van Riemsdyk
P3 2:24
Faceoff win vs I. Lundestrom
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
J. Sourdif · 1 G
P3 2:26
Wrist shot on goal
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
D. Strome · 1 A
P3 2:43
Big hit on T. Wilson
Ivan Provorov hit Tom Wilson
I. Provorov
P3 3:11
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
D. Strome · 1 A
P3 3:16
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
D. Strome · 1 A
P3 3:23
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Dylan Strome
S. Monahan · 1 A
GOALP3 3:23
Goal! Batted
C. McMichael · 1 G, 1 A
Connor McMichael Goal (1) Batted, assists: Alex Ovechkin (5), Aliaksei Protas (5)
WSH 5 - 1 CBJ
P3 3:28
Tip-in shot on goal
Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
C. McMichael · 1 G, 1 A
P3 3:40
Slap shot wide left
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A
P3 3:46
Big hit on R. Leonard
Denton Mateychuk hit Ryan Leonard
D. Mateychuk · 1 G
P3 4:21
Faceoff win vs C. Coyle
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
C. McMichael · 1 G, 1 A
GOALP3 4:21
Goal! Backhand
T. Wilson · 1 G
Tom Wilson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Ethen Frank (1), John Carlson (5)
WSH 4 - 1 CBJ
P3 4:24
Snap shot on goal
Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
E. Frank · 1 A
P3 4:26
Tip-in shot on goal
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
T. Wilson · 1 G
P3 5:26
Big hit on D. Chisholm
Kirill Marchenko hit Declan Chisholm
K. Marchenko
P3 5:50
Snap shot wide left
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A
P3 6:12
Slap shot on goal
Sean Monahan Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
S. Monahan · 1 A
P3 6:33
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A