COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It may be too late, but the disappointing Columbus Blue Jackets showed what they can be in wins over the NHL's top two teams this week.
Jack Johnson and Brandon Saad each had two goals, Ryan Johansen scored in the third round of the shootout and the last-place Blue Jackets beat the Capitals 5-4 to give Eastern Conference-leading Washington its first losing streak this season.
In a crazy finish filled with dramatic moments, Columbus goalie Anton Forsberg relieved injured Curtis McElhinney 55 seconds into overtime and picked up his first career win after making six saves before the shootout.
Forsberg's clutch performance gave last-place Columbus another huge upset this week after beating NHL-leading Dallas 6-3 on Tuesday night.
"We've won two in a row here against the best teams in the league," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. "Ugly as hell at times but you still find a way to win them. I'm happy for the team as far as some of the things that went on here tonight."
Saad tied it with 1:08 left after Evgeny Kuznetsov's go-ahead tally early in the third.
In the shootout, Johansen slowed at the hash marks and flipped a shot over Braden Holtby's glove. Brandon Dubinsky also scored in the shootout and Forsberg made stops on Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom.
"Lots of ebbs and flows, lot of them led to changes, lot of good things, lot of bad things," Tortorella said. "The biggest thing is, `How about Forsberg?' What a spot he's put into."
McElhinney stopped 23 of 27 shots before leaving early in overtime after falling awkwardly and appearing to catch a leg under his weight. The 23-year old Forsberg, up on emergency recall, made his season debut and just his sixth career appearance.
"It's not the situation you thought you would be in," Forsberg said. "I couldn't do anything else, just to go in and take it for what it is."
The Elias Sports Bureau told the Blue Jackets that Forsberg is the first NHL goalie to earn his first win in a game he didn't enter until after regulation.
Holtby allowed more than three goals for only the second time this season. T.J. Oshie and Jason Chimera had power-play goals for Washington, and Marcus Johansson also scored. Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin entered the game with 496 goals and finished with six shots on goal.
After McElhinney was helped off, Dubinsky was called for slashing. Facing the league's second-best power play, Forsberg stopped four shots, including one on his back from Backstrom.
"You've got those animals out there, Ovechkin, Backstrom," Tortorella said. "Off course we take a penalty, just to make it better for Ovechkin to ring a few off his (Forsberg's) head. But the kid ends up in a shootout. It was a crazy game. We found a way to win."
With 30 seconds left, Columbus had their turn on an overtime power play, but Johansen sent a shot wide then had another blocked.
The Capitals have lost two in a row following a nine-game winning streak, tied for the longest run this season. Tom Wilson had two assists, and Washington finished 2-for-6 on the man advantage.
Holtby isn't worried.
"We'll be fine," he said.
Neither is was Washington coach Barry Trotz about his netminder, the league-leader with 24 wins who was 16-0-1 in his past 18 games. Holby had 25 saves.
"If you measured his game of what it was all year, he would probably put this as one of the lower points for the year," Trotz said. "But he's been outstanding for us. Never going to blame a game on Holts because he's won us so many."
Johnson scored his second -- both on the power play -- with a low shot from the point through traffic 4:47 into the third to tie it 3-3.
But 40 seconds later, Kuznetsov split Johnson and Dalton Prout on a give-and-go with Wilson, then beat McElhinney on a nice move for his 12th.
With McElhinney pulled for the extra attacker, Saad got behind Matt Niskanen on an entry pass from Johnson. Saad extended his career-long point streak to seven games.
Game notes
Columbus G Sergei Bobrovsky, nursing a strained groin since being hurt Dec. 8 against Los Angeles, still isn't ready to return. He was activated off the injured reserve list on Wednesday but put back on it retroactive to Thursday. ... Capitals RW Jay Beagle, injured Wednesday night against Buffalo, underwent successful hand surgery on Saturday and is expected out six weeks. ... RW David Clarkson suffered an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return to start the third. ... Washington D John Carlson missed a fourth-straight game with a lower-body injury. ... Johansen has gone 14 games without a non-shootout goal.




Final SO
Series (Game 2 of 4)

Capitals 4

(28-7-3, 59 pts)

Blue Jackets 5

(15-22-3, 33 pts)





7:00PM,EST,January 2,2016
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

1 2 3 SO T
WSH 2 1 1 04
CBJ 2 0 2 15
J. Johnson (Blue Jackets - D): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
B. Saad (Blue Jackets - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
R. Johansen (Blue Jackets - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 1







Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
0:29 Columbus Takeaway by Cam Atkinson in neutral zone
1:06 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Justin Falk
1:19 Washington Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Brandon Saad
1:24 Washington penalty to Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Slashing Brandon Saad
1:24 Columbus Power play - Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
1:32 Columbus Power Play Goal Scored by Jack Johnson(Snap 18 ft) assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno
1:32 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
1:47 Columbus Shot on goal by Dalton Prout saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 58 ft)
1:48
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:48 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
2:07 Columbus David Clarkson credited with hit on Taylor Chorney in offensive zone
2:24 Columbus David Clarkson credited with hit on Michael Latta in offensive zone
3:01
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
3:01 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
3:10 Columbus Cam Atkinson credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
3:25 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 29 ft)
3:34 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 32 ft)
4:14 Washington Takeaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
4:26 Columbus Giveaway by Dalton Prout in defensive zone
4:28 Columbus Nick Foligno credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
4:57 Columbus Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Snap 24 ft)
5:07 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Justin Falk in neutral zone
5:17 Columbus Shot missed by Brandon Saad, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
5:27 Columbus Dalton Prout credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
5:41 Columbus Brandon Saad credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone
5:53 Washington Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone
6:11 Washington Brooks Laich credited with hit on Jack Johnson in offensive zone
6:54 Washington Aaron Ness shot blocked by Jack Johnson
7:04 Columbus penalty to Boone Jenner 2 minutes for Tripping T.J. Oshie
7:04
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
7:04 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
7:12 Washington Power Play Goal Scored by T.J. Oshie(Snap 23 ft) assisted by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
7:12 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
7:23
Stoppage - Icing
7:23 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
7:38 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 41 ft)
7:45 Columbus Shot on goal by David Savard saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 59 ft)
7:50 Columbus Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
7:56 Columbus Goal scored by Brandon Saad(Snap 11 ft) assisted by Alexander Wennberg and Scott Hartnell
7:56 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
8:19 Washington Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 60 ft)
8:45 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 32 ft)
8:46
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:46 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
8:54 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 8 ft)
9:03
Stoppage - Icing
9:03 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
9:15 Columbus Takeaway by Ryan Murray in defensive zone
9:27 Washington Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan Murray
9:35 Columbus Shot missed by Brandon Saad, Wide of Net(Snap 35 ft)
9:50 Columbus David Savard shot blocked by Aaron Ness
9:57
Stoppage - Icing
9:57 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff against Zach Sill in offensive zone
10:00 Columbus penalty to Rene Bourque 2 minutes for Holding Zach Sill
10:00 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in offensive zone
10:16 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by David Savard
10:29 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Snap 38 ft)
10:34 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
10:49 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 46 ft)
10:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:50 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Justin Williams in defensive zone
10:54
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
10:54 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Justin Williams in neutral zone
11:17 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jack Johnson
11:29 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Curtis McElhinney(Backhand 10 ft)
11:36 Washington Power play - Jason Chimera credited with hit on Jack Johnson in offensive zone
11:47 Washington Power Play Goal Scored by Jason Chimera(Tip-In 11 ft) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen
11:47 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
11:56 Columbus Scott Hartnell credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
12:18 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 29 ft)
12:23
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
12:23 Washington Marcus Johansson won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in neutral zone
12:44 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Nick Foligno in defensive zone
13:18 Columbus penalty to Ryan Johansen 2 minutes for Interference Tom Wilson
13:18 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
13:47 Washington Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Cam Atkinson
14:07 Columbus Shorthanded - Jack Johnson credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
14:35 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jack Johnson
14:47 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 35 ft)
15:02 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 40 ft)
15:13 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov, Goalpost(Snap 31 ft)
15:27
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
15:27 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
15:35
Stoppage - Icing
15:35 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
15:59 Washington Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 33 ft)
16:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
16:10 Columbus Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Braden Holtby(Deflected 16 ft)
16:10
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
16:10 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
16:25
Stoppage - Icing
16:25 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
17:04 Columbus David Clarkson credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
17:30 Columbus Shot on goal by Justin Falk saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 59 ft)
17:51 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 16 ft)
17:55
Stoppage - Icing
17:55 Washington Marcus Johansson won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
18:01 Washington Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Rene Bourque
18:34 Columbus Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
19:37
Stoppage - Offside
19:37 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
19:43
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:43 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
19:54 Columbus Giveaway by Boone Jenner in neutral zone
19:59 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 30 ft)
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
0:32 Columbus Shot on goal by Ryan Murray saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 60 ft)
0:33
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:33 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
0:47 Columbus Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
1:04 Washington Shot missed by Nate Schmidt, Wide of Net(Snap 51 ft)
1:20 Columbus Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Justin Williams in offensive zone
1:45 Columbus Justin Falk credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone
1:48 Washington Shot missed by Marcus Johansson, Wide of Net(Snap 46 ft)
2:31 Columbus Takeaway by Rene Bourque in offensive zone
2:33 Columbus Shot missed by Rene Bourque, Wide of Net(Snap 20 ft)
2:36 Columbus penalty to David Clarkson 2 minutes for High-sticking Tom Wilson
2:36 Washington Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
2:41 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by William Karlsson
2:45
Stoppage - ; Chlg Vis - off-side
2:45 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
3:11 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jack Johnson
3:48 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Curtis McElhinney(Tip-In 9 ft)
3:49
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:49 Washington Power play - Justin Williams won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
4:43 Columbus Shot on goal by David Clarkson saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 51 ft)
4:44
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:44 Washington Michael Latta won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
5:05 Columbus Shot missed by Scott Hartnell, Wide of Net(Tip-In 22 ft)
5:19
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
5:19 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
5:38 Washington Jason Chimera shot blocked by David Savard
5:39
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
5:39 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
5:52 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Nate Schmidt in offensive zone
5:56 Columbus Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 13 ft)
6:04 Washington Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Tip-In 11 ft)
6:09 Washington Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Brandon Dubinsky
6:17 Washington Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Curtis McElhinney(Backhand 10 ft)
6:27 Washington Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
6:28
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
6:28 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
7:43 Columbus Shot missed by Nick Foligno, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
8:07 Columbus Giveaway by Scott Hartnell in defensive zone
8:12 Washington Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Justin Falk
8:29 Columbus Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Karl Alzner in neutral zone
8:32 Washington Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
8:47 Columbus Scott Hartnell credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
8:54
Stoppage - Icing
8:54 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
9:03 Columbus Takeaway by Cam Atkinson in offensive zone
9:04 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 36 ft)
9:05
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:05 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
9:11 Columbus Shot missed by Jack Johnson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 63 ft)
9:20 Columbus Boone Jenner credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone
9:52 Washington Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jack Johnson
10:17 Washington Nate Schmidt credited with hit on Ryan Johansen in defensive zone
10:30 Columbus Takeaway by Nick Foligno in neutral zone
10:57 Washington Shot missed by Aaron Ness, Wide of Net(Snap 17 ft)
11:24 Washington Giveaway by Braden Holtby in defensive zone
11:53 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 45 ft)
12:22
Stoppage - Icing
12:22 Washington Michael Latta won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
12:26 Washington Taylor Chorney shot blocked by Rene Bourque
13:04 Washington Shot on goal by Michael Latta saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 38 ft)
13:22 Washington Jason Chimera shot blocked by Justin Falk
13:53 Columbus Dalton Prout credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
13:56 Washington Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 41 ft)
13:57
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
13:57 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
14:14 Columbus Shot on goal by Dalton Prout saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 59 ft)
14:19 Columbus Shot missed by Fedor Tyutin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft)
14:44 Columbus Ryan Johansen shot blocked by Karl Alzner
14:45
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
14:45 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
14:57 Columbus Shot missed by Cam Atkinson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
14:59 Columbus Takeaway by Boone Jenner in offensive zone
16:07 Washington Goal scored by Marcus Johansson(Tip-In 12 ft) assisted by Tom Wilson
16:07 Washington Zach Sill won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
16:37
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
16:37 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in defensive zone
16:46 Columbus Rene Bourque shot blocked by Karl Alzner
16:56 Columbus Shot on goal by Rene Bourque saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 10 ft)
17:04 Columbus Dalton Prout shot blocked by Karl Alzner
17:38
Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Injury
17:38 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
18:21 Washington Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Snap 58 ft)
18:33 Washington Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 35 ft)
18:34
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:34 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
19:01
Stoppage - Icing
19:01 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
19:07 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Scott Hartnell
19:21 Columbus David Savard credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
19:55 Columbus Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 31 ft)
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
0:13 Columbus Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Karl Alzner
0:16
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
0:16 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
0:29 Washington Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 41 ft)
0:30
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:30 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
0:45 Columbus Giveaway by Dalton Prout in defensive zone
1:06 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on David Savard in offensive zone
1:27 Columbus Shot missed by David Savard, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft)
1:45 Columbus Shot missed by Gregory Campbell, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
1:53 Washington Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Gregory Campbell in defensive zone
2:03 Washington Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 16 ft)
2:37 Columbus Rene Bourque credited with hit on Michael Latta in offensive zone
2:48 Columbus Shot missed by Rene Bourque, Wide of Net(Snap 32 ft)
2:52 Columbus Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 58 ft)
3:48 Columbus Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 12 ft)
3:50 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
4:08 Columbus Justin Falk shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom
4:12 Columbus David Savard shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
4:15 Washington penalty to T.J. Oshie 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass
4:15 Columbus Power play - Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone
4:35 Columbus Power play - Ryan Johansen shot blocked by Taylor Chorney
4:40 Columbus Power play - David Savard shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
4:47 Columbus Power Play Goal Scored by Jack Johnson(Slapshot 48 ft) assisted by Ryan Johansen and David Savard
4:47 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
5:00 Columbus Fedor Tyutin credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
5:27 Washington Goal scored by Evgeny Kuznetsov(Backhand 9 ft) assisted by Tom Wilson and Karl Alzner
5:27 Columbus William Karlsson won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
5:42 Washington Jason Chimera credited with hit on Justin Falk in neutral zone
6:08 Columbus Nick Foligno credited with hit on Nate Schmidt in defensive zone
6:29 Columbus Giveaway by Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
6:32 Columbus Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in neutral zone
6:38 Columbus Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 8 ft)
6:58 Columbus Boone Jenner credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
7:08
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
7:08 Washington Michael Latta won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in defensive zone
8:33 Columbus Shot missed by Rene Bourque, Wide of Net(Snap 40 ft)
8:39 Columbus Shot on goal by Rene Bourque saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 43 ft)
8:40 Columbus Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 9 ft)
9:20
Stoppage - Hand Pass
9:20 Columbus penalty to Scott Hartnell 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct
9:20 Columbus Shorthanded - Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
9:27 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
10:03 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 25 ft)
10:09 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Curtis McElhinney(Backhand 15 ft)
10:17 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Fedor Tyutin
10:35 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 54 ft)
10:51 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 27 ft)
11:00 Washington Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Gregory Campbell
11:05 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 25 ft)
11:19 Washington Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Gregory Campbell
11:24 Washington Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 9 ft)
11:32 Columbus Scott Hartnell credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
11:40 Columbus Ryan Murray shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom
11:47 Columbus Jack Johnson shot blocked by Karl Alzner
11:54 Washington Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Tip-In 28 ft)
11:59 Washington Takeaway by Justin Williams in offensive zone
12:03 Washington Shot on goal by Nate Schmidt saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 59 ft)
12:12 Washington Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Jack Johnson
12:20 Washington Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 17 ft)
12:38 Columbus Nick Foligno credited with hit on Nate Schmidt in offensive zone
13:18
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
13:18 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
13:34
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
13:34 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
13:42 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Gregory Campbell
13:43
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:43 Columbus Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
14:17 Columbus Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 24 ft)
14:40 Columbus Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Aaron Ness
15:23 Columbus Scott Hartnell credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
15:46 Washington Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft)
16:13 Columbus Takeaway by Rene Bourque in defensive zone
16:39 Washington Shot missed by Marcus Johansson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 21 ft)
16:59 Washington Jason Chimera credited with hit on Jack Johnson in offensive zone
17:16 Columbus Ryan Murray credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
17:18 Washington Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Curtis McElhinney(Snap 24 ft)
17:42 Washington Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
17:59 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Curtis McElhinney(Slapshot 62 ft)
18:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
18:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
18:07 Washington Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Snap 47 ft)
18:36 Columbus Cam Atkinson shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
18:52 Columbus Goal scored by Brandon Saad(Backhand 16 ft) assisted by Jack Johnson and Cam Atkinson
18:52 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
19:20 Columbus Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
20:00
End of 3rd period

OT Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of Overtime period
0:00 Columbus Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
0:21 Columbus Jack Johnson shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
0:52 Washington Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Snap 25 ft)
0:55
Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Injury
0:55 Columbus Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
1:27 Washington Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Snap 45 ft)
1:49 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Brandon Dubinsky
2:04 Columbus penalty to Brandon Dubinsky 2 minutes for Slashing Evgeny Kuznetsov
2:04
Stoppage - ; Visitor Timeout
2:04 Columbus Shorthanded - William Karlsson won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
2:18 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Anton Forsberg(Slapshot 41 ft)
2:42 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
2:59 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 37 ft)
3:03 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Anton Forsberg(Slapshot 44 ft)
3:04
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Home Timeout
3:04 Washington Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
3:18 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Anton Forsberg(Slapshot 41 ft)
3:20 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Anton Forsberg(Snap 22 ft)
3:35 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 41 ft)
3:49 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Anton Forsberg(Slapshot 47 ft)
3:58 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Anton Forsberg(Slapshot 43 ft)
3:59
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:59 Columbus Shorthanded - Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
4:15 Columbus Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 31 ft)
4:16
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:16 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in defensive zone
4:24 Columbus Takeaway by Brandon Saad in offensive zone
4:30 Washington penalty to Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking Brandon Saad
4:30 Columbus Power play - Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
4:47 Columbus Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Johansen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 37 ft)
4:58 Columbus Power play - Ryan Johansen shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
5:00
End of Overtime period

Shootout Summary

Team Detail

Start of Shootout period
Columbus Shootout attempt by Cam Atkinson saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 5 ft)
Washington Shootout GOAL scored by T.J. Oshie on Anton Forsberg(Wristshot 6 ft)
Columbus Shootout GOAL scored by Brandon Dubinsky on Braden Holtby(Snap 17 ft)
Washington Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Anton Forsberg(Backhand 8 ft)
Columbus Shootout GOAL scored by Ryan Johansen on Braden Holtby(Wristshot 8 ft)
Washington Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Anton Forsberg(Backhand 11 ft)

End of Shootout

End of Shootout period

End of Game




Player Summary

Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
K. Alzner D 010015000002925:420:000:3825:040000.0
N. Backstrom C 01-1212000022523:336:560:3815:59121250.0
A. Burakovsky LW000100000001614:490:450:0014:040000.0
J. Chimera LW101500003002115:352:540:0012:410000.0
T. Chorney D 001001000001510:320:000:3210:000000.0
M. Johansson C 111420000002319:045:060:0013:5821214.3
E. Kuznetsov C 110210120002319:482:590:0016:496650.0
B. Laich C 000000001001710:400:000:4010:000100.0
M. Latta C 000100000001410:310:000:0010:3130100.0
A. Ness D 00101200000158:490:020:008:470000.0
M. Niskanen D 010412000113232:048:020:3823:240000.0
D. Orlov D 00-1210121102520:011:510:0018:100000.0
T. Oshie RW100422120002221:066:520:0014:141233.3
A. Ovechkin LW00-1680000012325:379:050:0016:320000.0
N. Schmidt D 00-1111001002521:090:050:3220:320000.0
Z. Sill LW00000000000137:260:000:007:264180.0
J. Williams RW00-1100000102117:122:580:0014:141233.3
T. Wilson RW021000003001813:190:000:3212:470000.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PlayerDetail
J. CarlsonLower Body Injury
R. StantonScratched
S. GalievScratched
Columbus Blue JacketsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
C. Atkinson RW010211001202918:510:002:4816:030000.0
R. Bourque LW000232121201311:060:000:0011:060000.0
G. Campbell C 000013000002017:350:006:2311:120000.0
D. Clarkson RW0001101230083:460:000:003:460000.0
B. Dubinsky C 010402122212719:100:403:2315:0715962.5
J. Falk D 000103001002113:150:000:0013:150000.0
N. Foligno LW010210003102219:000:400:2917:510000.0
S. Hartnell LW010011124012214:360:300:0014:060000.0
B. Jenner C 000400122112014:270:000:0014:270200.0
R. Johansen C 011010123002218:411:100:4116:5012570.6
J. Johnson D 210516001003526:501:104:3121:090000.0
W. Karlsson C 000001000001813:240:004:588:265645.5
R. Murray D 000101001102822:040:003:2618:380000.0
D. Prout D 00-1200002022316:410:000:3416:070000.0
B. Saad LW201421001102618:240:000:1718:070000.0
D. Savard D 010112001002922:380:404:0017:580000.0
F. Tyutin D 000011002002822:430:005:2417:190000.0
A. Wennberg C 010000000102315:090:300:4613:534736.4
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PlayerDetail
J. BollScratched
K. ConnautonScratched
A. BodnarchukScratched

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
B. Holtby29425.86264:350
Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
C. McElhinney27423.85260:220
A. Forsberg6061.0004:050

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.