Overview
- Washington faces Columbus at Nationwide Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET, with the Blue Jackets riding a two-game win streak.
- Head coach Spencer Carbery said Pierre‑Luc Dubois will miss a fifth straight game despite traveling, with a return possible on Saturday.
- Rasmus Sandin is sidelined with an upper-body injury and did not travel, so Declan Chisholm draws in on the third pair with Trevor van Riemsdyk.
- Logan Thompson will start in goal for the Capitals after a 4-1 win Tuesday and enters 4-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .927 save percentage.
- Ovechkin sits at 898 career goals as Washington begins a back-to-back, while Columbus continues its goalie rotation with Jet Greaves expected.