Overview
- John Carlson broke a scoreless game late in the second before Alex Ovechkin made it 2-0 early in the third, and Justin Sourdif netted his first goal as a Capital soon after.
- Logan Thompson stopped 34 shots and recorded a secondary assist, earning his fifth straight victory.
- Tom Wilson and Connor McMichael scored on a five-minute power play assessed to Mathieu Olivier for elbowing, a call Columbus disputed postgame.
- Despite the lopsided score, the Blue Jackets led in shot attempts and had a goal overturned for a kicking motion.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body) remained out and Rasmus Sandin (upper body) did not travel, as Washington extended its power-play scoring streak to five games and notched a sixth win in seven.