Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals

Preseason · Friday, September 27, 2024 · Capital One Arena

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8–4

27–26

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 8–4 on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Capital One Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals 27–26.

Adam Fantilli scored a hat trick and Mathieu Olivier scored twice. Alex Ovechkin, James Malatesta, Jakub Vrana, Dylan Strome, Mikael Pyyhtia, Jakob Chychrun and Cole Sillinger also scored.

Daniil Tarasov made 14 saves on 17 shots for the win; Charlie Lindgren stopped 19 of 25.

Goals
CBJ	2	3	3	8	27
WSH	2	1	1	4	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Alex Ovechkin (1)Andrew Mangiapane (1)0–106:58 WSH
Adam Fantilli (1)Dmitri Voronkov (1)1–110:47 CBJ
James Malatesta (1)Unassisted2–113:49 CBJ
Jakub Vrana (1)Connor McMichael (1), John Carlson (2)2–214:01 WSH

2nd period

Mathieu Olivier (2)Hunter McKown (1), Mikael Pyyhtia (1)Milano 1:02 into shift3–202:50 CBJ
Adam Fantilli (2)Gavin Brindley (1)4–205:25 CBJ
Dylan Strome (3)Andrew Cristall (1), Jakob Chychrun (1)4–310:01 WSH ·
Mikael Pyyhtia (1)Gavin Brindley (2), Trey Fix-Wolansky (1)5–314:49 CBJ ·

3rd period

Jakob Chychrun (1)Ethan Bear (2), Sonny Milano (1)Johnson 1:36 into shift5–411:43 WSH
Adam Fantilli (3)Unassisted6–416:00 CBJ
Cole Sillinger (1)Unassisted7–418:21 CBJ ·
Mathieu Olivier (3)Unassisted8–419:37 CBJ · ·

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2024–25 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:36

5–4 · 3rd 11:43 · Chychrun. Johnson had been on the ice for 1:36 when it went in.

GoalCBJ WSH

0–1 WSH

1st 6:58 · Ovechkin

Sillinger 0:56

NormalSillinger 0:56

1–1 CBJ

1st 10:47 · Fantilli

Ovechkin 0:38

Fresh legsOvechkin 0:38

2–1 CBJ

1st 13:49 · Malatesta

Chychrun 0:20

Fresh legsChychrun 0:20

2–2 WSH

1st 14:01 · Vrana

Harris 0:30

Fresh legsHarris 0:30

3–2 CBJ

2nd 2:50 · Olivier

Long shift: Milano 1:02

Long shiftMilano 1:02

4–2 CBJ

2nd 5:25 · Fantilli

Vrana 0:41

NormalVrana 0:41

4–3 WSH

2nd 10:01 · · Strome

Johnson 0:50

NormalJohnson 0:50

5–3 CBJ

2nd 14:49 · · Pyyhtia

Rybinski 0:19

Fresh legsRybinski 0:19

5–4 WSH

3rd 11:43 · Chychrun

Stuck out there: Johnson 1:36

Stuck out thereJohnson 1:36

6–4 CBJ

3rd 16:00 · Fantilli

Strome 0:58

NormalStrome 0:58

7–4 CBJ

3rd 18:21 · · Sillinger

Ovechkin 0:57

Empty netOvechkin 0:57

8–4 CBJ

3rd 19:37 · · Olivier

Ovechkin 0:13

Empty netOvechkin 0:13

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2024–25. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.6 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 15 against about 1 in 24.

29%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

CBJWSH

2726

47%53%

1/31/2

217

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Penalties

9:11 into the second periodJordan Harris · holding2 min
13:21 into the second periodConnor McMichael · delaying game puck over glass2 min
15:02 into the second periodJakub Vrana · high sticking2 min
8:11 into the third periodJakob Chychrun · hooking2 min
19:24 into the third periodCameron Butler · tripping2 min

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

19Adam FantilliC	3	0	3	+4	4	2	0	0	57	1	0	19	16:09
24Mathieu OlivierR	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	0	–	1	0	18	15:17
45Gavin BrindleyC	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	–	1	0	17	12:42
82Mikael PyyhtiaL	1	1	2	0	3	2	1	0	–	1	0	18	14:34
4Cole SillingerC	1	0	1	+1	5	1	0	0	40	2	2	22	19:03
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	0	–	3	0	19	15:47
41Hunter McKownC	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	54	1	0	16	15:54
64Trey Fix-WolanskyR	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	–	1	0	18	15:32
67James MalatestaL	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	0	–	1	0	16	12:25
18Dylan GambrellC	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	100	1	0	20	17:06
20Curtis HallC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	2	0	42	1	0	18	14:40
37Cameron ButlerR	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	–	2	0	16	14:53
3Jack JohnsonD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	0	0	23	20:55
22Jordan HarrisD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	–	0	2	22	18:46
34Cole ClaytonD	0	0	0	+3	1	1	1	0	–	3	0	24	19:06
55David JiricekD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	3	0	–	1	1	23	19:58
62Samuel KnazkoD	0	0	0	+4	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	19	17:43
74Corson CeulemansD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	5	0	–	0	1	20	18:04

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30Pavel CajanG		9	8	1	.889	20:00
40Daniil TarasovG	W	17	14	3	.824	40:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

6Jakob ChychrunD	1	1	2	0	3	0	3	2	–	2	2	26	22:05
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	−3	4	1	0	0	–	1	0	21	14:37
13Jakub VranaL	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	–	0	0	22	14:07
15Sonny MilanoL	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	15	13:34
17Dylan StromeC	1	0	1	−4	1	0	1	0	71	1	2	20	15:53
24Connor McMichaelC	0	1	1	−2	0	0	1	2	67	1	0	23	14:22
28Andrew CristallL	0	1	1	−1	3	0	1	0	–	1	2	18	16:12
88Andrew MangiapaneL	0	1	1	−3	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	25	17:52
25Ethan BearD	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	–	2	0	25	19:49
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	−2	0	1	0	0	–	0	1	25	20:42
23Michael SgarbossaC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	33	2	0	17	13:57
53Ethen FrankC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	1	0	19	12:15
58Henrik RybinskiR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	33	1	1	21	17:19
63Ivan MiroshnichenkoL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	0	0	16	12:55
72Pierrick DubeR	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	14	12:58
2Vincent IorioD	0	0	0	−2	2	0	3	0	–	0	0	25	19:30
27Alexander AlexeyevD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	1	0	–	0	0	27	19:54
76Nick LeivermannD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	0	–	0	0	23	17:18

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
33Clay StevensonG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
79Charlie LindgrenG	L	25	19	6	.760	59:13