Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Preseason · Tuesday, September 30, 2025 · Nationwide Arena

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4–3

23–39

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FDSNOH · MNMT

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals 39–23.

Boone Jenner scored twice. Connor McMichael, Andrew Cristall, Ilya Protas, Tom Wilson and Mathieu Olivier also scored.

Logan Thompson made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 19 of 23.

Goals
WSH	2	2	0	4	23
CBJ	0	2	1	3	39

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Connor McMichael (2)David Gucciardi (1), Tom Wilson (1)1–008:25 WSH
Andrew Cristall (2)Connor McMichael (1), Declan Chisholm (2)2–017:25 WSH ·

2nd period

Boone Jenner (1)Kent Johnson (1), Zach Werenski (3)Roy 1:34 into shift2–107:52 CBJ ·
Ilya Protas (1)UnassistedAston-Reese 1:25 into shift3–110:10 WSH
Boone Jenner (2)Zach Werenski (4), Adam Fantilli (1)3–210:56 CBJ ·
Tom Wilson (1)UnassistedWerenski 1:03 into shift4–213:36 WSH

3rd period

Mathieu Olivier (2)Damon Severson (1), Cole Sillinger (1)Carlson 1:29 into shift4–312:23 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 2025–26 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+

1:34

2–1 · 2nd 7:52 · Jenner. Roy had been on the ice for 1:34 when it went in.

GoalWSH CBJ

1–0 WSH

1st 8:25 · McMichael

Monahan 0:58

NormalMonahan 0:58

2–0 WSH

1st 17:25 · · Cristall

Fabbro 0:50

NormalFabbro 0:50

2–1 CBJ

2nd 7:52 · · Jenner

Stuck out there: Roy 1:34

Stuck out thereRoy 1:34

3–1 WSH

2nd 10:10 · Protas

Stuck out there: Aston-Reese 1:25

Stuck out thereAston-Reese 1:25

3–2 CBJ

2nd 10:56 · · Jenner

Wilson 0:46

NormalWilson 0:46

4–2 WSH

2nd 13:36 · Wilson

Long shift: Werenski 1:03

Long shiftWerenski 1:03

4–3 CBJ

3rd 12:23 · Olivier

Stuck out there: Carlson 1:29

Stuck out thereCarlson 1:29

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. 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.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

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

Team stats

WSHCBJ

2339

44%56%

1/12/4

259

1916

1611

Penalties

15:58 into the first periodMiles Wood · elbowing2 min
18:58 into the first periodDavid Gucciardi · holding2 min
6:43 into the second periodConnor McMichael · high sticking2 min
10:51 into the second periodMatt Roy · hooking2 min
13:56 into the second periodTom Wilson · instigator2 min
13:56 into the second periodErik Gudbranson · boarding2 min
13:56 into the second periodErik Gudbranson · fighting5 min
13:56 into the second periodTom Wilson · fighting5 min
13:56 into the second periodTom Wilson · instigator misconduct10 min
12:57 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

24Connor McMichaelC	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	2	35	0	0	22	14:41
43Tom WilsonR	1	1	2	+2	1	1	2	17	–	0	0	16	13:47
28Andrew CristallL	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	0	0	19	15:49
62Ilya ProtasL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	2	0	50	0	0	19	14:11
47Declan ChisholmD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	23	19:50
93David GucciardiD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	–	1	0	20	16:42
17Dylan StromeC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	69	0	0	19	15:41
23Sheldon RempalR	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	–	0	1	19	15:22
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	21	15:50
53Ethen FrankC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	20	14:57
58Henrik RybinskiR	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	0	0	17	13:42
63Ivan MiroshnichenkoL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	0	0	16	10:22
72Anthony BeauvillierL	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	0	0	21	16:32
87Bogdan TrineyevR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	1	0	16	15:02
2Vincent IorioD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	3	0	–	0	0	18	15:19
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	2	–	0	0	21	23:23
52Dylan McIlrathD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	4	0	22	19:42
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	0	1	23	24:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48Logan ThompsonG	W	39	36	3	.923	60:00
79Charlie LindgrenG		0	0	0	.000	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

38Boone JennerC	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	–	0	19	18:43
8Zach WerenskiD	0	2	2	−2	3	2	0	0	–	2	24	25:35
4Cole SillingerC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	0	18	16:07
19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	45	1	19	19:02
24Mathieu OlivierR	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	0	–	0	16	15:34
91Kent JohnsonC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	1	19	17:43
78Damon SeversonD	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	–	0	19	19:00
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	0	62	0	18	18:08
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	0	0	−1	4	1	0	0	–	0	17	13:02
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	−1	3	2	0	2	–	0	16	12:08
21Isac LundeströmC	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	60	0	16	11:34
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	−2	5	0	0	0	59	1	20	19:07
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	0	50	0	16	13:51
59Egor ChinakhovR	0	0	0	−2	3	0	1	0	–	0	16	11:47
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	1	17	15:27
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	1	23	20:53
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	−3	1	1	0	0	–	0	18	18:11
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	7	–	0	17	14:37

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
28Ivan FedotovG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
73Jet GreavesG	L	23	19	4	.826	58:04