Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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2–1

Final

SOG 21–28

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals 28-21.

Goals came from Boone Jenner, Anthony Beauvillier and Jakob Chychrun.

Clay Stevenson made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 19 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	0	1	1	2	21
CBJ	0	1	0	1	28

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Boone Jenner (13)Mason Marchment (26), Danton Heinen (6)0–100:27 CBJ
Anthony Beauvillier (15)Trevor van Riemsdyk (11)Christiansen 1:19 into shift1–110:46 WSH

3rd period

Jakob Chychrun (26)Tom Wilson (32), Alex Ovechkin (32)2–115:53 WSH · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:19

1–1 · 2nd 10:46 · Beauvillier. Christiansen was 1:19 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CBJ

2nd 0:27 · Jenner

Ovechkin 0:27

Fresh legsOvechkin 0:27

1–1 WSH

2nd 10:46 · Beauvillier

Long shift: Christiansen 1:19

Long shiftChristiansen 1:19

2–1 WSH

3rd 15:53 · PP · Chychrun

Fabbro 0:44

NormalFabbro 0:44

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHCBJ

21Shots on goal28

53%Faceoff %47%

1/3Power play0/1

2Penalty minutes6

14Hits3

11Blocked shots16

13Giveaways23

2Takeaways7

Penalties

2nd 06:50Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
2nd 19:26Kent Johnson · slashing2 min
3rd 02:43Mason Marchment · hooking2 min
3rd 14:06Miles Wood · high sticking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	0	1	1	-1	4	1	0	–	18:48
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	–	16:39
72Anthony BeauvillierR	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	–	16:50
6Jakob ChychrunD	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	–	23:05
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	–	20:03
9Ryan LeonardR	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	–	16:05
17Dylan StromeC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	67	16:42
21Aliaksei ProtasL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100	16:30
22Brandon DuhaimeL	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–	10:01
24Connor McMichaelL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50	16:26
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	38	13:18
34Justin SourdifC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	67	16:05
62Ilya ProtasL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	33	16:06
63Ivan MiroshnichenkoL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	10:36
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	–	19:58
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	18:17
44Cole HutsonD	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	–	19:54
52Dylan McIlrathD	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	–	13:04

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Clay StevensonG	W	28	27	1	.964	59:37
48Logan ThompsonG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

17Mason MarchmentL	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	2	–	16:15
38Boone JennerC	1	0	1	+1	4	0	3	0	36	14:12
43Danton HeinenL	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	50	10:45
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	45	18:48
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	14:01
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	–	09:56
19Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	54	21:17
21Isac LundeströmC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	15:39
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	43	14:40
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:36
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	–	19:00
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	10:51
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	10:11
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	18:16
8Zach WerenskiD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	–	25:59
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0	–	24:07
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	19:35
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	4	0	–	18:41

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG	L	21	19	2	.905	58:24
90Elvis MerzlikinsG		0	0	0	–	00:00