Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

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Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	0	1

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Ovechkin gets assist in what could be his final game as the Capitals defeat the Blue Jackets 2-1

— Alex Ovechkin had an assist on the go-ahead goal in what perhaps will be the final game of his record-breaking career and the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Tuesday night in the season finale for both teams.

Apr 15, 2027, 09:39 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	CBJ
0:27		Boone Jenner (13) Assists: Mason Marchment (26), Danton Heinen (6)	0	1
10:46		Anthony Beauvillier (15) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (11)	1	1

3rd Period			WSH	CBJ
15:53		Jakob Chychrun (26) (Power Play) Assists: Tom Wilson (32), Alex Ovechkin (32)	2	1

Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
Kirill Marchenko Deflected saved by Clay Stevenson
Jake Christiansen Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Dante Fabbro hit Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Cole Sillinger hit Martin Fehervary
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Giveaway by Kent Johnson
Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Danton Heinen Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Miles Wood
Giveaway by Kent Johnson
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (26), Danton Heinen (6)
Giveaway by Isac Lundeström
Takeaway by Zach Werenski
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Zach Werenski Slap Shot Wide Left
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Danton Heinen shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Takeaway by Mason Marchment
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Cole Hutson shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Cole Sillinger Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Isac Lundeström Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Ivan Provorov Backhand saved by Clay Stevenson
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson Slashing against Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Isac Lundeström
Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Mason Marchment Hooking against Martin Fehervary
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Cole Hutson shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Zach Werenski Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Denton Mateychuk Slap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Charlie Coyle Batted saved by Clay Stevenson
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Ivan Provorov Wrap-around Wide Left
Miles Wood Backhand saved by Clay Stevenson
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Takeaway by Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Miles Wood High-sticking against Martin Fehervary
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Sean Monahan hit Anthony Beauvillier
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Clay Stevenson
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Mason Marchment Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Puck in Netting
Off-side
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Cole Hutson hit Charlie Coyle
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dylan McIlrath hit Adam Fantilli
Miles Wood shot blocked by Cole Hutson
Brandon Duhaime hit Sean Monahan
Justin Sourdif Tip-In Short
Dylan McIlrath Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Off-side
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Ilya Protas Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Cole Hutson
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Goalie Stopped
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Danton Heinen
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Above Crossbar
Alex Ovechkin hit Dante Fabbro
Jakob Chychrun Backhand Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
Puck in Netting
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Ryan Leonard hit Denton Mateychuk
Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Hand Pass
Too many men/ice served by Alex Ovechkin
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
Ryan Leonard hit Jake Christiansen
Anthony Beauvillier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (11)
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Danton Heinen
Icing
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Dylan McIlrath Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
Puck in Netting
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Dylan McIlrath hit Sean Monahan
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Ilya Protas
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Matt Roy
Cole Hutson hit Cole Sillinger
Puck in Crowd
Dylan McIlrath hit Denton Mateychuk
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Ilya Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Ilya Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Puck in Crowd
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Cole Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Puck in Netting
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Puck in Netting
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot Short
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Icing
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Above Crossbar
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Off-side
Cole Hutson hit Denton Mateychuk
Puck in Netting
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Brandon Duhaime hit Cole Sillinger
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Cole Hutson Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Jakob Chychrun Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (32), Alex Ovechkin (32)
Hendrix Lapierre hit Ivan Provorov
Off-side
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot Short
Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Brandon Duhaime hit Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Clay Stevenson
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Puck in Netting
Puck in Netting
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry

CAPITALS

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 4-0

Capitals
5
Blue Jackets
1

Game 1

25/10

Blue Jackets
1
Capitals
5

Game 2

25/11

Blue Jackets
0
Capitals
2

Game 3

8/12

Capitals
2
Blue Jackets
1

Game 4

15/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Clay StevensonG - WSH

Boone JennerC - CBJ

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Video Highlights

Ovechkin gets assist in what could be his final game as the Capitals defeat the Blue Jackets 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 4-0

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