GAME AT A GLANCE
THREE STARS
1st – Trevor van Riemsdyk, WSH (2-0-2); 2nd – Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (1-0-1); 3rd –Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH (1-1-2)
GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: A. Peeke (5), E. Robinson (4), J. Gaudreau (14)
Washington: G. Hathaway (8), T. van Riemsdyk (5), T. van Riemsdyk (6), OT – E. Kuznetsov (7)
GOALTENDERS
Columbus: J. Korpisalo (30 saves, OTL)
Washington: C. Lindgren (31 saves, OTW)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP: 0-for-1, 1 shot
Washington PP: 0-for-1, 3 shots
BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES
- The Blue Jackets picked up a point for the second-straight home game (1-0-1) following the 4-3 overtime loss to the Capitals. CBJ moved to 2-2-2 in their past six games.
- The club has played past regulation in three of its last five games (1-2-2).
- Columbus has now earned points in nine of the last 15 games of the series vs. Washington since Feb. 26, 2018 (7-6-2), but Washington has won four-straight (CBJ; 0-3-1).
- The winning team in the series has scored four or more goals in five of the past seven games.
- The Blue Jackets killed off the Capitals’ lone power play attempt tonight and have now killed off 24-of-28 opponent power play chances over the last 11 games (85.7 pct.).
- The club’s blueliners posted 1-1-2 tonight and have now registered 6-16-22 in the last 12 contests and 22-57-79 in 52 games this season.
BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES
« The Blue Jackets were led by D Erik Gudbranson in shots (4) and in TOI (24:23), D Tim Berni in hits (7) and F Cole Sillinger in blocked shots (3).
« LW Johnny Gaudreau tied for the team lead with his 14th goal of the season. He has registered 2-6-8 in the last seven contests and 3-8-11 in his past 11 games (overall, 14-35-49 in 51 GP). He now has 3-13-16 in 17 career games against Washington, including points in 10 of his last 11 outings (3-11-14) as well as points in each of his past six home games (2-6-8) and seven of his nine home games in his career (2-8-10).
« LW Patrik Laine tallied his 17th assist of the campaign, giving him 2-7-9 in the past seven games and 5-10-15 over the last 12 contests (14-17-31 in 36 GP). He improved to 4-2-6 in 13 career outings vs. the Capitals, including 3-2-5 in his last five games against the club.
« D Andrew Peeke scored the Blue Jackets first goal of the game to give him 2-1-3 in his last nine games (overall, 5-3-8 in 49 GP).
« D Gavin Bayreuther recorded his fourth assist of the season and now has 2-3-5 in his last 10 appearances (overall, 2-4-6 in 22 GP).
« LW Eric Robinson scored a goal and now has 1-1-2 in his last seven games (overall, 4-8-12 in 44 GP).
« RW Mathieu Olivier registered his fifth assist of the season to give him 3-5-8 in 46 appearances.
BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Brad Larsen | F Johnny Gaudreau | D Andrew Peeke
CAPITALS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Peter Laviolette | D Nick Jensen | F Evgeny Kuznetsov | D Trevor van Riemsdyk
BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 1-8 No Practice (NHL Break/All-Star Break)
Thursday, Feb. 9 Practice – 2:00pm ET at Nationwide Arena
Friday, Feb. 10 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7:00pm ET at Nationwide Arena
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