By Joe Coopersmith

GAME SUMMARY  II  EVENT SUMMARY

GAME AT A GLANCE        

THREE STARS
1^st – L. Thompson, WSH (34 saves, W); 2^nd – A. Ovechkin, WSH (1-1-2, GWG); 3^rd – J. Carlson, WSH (1-1-2)

GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: D. Mateychuk (2)

Washington: J. Carlson (2), A. Ovechkin (2), J. Sourdif (1), PP – T. Wilson (5), PP – C. McMichael (1)

GOALTENDERS
Columbus: J. Greaves (25-of-30 saves in 59:37, L)
Washington: L. Thompson (34-of-35 saves in 60:00, W)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP: 0-for-3, 4 shots

Washington PP: 2-for-5, 10 shots

POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS   

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

HC Dean Evason | F Boone Jenner | D Denton Mateychuk

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

HC Spencer Carbery | F Justin Sourdif | F Dylan Strome | G Logan Thompson

TEAM NOTES                       

• The Blue Jackets had their three-game points streak against the Capitals (2-0-1) snapped with tonight’s regulation loss.
• Columbus dropped the opening game of its first back-to-back set of the season with tonight’s loss to Washington. The Jackets will finish the set with tomorrow’s game in Pittsburgh.  The club plays 15 back-to-back sets in 2025-26.
• The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals tonight 35-to-30 and has outshot its opponents in three-straight games and in five of the seven games played this season.

PLAYER NOTES                                                                                                                                                                        

• D Denton Mateychuk (2-1-3, 7 GP) scored the club’s lone goal and has notched goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career.
• C Sean Monahan (0-2-2, 7 GP) collected an assist for the second-straight game with his helper on Mateychuk’s goal. He improved to 9-10-19 with four multi-point efforts in 25 career games vs. Washington and has assists in five-straight games (1-5-6) after tonight as well as 4-6-10 in 13 career games played on home ice.
• LW Dmitri Voronkov (3-4-7, 7 GP) assisted on Mateychuk’s goal to stretch his points streak to three-straight games (1-2-3).  He has recorded points in six of the club’s seven contests in 2025-26.  The forward has now picked up 2-3-5 in eight career outings against the Capitals, with points in each of the last three games (1-2-3).

UPCOMING WEEKLY SCHEDULE    

Saturday, Oct. 25                       7pm ET at Pittsburgh (FanDuel Sports Network/93.3 The Bus)

Sunday, Oct. 26                          No practice

Monday, Oct. 27                         10:30am practice (Nationwide Arena)

Tuesday, Oct. 28                        6:45pm ET at Buffalo (FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 The Fan)

Wednesday, Oct. 29                 7:30pm ET vs. Toronto (FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 The Fan)

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