Columbus Blue Jackets defeat Washington Capitals, 4-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — Washington Capitals 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 1. Shots were even at 11 apiece Columbus Blue Jackets controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Igor Chernyshov opened the scoring for Columbus Blue Jackets at 16:18.

Tristan Jarry was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-1.

Columbus Blue Jackets owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Washington Capitals 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 0. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 9-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Tom Wilson tied it for Washington Capitals on the power play at 2:13.

Tristan Jarry was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 1-for-1 while Columbus Blue Jackets went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — Washington Capitals 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3. Columbus Blue Jackets edged the shot clock 8-6, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Kirill Marchenko put Columbus Blue Jackets in front at 0:10, Jordan Spence extended the lead for Columbus Blue Jackets at 4:44, Yanni Gourde cut the deficit for Washington Capitals at 6:00, and Kirill Marchenko extended the lead for Columbus Blue Jackets at 11:19.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 5 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-1 while Columbus Blue Jackets went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.