The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena.
Blue Jackets Stats
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Power Play – 19.1% 15th in the NHL
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Penalty Kill -70.7% – 30th in the NHL
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Goals For – 86 – 13th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 96 – 26th in the NHL
Capitals Stats
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Power Play – 16.7% – 23rd in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 74.4% – 28th in the NHL
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Goals For – 101 – 2nd in the NHL
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Goals Against – 72 – 5th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Capitals
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Columbus is 21-27-1-10 all-time, and 10-14-1-4 on the road vs. Washington.
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The Jackets are 6-6-1 at Capital One Arena in the last 13 games.
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The CBJ went 2-1-1 vs. the Caps last season.
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The Capitals have won both meetings this season by a combined score of 10-2.
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Who To Watch For The Capitals
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Tom Wilson leads the Caps with 17 goals and 31 points.
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Alex Ovechkin has 14 goals on the season.
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Dylan Strome and John Carlson lead Washington with 17 assists each.
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Goalie Logan Thompson is 12-6-1 with a .919 SV%. His last start was on December 5th.
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Charlie Lindgren is 5-3-1 with a SV% of .893. His last start was on December 3rd against San Jose
CBJ Player Notes vs. Capitals
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Zach Werenski has 20 points in 27 career games against Washington.2
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Charlie Coyle has 14 points in 32 games.
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Sean Monahan has 17 points in 23 games vs. the Caps.
Injuries
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Erik Gudbranson – Upper Body – Missed 20 Games – IR – No timeline for a return
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Boone Jenner – Upper Body – Missed 12 Games – IR – Could return this week
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Mathieu Olivier – Upper Body – Missed 5 Games – IR- No timeline for a return
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 53
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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