The Washington Capitals (33-31-7) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (21-41-7), who will be out to snap their losing run, at Capital One Arena on Tuesday. Columbus is playing their last of five games on the road coming off a high-scoring 7-2 loss against the Golden Knights on Sunday, their third consecutive defeat.
The Blue Jackets committed only two penalties in the game, yet still conceded two power play goals. Kirill Marchenko and Liam Foudy both scored once for the Blue Jackets. Marchenko added an assist to share the scoring lead with Patrik Laine, who had two assists.
Daniil Tarasov started in the loss and only had 24 saves on 29 shots against (.827%).Washington fell 5-3 to the Wild on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin scored twice to lead the Capitals. Charlie Lindgren saved only 35 of 40 shots against (.875%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Capitals have won all three games between the teams this season, including a 4-3 (OT) victory in their most recent meeting in January, their fourth straight win against Columbus.
Trevor van Riemsdyk (2G 0A), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1G 1A), and Erik Gustafsson (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Washington. Johnny Gaudreau, Andrew Peeke, and Eric Robinson were on the scoresheet for Columbus. Lindgren got the win, saving 31 of 34 shots (.911%).
FACING OFF
Columbus is averaging 2.62 goals per game for the season, 29th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Capitals team that is allowing 3.04 goals a game (13th).
Meanwhile, Washington has found the net 3.08 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Blue Jackets are allowing opponents to score 3.86 goals per game (31st).
The Capitals’ 21.36% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Blue Jackets are 26th with a conversion rate of 18.23%. Washington has been more successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s fourth-highest PK% at 83.08%. Columbus ranks 22nd at 76.21%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 63 points this season, Gaudreau is the top skater for the Blue Jackets. He has 17 goals and 46 assists in 67 games. In the net, Joonas Korpisalo (14-11-4) is Columbus’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.01 GAA and a .912% save percentage.
Elvis Merzlikins (7-17-2) leads the Blue Jackets in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.10 and a save percentage of .880%.Ovechkin leads the Capitals in scoring with 68 points.
He has 39 goals (8th) and 29 assists. Darcy Kuemper (20-22-5) has the best goals against average for Washington at 2.77. He has a save percentage of .910%.
HOME AND AWAY
Columbus has lost three in a row away from Nationwide Arena this season. Washington is 16-14-4 at Capital One Arena this season.
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