Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Live Score, Rosters, Stats & Streaming Info

Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Live Score (31 Dec, 2026)

Scheduled

December 31, 2026

Washington Capitals

0-0

- : -

Columbus Blue Jackets

0-0

Team Stats

WSH

CBJ

1 Power Play Goals 2

41 Penalty Minutes 23

2.50 Avg Goals Against 3.50

31.5 Avg Shots Against 28.5

88.9 Penalty Kill % 66.7

1 Power Play Goals Against 3

0 Short Handed Goals Against 0

3.00 Avg Goals 3.50

24.0 Avg Shots 20.5

25.0 Power Play % 40.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

WSH

CBJ

Alex Tuch#89 · RW

Goals

Matthew Knies#89 · LW

Jakob Chychrun#6 · D

Assists

Charlie Coyle#3 · C

Jakob Chychrun#6 · D

Points

Matthew Knies#89 · LW

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Thu, Dec 31, 2:00 PM

Venue Nationwide Arena

Location Columbus, OH

Injury Report

Washington Capitals

Matt Roy

#3 · D · Array

DTD

Patrick Thomas

#49 · C · Array

Rasmus Sandin

#38 · D · Array

Jordan Kyrou

#25 · RW · out

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ivan Provorov

#9 · D · Array

Damon Severson

#78 · D · Array

Brendan Smith

#7 · D

Head-to-Head

WSH

Last 4 Games

CBJ

2◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 7, 2025

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 24, 2025

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 24, 2025

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/3/26	@ TB	L1-3	NHL Regular Season
10/2/26	@ CAR	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/14/26	@ CBJ	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	vs PIT	W3-0	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ PIT	W6-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/3/26	vs UTA	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
10/1/26	vs BUF	W6-3	NHL Regular Season
4/14/26	vs WSH	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	vs BOS	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ MTL	W5-2	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Penguins	2	2	0	0	—	4	+8	W2
Rangers	3	2	1	0	—	4	+3	W2
Hurricanes	3	1	1	1	—	3	-3	W1
Islanders	2	1	1	0	—	2	+5	W1
Capitals	2	1	1	0	—	2	+1	L1
Blue Jackets	2	1	1	0	—	2	0	L1
Devils	2	1	1	0	—	2	-5	L1
Flyers	3	0	1	2	—	2	-9	L3

Capitals

4th in Metropolitan Division

Blue Jackets

4th in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 215 lbs

#73

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 225 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 26 6' 2" 215 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 175 lbs

#37

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 200 lbs

#52

Dylan McIlrath D 34 6' 5" 240 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 220 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 181 lbs

#80

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 41 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

#22

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 204 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 250 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 4" 200 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 189 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 1" 205 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#89

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Goaltenders

#73

Jet Greaves G 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#33

Cam Talbot G 39 6' 3" 202 lbs

Defensemen

#36

Emil Andrae D 24 5' 9" 193 lbs

Jake Christiansen D 27 6' 0" 199 lbs

#44

Erik Gudbranson D 34 6' 5" 222 lbs

Denton Mateychuk D 22 5' 11" 188 lbs

Ivan Provorov D 29 6' 1" 224 lbs

#78

Damon Severson D 32 6' 2" 204 lbs

Brendan Smith D 37 6' 2" 200 lbs

Carson Soucy D 32 6' 5" 208 lbs

Zach Werenski D 29 6' 2" 214 lbs

Left Wings

#58

Danton Heinen LW 31 6' 2" 187 lbs

#89

Matthew Knies LW 23 6' 3" 227 lbs

#94

Ryan Lomberg LW 31 5' 9" 184 lbs

#10

Dmitri Voronkov LW 26 6' 5" 234 lbs

Centers

Charlie Coyle C 34 6' 3" 221 lbs

#93

Luca Del Bel Belluz C 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

#19

Adam Fantilli C 21 6' 2" 199 lbs

#91

Kent Johnson C 23 6' 0" 170 lbs

#23

Sean Monahan C 31 6' 2" 206 lbs

Cole Sillinger C 23 6' 0" 202 lbs

Right Wings

#83

Conor Garland RW 30 5' 10" 165 lbs

#43

Valeri Nichushkin RW 31 6' 4" 210 lbs

#24

Mathieu Olivier RW 29 6' 1" 232 lbs

#92

Jack Williams RW 24 5' 11" 185 lbs

Capitals

4th in Metropolitan Division

Blue Jackets

4th in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

695:58

Time On Ice

705:44

347:59

Time On Ice Per Game

352:52

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

722

Shifts

758

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

Faceoffs Won

Faceoffs Lost

Game-Winning Goals

Points

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

Shots

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

12.5

Shooting Percentage

17.1

46.4

Faceoff Win Percent

55.6

Defensive

2.50

Goals Against Average

3.50

Saves

.935

Save Percentage

.877

Goals Against

Shots Against

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

Penalty Minutes