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Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus - Nationwide Arena
April 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
32G - 31A
(63P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
30G - 31A
(61P)
3
D
Jakob Chychrun
25G - 34A
(59P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
19G - 39A
(58P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
25G - 27A
(52P)
WSH Injuries
Lindgren, Charlie
Upper Body
Day to Day
Lindgren (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Sunday's home matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Apr 14, 2026
Sandin, Rasmus
Leg
Day to Day
Sandin (leg) won't play against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Apr 14, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
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CBJ
1
D
Zach Werenski
22G - 59A
(81P)
2
R
Kirill Marchenko
27G - 40A
(67P)
3
C
Adam Fantilli
24G - 35A
(59P)
4
C
Charlie Coyle
20G - 38A
(58P)
5
L
Mason Marchment
19G - 25A
(44P)
CBJ Injuries
Olivier, Mathieu
Upper Body
Day to Day
Olivier (upper body) is expected to be out for a couple of weeks, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports Tuesday.
Apr 14, 2026
Voronkov, Dmitri
Hand
Day to Day
Voronkov is expected to be sidelined for at least 10 days due to his hand injury, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2026
Smith, Brendan
Knee
Week to Week
Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery in 3-4 months.
May 8, 2026
Severson, Damon
Shoulder
Season
Severson underwent successful shoulder surgery Thursday and will miss the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 5 2026
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Conor Garland from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2028 2nd round pick and a 2026 3rd round pick.
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Goaltending
WSH
31-21-6
2.44 GAA
91.2% SV
CBJ
26-18-9
2.61 GAA
90.8% SV
WSH
9-8-3
3.52 GAA
87.9% SV
CBJ
14-11-3
3.40 GAA
88.3% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
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Goaltenders
WSH
42-30-9
GAA: 2.93
SV%: 0.896
vs
CBJ
40-29-12
GAA: 3.07
SV%: 0.894