Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals
Saturday, January 2, 2016 – 7:00 PM EST
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
TV: Fox Sports Ohio – Radio: 97.1 WBNS FM
Opponents’ Blog: Japers’ Rink
2011-12 Watch – 10-24-5, 25 pts through 39 games
Columbus Blue Jackets – 14-22-3, 31 pts – 8th Metro, 16th East
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Washington Capitals – 28-7-2, 58 pts – 1st Metro, 1st East
Season Series
10/30/15 – Columbus 1 at Washington 2
01/02/16 – Washington at Columbus
01/19/16 – Washington at Columbus
03/28/16 – Columbus at Washington
Head to Head Stats
| Washington | Columbus | |
| 3.11 (2) | GPG | 2.49 (21) |
| 2.11 (1) | GAPG | 3.13 (28) |
| 25.2% (2) | PP% | 17.4% (23) |
| 86.1% (4) | PK% | 81.2% (11) |
| 50.2% (14) | EV CF% | 47.4% (25) |
| 102.2 (2) | EV PDO | 98.9 (24) |
| +15 (t14) | SC +/- | +15 (t14) |
| Alex Ovechkin, 21 | G leader | Scott Hartnell, 15 |
| Nicklas Backstrom / Evgeny Kuznetsov, 22 | A leader | Ryan Johansen, 19 |
| Alex Ovechkin, 34 | Pts leader | Scott Hartnell, 28 |
| Tom Wilson, 96 | PIM leader | Scott Hartnell, 71 |
| 13-4-1 | Road/Home | 6-8-3 |
| 9-1-0 | Last 10 | 3-6-1 |
| 12/31 @ Carolina, L 4-2 | Last Game | 12/29 vs. Dallas, W 6-3 |