Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 7:00 EST
Verizon Center - Washington D.C
TV: Fox Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FM
Opponent’s Blog: Japers’ Rink
Columbus Blue Jackets, 17-8-1, 35 points, 1st Metro, 2nd East
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Washington Capitals, 14-11-1, 29 points, 5th Metro, 7th East
Season Series
12/2/17 CBJ @ WSH
2/6/18 WSH @ CBJ
2/9/18 CBJ @ WSH
2/26/18 WSH @ CBJ
Stats Preview
| Washington | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.85 (19) | GPG | 2.76 (23) |
| 3.08 (22) | GAPG | 2.36 (3) |
| 20.2% (14) | PP% | 8.8% (31) |
| 77.8% (22) | PK% | 83.9% (5) |
| 48.23% (25) | EV Corsi % | 52.52% (4) |
| 101.2 (8) | EV PDO | 100.9 (11) |
| Alex Ovechkin, 18 | G Leader | Josh Anderson, 10 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov, 20 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 12 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov, 28 | P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 18 |
| Tom Wilson, 57 | PIM Leader | David Savard, 16 |
| 8-5-0 | Home / Road | 7-4-1 |
| 6-4-0 | Last 10 | 8-2-0 |
Probable Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Josh Anderson |
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Nick Foligno |
| Sonny Milano | Alexander Wennberg | Cam Atkinson |
| Tyler Motte | Lukas Sedlak | Oliver Bjorkstrand |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Scott Harrington | Markus Nutivaara |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Alex Ovechkin | Nicklas Backstrom | Tom Wilson |
| Jakub Vrana | Evgeny Kuznetsov | T.J. Oshie |
| Tyler Graovac | Lars Eller | Devante Smith-Pelly |
| Chandler Stephenson | Jay Beagle | Alex Chiasson |
| Brooks Orpik | John Carlson |
| Dmitri Orlov | Matt Niskanen |
| Christian Djoos | Madison Bowey |
| Braden Holtby |
| Philipp Grubauer |