Last night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets by a final score of 6-3 in the return of Sergei Bobrovsky.
Washington got goals from Andre Burkavosky, Nick Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin, Marcus Johanson, and Jason Chimera. Other players with points include Evgney Kuznetsov (4), Matt Niskanen (2), Justin Williams (2), and TJ Oshie. Braden Holtby saw 35 shots last night, and stopped 32 for a 0.914 save percentage (91.4%).
Columbus got goals in each period last night- Kerby Rychel, who scored the first of his career; Boone Jenner, and Ryan Murray. Other players with points include William Karlsson, Rene Borque, Alex Wennberg, and Seth Jones (2). Sergei was back, but didn't have a good outing, allowing 5 goals in 27 shots against for a 0.815 save percentage (81.5%).
CBJ Three Stars of the Night
1. Kerby Rychel- first career NHL goal (1), assist (6)
2. Boone Jenner- goal (2)
3. Ryan Murray- goal (4)
More to come…