Overview
- Logan Thompson posted 39 saves for his 100th career victory in his 167th game and his seventh career shutout, highlighted by four stops during a late double-minor kill.
- Jakob Chychrun scored 50 seconds into the second period off a Tom Wilson feed, and Aliaksei Protas sealed it with an empty-net goal in the final 1:26.
- Washington extended its points streak to eight games (7-0-1) and returned home maintaining first place in the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division.
- Columbus had a five-game points streak snapped and was held scoreless after tallying 17 goals over its previous three games, despite 36 saves from Jet Greaves.
- The Capitals won despite injuries to Ryan Leonard and Charlie Lindgren, both on injured reserve, and John Carlson being out, after recalling Clay Stevenson and Bogdan Trineyev; both clubs face Carolina next.