Photo: Jamie Sabau

The Capitals lost their first pair of back-to-back games this season falling 5-4 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night after losing to the Carolina Hurricanes on New Years Eve. TJ Oshie, Jason Chimera, Marcus Johansson, and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in regulation, but despite another highlight-reel shootout goal from Oshie the Caps couldn’t convert their remaining attempts, losing only their tenth game this season.

Goal 1

1st 07:12  T.J.Oshie (Asst: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom)

Goal 2

1st 11:47 Jason Chimera (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen)

Goal 3

2nd 16:07 Marcus Johansson (Tom Wilson)

Goal 4

3rd 05:27 Evgeny Kuznetsov (Tom Wilson, Karl Alzner)

Shootout Round 1

  Cam Atkinson (miss)

Shootout Round 1

 T.J. Oshie (score)

Shootout Round 2

 Brandon Dubinsky (score)

Shootout Round 2

  Evgeny Kuznetsov (miss)

Shootout Round 3

 Ryan Johansen (score)

Shootout Round 3

  Nicklas Backstrom (miss)

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