The Washington Capitals are back in action against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They will try to end a two-game losing streak where they gave up leads in the third period.
Veteran forwards TJ Oshie and Conor Sheary are back in the lineup after missing time due to injury. Meanwhile, Matt Irwin will make his Capitals debut after Trevor van Riemsdyk was announced to be in COVID-10 protocol before the game.
Ilya Samsonov is back in net where he’ll make his fifth start in the last six games.
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Capitals lines
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Hagelin-Eller-Hathaway
Sheary-McMichael-Oshie
Malenstyn-Protas-Leason
Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Irwin-Schultz
Samsonov
Vanecek
These new hoodies are available in the Capital One store
New @Capitals hoodie from @HOMAGE 🔥🔥
Now available in store. #AllCaps pic.twitter.com/seLUKNmyPx
— Team Shop at Capital One Arena (@TeamShopAtCOA) December 4, 2021
Capitals games without Teej just aren’t the same
The NWSL champion Washington Spirit are at the game
NWSL champion Washington Spirit players are here and getting a standing ovation. Hashtag-District of Champions. pic.twitter.com/BYS7UnCvYB
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) December 5, 2021
Protas starts the scoring for the Capitals. 1-0.
This is the lowest key rebound scoar I’ve ever seen.
🔝 corner! pic.twitter.com/XKqEXMLL05
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 5, 2021
No. 750 for Ovechkin. 2-0 Caps.
Alex Ovechkin scores 750th career goal on 152nd different goaltender
CBJ scores but goal rules offside.
Chinakhov gets it right back for CBJ, beating Samsonov on the short side from the left dot at 4:13 of the 2nd. It's a 2-1 game, but maybe not … #Caps are challenging, alleging CBJ was offisde.
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) December 5, 2021
CBJ’s Eric Robinson cuts the Capitals’ lead to one on this rush goal. 2-1 WSH.
FOURTH LINE FUN 🤩
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 5, 2021
Garnet Hathaway scores the empty netter. And he’s sorry.
Garnet Hathaway appears to apologize to Alex Ovechkin after scoring that empty-net goal 😆
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 5, 2021
This would have been special.
mikey almost brought the house down pic.twitter.com/aGsvtKrvFV
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 5, 2021
Caps beat CBJ 3-1.
GOT IT DONE#CapsJackets | #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/6spQnacKh7
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 5, 2021
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