The Jackets went to DC to try for one last try to get a win on this fourth game of the road trip. Standing in the way are the Washington Capitals, who lead the Metro but entered in a two-game skid of their own. One of those had to give, and considering this is the CBJ’s only divisional game in a 47-day span, it was paramount for the Jackets to get the win.
Tarasov would get his second straight start to begin his NHL career, while the Capitals went with Ilya Samsonov. Washington also treated us to their alternate jerseys tonight, which singlehandedly kept this game from being a 1/10 aesthetically.