After finishing off their West Coast swing, the Jackets got a bonus game on the road trip as they visited their division rivals in Washington. With the Sharks getting a loser point last night, and the Capitals in a desperate playoff push, Columbus has the wiggle room to play spoiler. Did they?
First Period
To start the game, Tom Wilson absolutely trucked Daniil Tarasov, which the refs promptly ignored, before Nick Blankenburg had to pull a trickler off the goal line to keep it scoreless. It was rendered moot shortly after, with Alex Ovechkin burying his 40th goal of the season just a hair over five minutes in.