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Blue Jackets score early and often, beat Capitals 5-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Seth Jones and Cam Atkinson each had a goal and two assists, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Monday night.

Columbus scored four goals in the first period -- two of them on power plays -- in winning their second game in three days and the first in four tries against the Capitals this season. Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, and Sonny Milano and Mark Letestu -- acquired by the Blue Jackets in a trade Sunday -- also tallied.