Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (12-24-2) at Washington Capitals (22-14-6) – 08 Jan 2023 – 05:00PM EST

#Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (12-24-2) at Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (22-14-6)

#Capital One Arena

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|02:00PM|03:00PM|04:00PM|05:00PM|06:00PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:

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|:–:|:–:|
|TV|NBCSWA, BSOH|
|Listen|[CBJ](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999129) – [WSH](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999115)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020639) – [Boxscore](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020639) – [Recap](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020639)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022020639) – [Boxscore](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022020639) – [Recap](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022020639)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022020639)|

###Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Nicklas Backstrom|Tom Wilson|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Kent Johnson|Emil Bemstrom|
|[](/r/caps)|Conor Sheary|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Dylan Strome|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gustav Nyquist|Jack Roslovic|Patrik Laine|
|[](/r/caps)|Marcus Johansson|Lars Eller|T.J. Oshie|[](/r/bluejackets)|Carson Meyer|Sean Kuraly|Mathieu Olivier|
|[](/r/caps)|Anthony Mantha|Nic Dowd|Garnet Hathaway|[](/r/bluejackets)|Liam Foudy|Cole Sillinger|Kirill Marchenko|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Erik Gustafsson|Trevor van Riemsdyk|[](/r/bluejackets)|Vladislav Gavrikov|Andrew Peeke|
|[](/r/caps)|Dmitry Orlov|Nick Jensen|[](/r/bluejackets)|Tim Berni|Erik Gudbranson|
|[](/r/caps)|Martin Fehervary|Matt Irwin|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gavin Bayreuther|Marcus Bjork|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|[](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|
|[](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|[](/r/bluejackets)|Joonas Korpisalo|

###Injuries

||Player|Injury|Date|Status|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Nicklas Backstrom|Hip|18 Jun 2022|Indefinitely|
|[](/r/caps)|Alexander Alexeyev|Shoulder|18 Jun 2022|Day-to-Day|
|[](/r/caps)|Tom Wilson|Knee|04 May 2022|Indefinitely|
|[](/r/caps)|Carl Hagelin|Eye|01 Mar 2022|Indefinitely|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|None

###Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[Capitals](/r/caps)|42|22|14|6|50|59.5|3.30952|2.7619|22.3|81.3|31.71428|30.23809|49.5|
|[Blue Jackets](/r/bluejackets)|38|12|24|2|26|34.2|2.60526|3.94736|16.3|76.1|28.8421|35.52631|48.2|

###Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|29|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|11|
|A|[](/r/caps)|Evgeny Kuznetsov|30|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|27|
|P|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|48|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|38|
|+/-|[](/r/caps)|Dmitry Orlov|10|[](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko|4|
|PIM|[](/r/caps)|Garnet Hathaway|41|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|49|
|TOI|[](/r/caps)|John Carlson|23:23|[](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:35|

#In-Game Updates

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