McMichael, Ovechkin power surging Capitals past Blue Jackets 7-2

— Connor McMichael struck twice, Alex Ovechkin scored his 859th career goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals continued their dominant start to the season with a 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Nov 2, 2024, 11:46 pm - AP
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Blue Jackets0202
Capitals5117
1st PeriodCBJWSH
0:56Aliaksei Protas (4)
Assists: Dylan Strome (11), Alex Ovechkin (6)
01
1:42Connor McMichael (6)
Assists: Rasmus Sandin (5)
02
7:28Andrew Mangiapane (3)
Assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Hendrix Lapierre (1)
03
14:34Alex Ovechkin (6)
Assists: Dylan Strome (12), Aliaksei Protas (7)
04
14:58Nic Dowd (4)
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (7), Brandon Duhaime (2)
05
2nd PeriodCBJWSH
0:49Damon Severson (3)
Assists: Adam Fantilli (3)
15
4:51Connor McMichael (7)
Assists: Tom Wilson (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois (5)
16
14:36Kevin Labanc (1)
Assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (2), Sean Monahan (5)
26
3rd PeriodCBJWSH
18:34Dylan Strome (4)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (7), Taylor Raddysh (3)
27

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Aliaksei Protas Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (11), Alex Ovechkin (6)
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Connor McMichael Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (5)
  • Taylor Raddysh faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Justin Danforth
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Taylor Raddysh Backhand saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Cole Sillinger
  • Jakub Vrana Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Andrew Mangiapane Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Hendrix Lapierre (1)
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Takeaway by Taylor Raddysh
  • Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Ivan Provorov
  • Connor McMichael hit Jack Johnson
  • Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (12), Aliaksei Protas (7)
  • Nic Dowd Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (7), Brandon Duhaime (2)
  • Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  • Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Kirill Marchenko
  • Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  • Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Mikael Pyyhtia shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Justin Danforth shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Dylan Strome Tripping against Mikael Pyyhtia
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jakub Vrana Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • David Jiricek shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Connor McMichael Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3), Pierre-Luc Dubois (5)
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
  • Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Zachary Aston-Reese
  • Zachary Aston-Reese shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Andrew Mangiapane Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Giveaway by Connor McMichael
  • Connor McMichael High-sticking against Damon Severson
  • Takeaway by Nic Dowd
  • Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Jakub Vrana
  • Taylor Raddysh hit Zach Werenski
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Mathieu Olivier
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit David Jiricek
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Zachary Aston-Reese shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Brandon Duhaime Cross-checking against Zach Werenski
  • Nic Dowd hit Kirill Marchenko
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Zachary Aston-Reese
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Brandon Duhaime Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nic Dowd Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath
  • Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Jakub Vrana Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Damon Severson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Brandon Duhaime faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Tom Wilson hit Jake Christiansen
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Tom Wilson hit Jake Christiansen
  • Tom Wilson hit Sean Kuraly
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Taylor Raddysh Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Dylan Strome Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (7), Taylor Raddysh (3)
  • Icing
  • Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by David Jiricek
  • Giveaway by Sean Monahan
  • Puck in Benches
  • Off-side
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • Zach Werenski Backhand Wide Right
  • Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Mikael Pyyhtia
  • Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Daniil Tarasov
  • Justin Danforth hit Martin Fehervary
  • Icing
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Sean Monahan
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Jake Christiansen
  • Ivan Provorov hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
  • Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Cole Sillinger hit Martin Fehervary
  • David Jiricek hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Takeaway by David Jiricek
  • TV Timeout
  • Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Damon Severson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Adam Fantilli Batted Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Kevin Labanc Backhand Wide Left
  • Sean Kuraly Backhand Short
  • Kevin Labanc hit Tom Wilson
  • Icing
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Damon Severson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (3)
  • Icing
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Puck in Netting
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Icing
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Justin Danforth Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Zachary Aston-Reese
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Kirill Marchenko hit Dylan McIlrath
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Yegor Chinakhov Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Yegor Chinakhov Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Damon Severson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Jakub Vrana
  • Takeaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Sean Kuraly Backhand Wide Left
  • Jake Christiansen hit Jakub Vrana
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Benches
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Mathieu Olivier
  • Justin Danforth hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
  • Jake Christiansen Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Sean Monahan Hooking against Brandon Duhaime
  • Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Cole Sillinger hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Puck in Benches
  • Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Jack Johnson
  • Takeaway by Sean Monahan
  • Zachary Aston-Reese Tip-In Wide Right
  • Sean Monahan Snap Shot Wide Left
  • David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Short
  • Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Zachary Aston-Reese Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • TV Timeout
  • Video Review
  • Kevin Labanc Goal (1) Poke, assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (2), Sean Monahan (5)
  • Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by David Jiricek
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Justin Danforth
  • Zachary Aston-Reese hit Dylan McIlrath
  • Kevin Labanc Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Off-side
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Damon Severson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Justin Danforth hit Connor McMichael
  • Hand Pass
  • Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
  • Jakub Vrana shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Takeaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
  • Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • David Jiricek hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Adam Fantilli hit Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jakub Vrana
  • Jakub Vrana shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
  • Off-side
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Mathieu Olivier Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mathieu Olivier hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Jake Christiansen Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sean Kuraly hit Martin Fehervary
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
  • Giveaway by Zach Werenski
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • David Jiricek Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jake Christiansen Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Kevin Labanc Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Off-side
  • Yegor Chinakhov hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Justin Danforth hit Martin Fehervary
  • Giveaway by Damon Severson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Icing
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Benches
  • Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Zachary Aston-Reese
  • Cole Sillinger Backhand Wide Left
  • Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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