During a November 19 NHL regular season tilt, the Washington Capitals hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets and emerged with a 4-3 victory. The game featured a back-and-forth rhythm, with scoring coming in bursts across all three periods, keeping fans on the edge of their seats until the final buzzer.
The visitors opened the scoring, setting an early tempo that Washington had to answer. In the middle frame, Johnny Gaudreau found the net, giving the Capitals a surprising entry into the scoreboard. Just two minutes later, Sonny Milano answered back, tying the game and signaling a tense stretch ahead. Belarusian forward Alexey Protas earned an assist in the sequence and soon found himself on the scoresheet, scoring a goal of his own to swing the momentum in favor of Columbus. With five minutes remaining in the period, Alexander Ovechkin stepped in to push Washington ahead, delivering a timely goal that energized the home crowd.
The third period brought more drama. Ivan Provorov added a goal to bring Columbus within one, but Protas tapped in a pass to Hendrix Lapierre, extending the Capitals’ lead. As the clock wound down, Justin Danforth delivered a late-game tally for Columbus, narrowing the gap but not enough to derail Washington’s win.
From a statistical standpoint, Ovechkin appeared in 15 games this season up to that point, tallying 5 goals and 7 assists. The Capitals extended their win streak to four games with the victory and held steady in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, demonstrating resilience and depth as the schedule pressed on.
Earlier coverage highlighted Artemi Panarin breaking two historic NHL records, a reminder of the period’s high-profile milestones and the broader arc of the league during that season. The Capitals’ win added another chapter to a campaign characterized by timely performances and a belief in the team’s depth scoring and veteran leadership. The result also underscored the ongoing competition within the division, where every point matters in the race toward playoff seeding.