WASHINGTON, DC — Jakob Chychrun is one of the hottest defensemen in the NHL this season, but he’d hardly know it if his teammates weren’t reminding him.

Chychrun led the charge in Washington’s 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, scoring twice and extending his goal streak to three games. He’s now gotten on the score sheet in eight straight outings — the longest point streak of any NHL defenseman this season — with 11 points (5g, 6a) in that span.

But while other players might be flying high on that success, Chychrun told reporters that he was barely aware of the milestone.

“I honestly think if guys weren’t telling me I was on a point streak, I wouldn’t even know,” he said postgame. “I’m not really big with stats. I don’t check all the stat sheets like Stromer does before the game. I just come out, show up, and prepare like it’s any other game, trying to get my body ready and give my best effort for the team. So that’s about it.”

The rest of the Capitals’ locker room, however, were plenty happy to sing Chychrun’s praises.

“He’s super dynamic,” said Tom Wilson. “He’s a teammate (that) you know what you’re going to get out of him. He plays hard. He’s hard to play against. I mean, that’s kind of the undercover thing with him.

“He’s so good offensively, but I remember battling against him. He’s got a heavy stick. He’s really strong. He skates well. So he can play in any situation. And obviously, offensively, he’s one of the best in the league. So when he’s feeling it, you want to get him to puck. And he’s snapping it right now.”

Monday marked Chychrun’s 12th multi-goal game and his third with the Capitals. With 8 goals in 23 games this fall, he is now on pace for a career-best 29-goal season and could become the third Caps defenseman and first since Mike Green (31 goals, 2008-09) to reach the 30-goal mark.

Chychrun broke the ice less than ten minutes into the first period on Monday, finishing a scoring chance started by rookie Ryan Leonard. With a Columbus defender on either side, Leonard couldn’t get a shot off, but Chychrun picked up the loose change, taking his time before wristing the puck past goaltender Elvis Merzlikins.

“Every time he walks in like that and gets a couple seconds to cock his shot, [you’re] pretty confident he’s going to score,” Logan Thompson said of the goal.

Chychrun got another opportunity late in the second period when the Capitals’ new-look power play units hit the ice for the first time. The personnel changes didn’t need long to pay off, with Chychrun striking just 36 seconds into the man advantage from below the blue line.

After Chychrun’s goal, John Carlson made it 4-0 just 12 seconds later, setting the franchise record for fastest back to back goals by defensemen. Martin Fehervary struck early in the third period to give the Capitals’ defense corps four goals on the night and a league-high 19 goals on the season.

Head coach Spencer Carbery pointed to both Chychrun’s consistency and his offensive drive as factors in his recent success.

“Whenever we get the puck, or he gets a puck, or his partner gets a puck, he’s ready to attack,” Carbery said. “I just think he’s being very, very aggressive. And anytime he gets an opportunity to get a puck on his stick, whether he uses his skating or he shoots it, he’s attacking the net.

“I always feel like when you’re doing that, good things are going to happen for you: whether it goes in off a guy’s skate, or whether you beat a guy and you get to good ice and now you shoot it from the middle, or you’re hitting a one-timer or whatever it might be. I just feel like he has a real, right now, an attack mindset offensively. He’s playing at a real high level.”

Playing on the first season of an eight-year, $72 million extension, Chychrun 21 points in 23 games this fall (8g, 13a), ranking third among all NHL defensemen and tied for second-most of any Capitals player.

“He brings it all,” said Thompson. “He’s an elite talent, and I think he’s showcasing himself all around the league as a high-end elite D-man.”