Nov 24, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) /celebrates with Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) after scoring a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
The Washington Capitals really needed a bounceback game after Saturday night’s rough outing against the Lightning. Fortunately for them, and unfortunately for the Columbus Blue Jackets, they got just that. Although the game got off to a bit of a slow start for both teams, the Capitals were in control pretty much from the beginning and ended up scoring five unanswered goals. Tom Wilson scored one, but the other four—yes, four—goals came from Washington’s defensemen: Jakob Chychrun (2G), John Carlson, and Martin Fehérváry. Chychrun opened the scoring, but it was his second goal of the game (Washington’s third) that really sealed it for the Caps. Let’s unpack it…
Don’t be alarmed, but Chychrun’s second tally came on the power play. Yes, the Washington Capitals scored a power play goal! The Caps got their first power play chance of the night 19:09 into the second period, and it took 36 seconds for Jakob Chychrun to make the Blue Jackets pay for it. Tom Wilson corralled the puck in the left corner and fed it up to Chychrun, who was hovering just below the blue line. Chychrun had plenty of time and space to skate along the edge of the zone before firing a wrist shot from the point. Columbus netminder Elvis Merzlikins had traffic in front, courtesy of his own teammates, and Chychrun beat him glove-side.
The Caps’ coaching staff made some pretty big changes to their power play after they went a dismal 0-for-6 against Tampa on Saturday, and those changes paid off immediately. While they were unable to convert on the man-advantage for the rest of the game (including a 5-on-3), hopefully finding the back of the net will help breathe some life back into both power play units.
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