Thompson earns his 100th win as Capitals down Blue Jackets 2-0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 39 saves to record his 100th career victory and seventh career shutout, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Sunday night.

Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal on a one-timer of Tom Wilson’s feed to the inside of the left faceoff circle just 50 seconds into the second period. Aliaksei Protas added his 10th on an empty netter with 1:26 left as Washington extended its points streak to eight games (7-0-1).

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Thompson earns his 100th win as Capitals down Blue Jackets 2-0 |

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