NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 12/7/2025

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Columbus Blue Jackets (13-9-6, 29 32) at Washington Capitals (17-9-3, 37 pts)

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Sunday, December 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSNOH/MNMT
Radio: WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM/Capitals Radio 24/7

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets had their two game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a 7-6 loss to the Panthers. They have points in five straight games, averaging 4.2 goals per game while also allowing 4.2 goals per game.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals had their six game win streak snapped on Friday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks. Despite the winking streak bring snapped they’re still on a seven-game point streak, averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
Sillinger-Monahan-Johnson Sillinger
Wood-Coyle-Lundestrom
Del Bel Belluz-Gaunce-Chinakhov

Werenski-Provorov
Mateychuk-Severson
Smith-Fabbro

Greaves
Merzlikins

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
McMichael-Dowd-Leonard
Duhaime-Lapierre-Frank

Fehervary-Sandin
Chychrun-Roy
Chisholm-Van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Denton Mateychuk scored the only two goals against the Capitals this season for the Blue Jackets.

Washington Capitals

Tom Wilson scored a goal in each game against the Blue Jackets this season; he also had an assist in one of the two games.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Erik Gudbranson – IR
F Boone Jenner – IR
F Mathieu Olivier – IR

Washington Capitals

F Pierre-Luc Dubois – IR
F Justin Sourdif – Out
D John Carlson – Out

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