The Washington Capitals will fight jet lag and the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Capital One Arena.

After playing three games on the West Coast, the Capitals returned home in the early evening last night.

They’ll be without two comrades who got hurt at the end of their trip: Ryan Leonard and Charlie Lindgren. Bogdan Trineyev and Clay Stevenson are here from Hershey but neither will play. The Capitals will also be without John Carlson.

Logan Thompson will get the start in net and will oppose Jet Greaves.

Puck drop for today’s game is scheduled for a little after 7:00 pm. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call on Monumental Sports Network.

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Washington Capitals

Ovechkin

Strome

McMichael

Columbus Blue Jackets

Voronkov

Fantilli

Marchenko

Sillinger

Monahan

Johnson

Gaunce

Del Bel Belluz

Chinakhov

Tunnel shenanigans

1st Period

Puck is dropped. Beauvillier-Dowd-Frank and Fehervary-TvR get the start.

Jet Greaves with already two big saves in the first 49 seconds. A lot of missed assignments and standing around by the Blue Jackets who look asleep.

Justin Sourdif with a heads-up play in the defensive zone, clearing a puck away from the crease and saving a goal.

Tom Wilson misses on a high-danger chance in front of the net. Just shoots the puck wide.

Hendrix Lapierre skates the puck into the offensive zone and then just forgets to keep the puck on his stick blade and that’s a turnover.

Blue Jackets hem in the Capitals in their zone for about a minute.

Blue Jackets top line overpass themselves out of a high-danger chance.

Jet Greaves with a huge save on Dylan Strome who was waltzing into the slot with his left pad. Whoa.

Huge Ovechkin one-timer from the left circle with about 30 seconds left, but he misses the net.

At intermission: The game’s tied 0-0. Shots on goal are 12 to 9 Blue Jackets.

2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

Chychrun with another huge ripper and scores from the top of the left circle.

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1-0 Washington Capitals

Goal: Jakob Chychrun (11). Assists: T. Wilson (15), A. Beauvillier (5). Time: 0:50

Kirill Marchenko trips Justin Sourdif at 4:27 of the period. Capitals going to their first power play.

The Caps don’t score.

Huge save by Logan Thompson at the other end.

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