Caps take first lead of the series, look for elimination tonight
4-23 Game Washington at Columbus Washington leads series 3-2
TV: 730 pm NBC Sports Washington, CNBC
Last game: Washington defeats Columbus 4-3 in OT
Columbus top performers
- Matt Calvert – 2 goals
- Seth Jones- assist
- Sergei Bobrovsky- 25 saves
Capitals top performers
- Carlson- assist
- Chandler Stephenson – 2 assists
- Nick Backstrom- 2 goals (OT game winner) and an assist
- Braden Holtby- 39 saves
After three straight wins, the Caps now sit just one win shy from closing out the gritty Columbus Blue Jackets. They will get their shot to finish the series TONIGHT in Game 6 in Columbus.
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Stephenson-Backstrom-Oshie
Connolly-Eller-DSP
Vrana-Beagle-Chiasson
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Djoos
Holtby vs. Bobrovsky