This time the venue will be in the nation’s capital as the Washington Capitals look for back-to-back wins against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets tied the game at two in the middle of the second period but the Capitals went on a late-game terror, scoring four unanswered goals to win 6-2. It was the first meeting of the season between these Metropolitan rivals. Washington followed up that win with a 3-2 loss against the Nashville Predators. The game was tied at two goals apiece until late in the third period when defenseman Ryan McDonagh scored his first goal of the season. The goal held up and propelled Nashville to its third win in a row.
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Game Date: Jan. 8, 2023
Game Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBC Sports Washington
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Columbus will not have a day off before this game as it beat the division-leading Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout. It was the Kirill Marchenko show for Columbus as he netted the first hat trick of his career.
Marchenko also scored in the shoutout to set up Kent Johnson for the deciding goal. Can it ride this momentum and get revenge against Washington?
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