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The Columbus Blue Jackets only had one match left on their preseason schedule. They had a rematch with the Washington Capitals on Saturday evening. The result was the same as Tuesday.

Logan Thompson made 29 Saves to lift The capitals to a 2-1 victory over the blue jackets. With that, both teams can now look ahead to their opener of the regular season.

The story of this game was the sparkle of Thompson.

Summary

The first period was played quite evenly. Although the capitals surpassed the Blue Jackets 12-9, both teams had good opportunities to score. Both teams also touch Iron. Elvis Merzlikins was sharp in stopping all 12 shots.

The capitals received their only score of the game in the second period. Declan Chisholm opened the score only 2:38 in the period.

Then Pierre-Luc Dubois, the Capitals Best Skater scored on Saturday evening, which turned out to be the game-winning goal halfway through the period. Dubois had a 2-on-1 rush and chose to shoot. He went far on Merzlikins. The speed of Dubois was noticeable all night.

The Blue Jackets kept the Capitals at only 10 shots on goal in the last 40 minutes of the game. They could only get one of the goals back.

Mathieu Olivier broke Thompson’s Shutout on the Power Play with only 1:46 in the game to bring the score to 2-1. The blue jackets did not come closer.

Sean Monahan and Zach Werenski did not play for the Blue Jackets. Head coach Dean Evason said on Saturday morning that it was a chance to let two players rest who will play a lot as soon as the season starts.

That gave people like Yegor Chinakhov, Jake Christiansen and Dmitri Voronkov (in the middle) a chance to impress. Chinakhov finished with three shots on goal in 12:43 Ice Age.

For the capitals, Dylan McIlrath left the game due to an injury in the lower body and did not return. That is remarkable, because rules explain that injured players cannot be taken remotely. Now that the Deadline schedule is coming, the capitals must determine the full extent of the injury and then how to use the grid from there.

The Blue Jackets ended their preseason with a 2-5-0 record. They scored 14 goals over their seven games while allowing 18. The capitals ended this preseason with a 5-1-0 record.

The Blue Jackets then play the Nashville Predators to open their 25 -year anniversary season on Thursday evening. The capitals will organize the Boston Bruins on Wednesday evening to open their regular season.