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Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 3, OT

Wednesday, 09.21.2011 / 10:02 PM

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Alexandre Giroux scored on the power play with 2:24 left in overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets survived a late Washington rally to beat the Capitals 4-3 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

Maksim Mayorov had a goal and an assist, and Cam Atkinson and David Savard also scored for Columbus.

Jeff Halpren and Roman Hamrlik both had a goal and assist, and Andrew Carroll scored for Washington. Alex Ovechkin didn't play for the Capitals.

Carroll and Hamrlik scored through traffic in the final 2:26 of regulation to make it 3-3.

Steven Mason went the distance for Columbus, finishing with 27 saves. The Capitals' Braden Holtby played the first two periods and stopped 12 of 14 shots.


Scoring Summary
1st Period
12:42
WSH		 J. Halpern Wrist - ASST: J. Beagle AND R. Hamrlik
1 - 0 WSH
13:25
CBJ		 C. Atkinson Backhand - ASST: R. Nash AND D. Savard
1 - 1 TIE
2nd Period
15:55
CBJ		 SHG - M. Mayorov Wrist - ASST: R. Umberger AND T. Ruth
2 - 1 CBJ
3rd Period
07:37
CBJ		 D. Savard Wrist - ASST: M. Mayorov AND J. Boll
3 - 1 CBJ
17:34
WSH		 A. Carroll Wrist - ASST: M. Perreault AND D. Wideman
3 - 2 CBJ
18:57
WSH		 R. Hamrlik Slap - ASST: J. Ward AND J. Halpern
3 - 3 TIE
OT Period
02:36
CBJ		 PPG - A. Giroux Slap - ASST: F. Tyutin AND N. Holden
4 - 3 CBJ
Penalty Summary
1st Period
01:07
CBJ		 Jeff Carter : Boarding  - 2 min  (John Carlson)
09:26
WSH		 Joel Rechlicz : Fighting  - 5 min  (Jared Boll)
09:26
CBJ		 Jared Boll : Fighting  - 5 min  (Joel Rechlicz)
18:40
WSH		 Joel Rechlicz : Roughing  - 2 min  (Derick Brassard)
19:31
WSH		 Jay Beagle : Hooking  - 2 min  (David Savard)
2nd Period
04:37
CBJ		 Adam Payerl served by Petr Straka : Roughing  - 2 min  (Matt Hendricks)
04:37
CBJ		 Adam Payerl : Roughing  - 2 min  (Matt Hendricks)
04:37
WSH		 Matt Hendricks : Roughing  - 2 min  (Adam Payerl)
12:03
WSH		 Julien Brouillette : Hooking  - 2 min  (Cam Atkinson)
15:40
CBJ		 Adam Payerl : Delay of game  - 2 min
3rd Period
06:55
CBJ		 Theo Ruth : Fighting  - 5 min  (Andrew Carroll)
06:55
WSH		 Andrew Carroll : Fighting  - 5 min  (Theo Ruth)
14:25
CBJ		 Andrew Joudrey : Slashing  - 2 min  (Mathieu Perreault)
OT Period
01:00
WSH		 Jeff Schultz : Hooking  - 2 min  (Rick Nash)
Goalie Stats