The Capitals scuffled in the third period and didn’t have anyone step forward in the battle for the sixth defenseman’s role.
Alex Ovechkin celebrates his goal with Nicklas Backstrom as the Blue Jackets' Ivan Provorov tries to find his way out of the net Saturday night at Capital One Arena. The Washington Capitals closed their six-game preseason schedule with a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at Capital One Arena.
Never miss a goal or a touchdown. Sign up for Sports Alerts to receive email alerts on major sports news as soon as it breaks. Washington goaltender Darcy Kuemper made his second start and finished with 21 saves on 24 shots. The Capitals finished the preseason 3-2-1 and open the regular season Friday against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.“I felt like real good,” Capitals Coach Spencer Carbery said. “There were some results that reflected that as well in the majority of the exhibition games — potentially up until the third period of tonight.
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