Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason vents after tight game with Capitals unravels late

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a story told in two acts: the first frustrating; the second infuriating. Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason fought hard to measure his words after a 5-1 loss on Friday to the Washington Capitals, but he was only partly successful.

Alexander Ovechkin scores 899th goal as Capitals beat Blue Jackets 5-1 for sixth win in seven games

Logan Thompson stopped 34 shots for his fifth straight win.Denton Mateychuk scored and Jet Greaves finished with 25 saves for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a two-game win streak.Ovechkin pushed Washington’s lead to 2-0 at 1:36 of the third,

Columbus Blue Jackets' impressive night goes haywire with late collapse, disputed call

The Columbus Blue Jackets weren't thrilled with a major penalty on Mathieu Olivier that nixed any comeback hopes they had prematurely.
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Capitals Report Card: Caps Score Five to Beat Blue Jackets

The Washington Capitals (7-2-0) put up a dominant third period en route to their seventh victory. They finished with five

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason disputes Mathieu Olivier's major penalty

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said an elbowing major penalty on Mathieu Olivier was 'baffling' in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.
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Ovechkin scores No. 899, Capitals defeat Blue Jackets

COLUMBUS -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th NHL goal, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Nationwide Arena on Friday. Ovechkin scored at 1:36 of the third period to make it 2-0. He can become the first player to reach 900 goals when the Capitals host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
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