"Spencer Carbery was less than thrilled with his team's effort at five-on-five in the win, remarking postgame that the Capitals stole two points. He's right. The Blue Jackets left Nationwide Arena up 52-38 in shot attempts, 30-25 in scoring chances, and 15-8 in high-danger chances. Way, way, way too many bad turnovers in the neutral zone or even on breakout attempts in the defensive zone. With better finishing, the Blue Jackets are probably up 4-1 after two periods."
"The man responsible for keeping the cannon at bay the most was in net for the Capitals. Logan Thompson made 34 saves on 35 shots faced and even grabbed a secondary assist, his second-ever point with the Caps. According to MoneyPuck, Thompson stopped four more goals than expected. You read that correctly, f-o-u-r. That's unreal. In the Columbus net, Jet Greaves allowed 1.7 more goals than expected."
The Capitals improved to 6-2 on the season, winning six of their last seven games. The team won 5-1 in Columbus despite being out-produced at five-on-five, with shot attempts 52-38, scoring chances 30-25, and high-danger chances 15-8 favoring the Blue Jackets. Excessive turnovers in the neutral zone and on defensive breakouts contributed to the performance gap. Logan Thompson made 34 saves on 35 shots, recorded a secondary assist, and stopped four more goals than expected per MoneyPuck; Jet Greaves allowed 1.7 more goals than expected. The fourth line produced only two shot attempts and no scoring or high-danger chances, with a costly Nic Dowd penalty. Replacing Ethen Frank with a stylistically aligned option like Bogdan Trineyev was suggested to improve that unit.
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