COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin each had a goal and an assist, and Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
Mark Letestu and Ryan Johansen also scored, and Nick Foligno, captain of one of the teams in Sunday’s NHL All-Star game played on the Blue Jackets’ home ice, had two assists. Johansen was the All-Star MVP.
McElhinney, starting in place of top goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who will miss four to six weeks with a groin injury, made several big saves down the stretch.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist, and Andre Burakovsky and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Capitals, who have lost four in a row (0-3-1). Braden Holtby made 26 saves and Matt Niskanen had two assists.
Columbus returns to action on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) as they play the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center.