WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Blue Jackets lost to the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Tuesday night extending the CBJ’s losing streak to nine games.
Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson each scored two goals, Braden Holtby stopped 24 shots, and Nicklas Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky had two assists apiece to help the Capitals win their third straight.
The nine-game skid equals the longest in franchise history; Columbus went 0-7-2 from Dec. 10-26, 2009.
After Johansson gave Washington the lead for good with 66 seconds elapsed, Ovechkin scored twice during a nine-minute span of the first period to make it 3-1.
It was a one-goal game before Johansson scored on a wraparound at 14:39 of the third period.
Cam Atkinson and David Savard scored for the injury-plagued Blue Jackets, 0-8-1 since Oct. 23. They have been outscored 39-18 over that span.