Matchup Index

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets 23
Washington Capitals leads 44-23-1
1 tie
2000-01 to 2025-26
Washington Capitals have won 4 straight
Washington Capitals 44

Series timeline

▲ Columbus Blue Jackets ahead (peak +1) ▼ Washington Capitals ahead (peak +21)
2000-01: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-12001-02: Washington Capitals 6-32001-02: Washington Capitals 5-22002-03: Washington Capitals 4-32002-03: Tied 2-22003-04: Washington Capitals 5-32005-06: Washington Capitals 3-22007-08: Washington Capitals 4-32008-09: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-02008-09: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-02009-10: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-42009-10: Washington Capitals 3-22010-11: Washington Capitals 4-32011-12: Washington Capitals 4-22013-14: Washington Capitals 4-12013-14: Washington Capitals 4-32013-14: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-12013-14: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-22014-15: Washington Capitals 4-22014-15: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-22014-15: Washington Capitals 5-42014-15: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-32014-15: Washington Capitals 5-32015-16: Washington Capitals 2-12015-16: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-42015-16: Washington Capitals 6-32015-16: Washington Capitals 4-12016-17: Columbus Blue Jackets 2-12016-17: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-22016-17: Washington Capitals 5-02016-17: Washington Capitals 2-12016-17: Washington Capitals 3-22017-18: Washington Capitals 4-32017-18: Washington Capitals 3-22017-18: Washington Capitals 4-22017-18: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-12017-18: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 (postseason)2017-18: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 (postseason)2017-18: Washington Capitals 3-2 (postseason)2017-18: Washington Capitals 4-1 (postseason)2017-18: Washington Capitals 4-3 (postseason)2017-18: Washington Capitals 6-3 (postseason)2018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 2-12018-19: Washington Capitals 4-02018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 2-12018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-02019-20: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-22019-20: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-02019-20: Washington Capitals 2-12021-22: Washington Capitals 4-32021-22: Washington Capitals 3-12021-22: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-42021-22: Washington Capitals 7-22022-23: Washington Capitals 6-22022-23: Washington Capitals 1-02022-23: Washington Capitals 4-32022-23: Columbus Blue Jackets 7-62023-24: Washington Capitals 2-12023-24: Washington Capitals 4-32023-24: Washington Capitals 3-22024-25: Washington Capitals 7-22024-25: Washington Capitals 2-12024-25: Columbus Blue Jackets 7-02024-25: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-12025-26: Washington Capitals 5-12025-26: Washington Capitals 5-12025-26: Washington Capitals 2-02025-26: Washington Capitals 2-1

Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (2018-19–2019-20), Washington Capitals 6 (2016-17–2017-18). Current: Washington Capitals 4.

Splits

SplitColumbus Blue Jackets record
Regular season21-40-1
Postseason2-4
Hosted by Columbus Blue Jackets11-23
Hosted by Washington Capitals12-21-1
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)15-30
Largest Columbus Blue Jackets win7-0 (2024-25)
Largest Washington Capitals win5-0 (2016-17)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2017-18Apr 23, 2018Washington Capitals 6-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2017-18Apr 21, 2018Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
2017-18Apr 19, 2018Washington Capitals 4-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2017-18Apr 17, 2018Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2017-18Apr 15, 2018Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 at Washington Capitals
2017-18Apr 12, 2018Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Washington Capitals

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (0-4) Oct 24, 2025 Washington Capitals 5-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 24, 2025 Washington Capitals 5-1 at Washington Capitals
Dec 7, 2025 Washington Capitals 2-0 at Washington Capitals
Apr 14, 2026 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2024-25 (2-2) Nov 2, 2024 Washington Capitals 7-2 at Washington Capitals
Dec 12, 2024 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 12, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets 7-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 13, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 at Washington Capitals
2023-24 (0-3) Nov 4, 2023 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Nov 18, 2023 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
Dec 21, 2023 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2022-23 (1-3) Jan 5, 2023 Washington Capitals 6-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 8, 2023 Washington Capitals 1-0 at Washington Capitals
Jan 31, 2023 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 21, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 at Washington Capitals
2021-22 (1-3) Nov 12, 2021 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 4, 2021 Washington Capitals 3-1 at Washington Capitals
Feb 8, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 at Washington Capitals
Mar 17, 2022 Washington Capitals 7-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (2-1) Dec 9, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Washington Capitals
Dec 16, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 27, 2019 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
2018-19 (3-1) Nov 9, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Dec 8, 2018 Washington Capitals 4-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 12, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Feb 12, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2017-18 (3-7) Dec 2, 2017 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
Feb 6, 2018 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Feb 9, 2018 Washington Capitals 4-2 at Washington Capitals
Feb 26, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 12, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Washington Capitals Postseason
Apr 15, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 at Washington Capitals Postseason
Apr 17, 2018 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
Apr 19, 2018 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
Apr 21, 2018 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals Postseason
Apr 23, 2018 Washington Capitals 6-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
2016-17 (2-3) Nov 15, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 20, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Washington Capitals
Jan 5, 2017 Washington Capitals 5-0 at Washington Capitals
Mar 23, 2017 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Apr 2, 2017 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2015-16 (1-3) Oct 30, 2015 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Jan 2, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 19, 2016 Washington Capitals 6-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 28, 2016 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Washington Capitals
2014-15 (2-3) Nov 11, 2014 Washington Capitals 4-2 at Washington Capitals
Dec 11, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Washington Capitals
Dec 18, 2014 Washington Capitals 5-4 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 27, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 3, 2015 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2013-14 (2-2) Oct 19, 2013 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Washington Capitals
Nov 12, 2013 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
Jan 17, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 30, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2011-12 Dec 31, 2011 Washington Capitals 4-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2010-11 Mar 31, 2011 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 (1-1) Nov 1, 2009 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 at Washington Capitals
Apr 3, 2010 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2008-09 (2-0) Nov 29, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 9, 2009 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Washington Capitals
2007-08 Feb 5, 2008 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2005-06 Oct 5, 2005 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Washington Capitals
2003-04 Nov 29, 2003 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2002-03 (0-1-1) Nov 5, 2002 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 3, 2003 Tie 2-2 at Washington Capitals
2001-02 (0-2) Jan 9, 2002 Washington Capitals 6-3 at Washington Capitals
Mar 23, 2002 Washington Capitals 5-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2000-01 Oct 27, 2000 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.