Final
Fehr has 2 goals, assist in Capitals' 5-3 win
Oct 2, 2010 - 2:27 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eric Fehr had two goals and an assist, Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green each had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight preseason win.Brooks Laich, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin also scored for the Capitals (5-0-0), vying for their first perfect preseason.
Kyle Wilson, Nick Holden and Chris Clark scored for the Blue Jackets (3-4-0).
Fehr scored the first and fourth goals for the Capitals. His tiebreaking goal - at 5:02 of the third period - came when he took a pass from Mathieu Perreault and beat Mathieu Garon. Fehr's first goal made it 1-0 at 6:29 of the first period.
Ovechkin, playing his second game of the preseason, and Green had assists on a goal from Backstrom that gave Washington a 3-2 lead 71 seconds into the third period.
Ovechkin, who added another assist on a last-minute empty-net goal by Semin, was involved in a third-period skirmish with Columbus' Nick Holden and sent off the ice for a 4-minute roughing penalty.
The Blue Jackets' Mike Blunden was called for a 4-minute high-sticking penalty just 13 seconds into the second period and Laich gave Washington a 2-0 lead 10 seconds later.
Wilson's short-handed goal cut Washington's lead to 2-1, and Holden's score tied the game at 2 at 14:03 of the second.
After Backstrom's backhanded flip gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead early in the third, Clark tied the score at 4:12.
The Capitals will try to complete their perfect preseason on Sunday against Nashville. They've outscored their opponents 20-9.
Columbus' preseason will end with a hectic few days. This was the second of back-to-back-to back games. The Blue Jackets beat the Wild 4-2 at Minnesota on Thursday night and will host Atlanta on Saturday before flying to Sweden for a game with the Malmo Redhawks on Tuesday.
- NHL
COLUMBUS 3
WASHINGTON 5 FINAL
Oct 1 9:32 PM - NHL
END OF THE 3RD 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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COLUMBUS 0 2 1 3
WASHINGTON 1 1 3 5 END OF THE 3RD
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: WAS - ERIC FEHR 1 (MIKE GREEN, MARCUS JOHANSSON) 06:29
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) BROOKS LAICH 1 (ERIC FEHR) 00:23
COB - (SH) KYLE WILSON 2 (CHRIS CLARK) 02:02
COB - (PP) NICK HOLDEN 2 (DAVID SAVARD, MICHAEL BLUND
Oct 1 9:32 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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COLUMBUS 0 2 2
WASHINGTON 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: WAS - ERIC FEHR 1 (MIKE GREEN, MARCUS JOHANSSON) 06:29
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) BROOKS LAICH 1 (ERIC FEHR) 00:23
COB - (SH) KYLE WILSON 2 (CHRIS CLARK) 02:02
COB - (PP) NICK HOLDEN 2 (DAVID SAVARD, MICHAEL BLUND
Oct 1 8:36 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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COLUMBUS 0 0
WASHINGTON 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: WAS - ERIC FEHR 1 (MIKE GREEN, MARCUS JOHANSSON) 06:29
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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COB 6 6
WAS 9 9
GOALIES: COB - MATHIEU GARON
WAS - MI
Oct 1 7:45 PM
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