Plus checking in on Miles Wood after an eye injury, chatting with Denton Mateychuk and a rare stat from the overtime win in Pittsburgh.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Friday night. John Carlson and Connor McMichael also each had a goal and an assist,

Columbus hits the road for its first back-to-back of the season after a tough loss on Friday night against Washington

Get ready for a week of feast or famine when it comes to NHL action. Tuesday's Frozen Frenzy headlines the schedule with 16 games -- with one starting every 15 minutes beginning at 6 p.m. ET -- while Thursday and Saturday also deliver heavy slates with 11 and 13 games, respectively.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4-0) are hitting the road to KeyBank Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1). The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jackets at +106 and the Sabres are opening at -128. The betting total is set at 6.5.

A tight game for two periods turned into a 5-1 rout for the Washington Capitals over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Miles Wood nearing a return from scary injury that initially made him worried he'd lost an eye.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a story told in two acts: the first frustrating; the second infuriating. Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason fought hard to measure his words after a 5-1 loss on Friday to the Washington Capitals, but he was only partly successful.