Washington beat Columbus 2-0 in the NHL match

The Washington Capitals Hockey Club defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match took place on December 8 at the home ground of the capital club and ended with a score of 2:0.

Jacob Chikran (21st minute) and Alexey Protas (59th minute) scored for the winning team. The captain of the capital club made five shots on target, but failed to score points.

Thus, Washington occupies the first place in the Eastern Conference table with 39 points, while Columbus is in 12th place with 32 points.

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