Trending: Washington won the series opener between the teams Oct. 24, pulling away late to a 5-1 victory at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets are just 4-9-3 in the series the past five seasons.

Both the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets have managed to earn points, just not consistently enough for sustained success so far this season.

The top unit, run by Chychrun, had a supporting cast of Ovechkin, Sourdif (expected placeholder for Tom Wilson), Ryan Leonard ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals play the Columbus Blue Jackets in a matchup of Metropolitan Division teams. Washington has an 11-9-2 record overall and a 4-2-1 record in Metropolitan Division ...