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 ...

Entering Sunday’s games, the Capitals’ power play ranked 27th in the NHL at 14.7 percent. Only three teams had allowed more shorthanded goals — Boston, Dallas and Los Angele ...