They didn’t finish with a win, but the Blue Jackets concluded the preseason with a solid road effort Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals.sixth goal and two one-goal leads, Columbus couldn’t hold off the Capitals at Capital One Arena. Dylan Strome’s goal 39 seconds into OT decided an evenly-played, action-packed game.and Sean Kuraly scored for the Blue Jackets . Elvis Merzlikins started in net for Columbus.
at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets’ netminder did improve as the game progressed and me made a couple memorable stops later in the second. Rookies Kent Johnson and Liam Foudy skated on a third line centered by 19-year old Cole Sillinger and the trio couldn’t generate much offense in their 7:30 together. Columbus had 16 forwards left in camp Saturday, but at least two will be trimmed if Larsen keeps seven defensemen on a 23-man roster.
— Larsen said he was down to making “a couple” final roster decisions after the Jackets’ preseason finale, which was their only true all-NHL test. He indicated those decisions were related to lineup roles rather than NHL roster spots, which is likely to be an ongoing competition for ice time all season.
Boqvist played 18:59 against the Capitals and had two assists plus a minus-2 rating. Peeke skated 20:17 and finished with eight attempts that included four shots on goal as Gavrikov’s partner. .Options prior to Larsen’s final cut include Bean, Gudbranson, Blankenburg and Jiricek. Veteran Ben Harpur is also in camp on a professional tryout offer, but that might be short-lived after he fully recovers from a head injury sustained in a fight during the Jackets’ preseason opener in Pittsburgh.
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