On Saturday, the Columbus Blue Jackets dismantled a shorthanded Capitals team missing many of its regulars. The assumption is that Washington will send out its full roster today against Columbus to get complete retribution against the CBJ for the 7-0 drubbing at Nationwide Arena yesterday.

Scoring three goals in each of the first two periods and getting rookie Jet Greaves' first career shutout, the Blue Jackets (37-33-9) moved to 83 points by cruising past the Capitals (50-20-9) — who didn’t have NHL all-time leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin (healthy scratch) or high-scoring defenseman Jakob Chychrun (illness).

Adam Fantilli, Sean Kuraly, Jet Greaves and Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason discuss a 7-0 win over the Capitals to evade elimination.