Mantha scores 2, Capitals beat Blue Jackets 7-2


              Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Kuraly, center, checks Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov, left, in front of Blue Jackets forward Emil Bemstrom during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Kuraly was called for a penalty on the play. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Washington Capitals forward Connor McMichael, left, reaches for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jakob Voracek during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine, right, chases the puck in front of Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Columbus Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, right, reaches for the puck in front of Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Washington Capitals forward forward Tom Wilson, left, reaches for the puck behind Columbus Blue Jackets forward Yegor Chinakhov during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, right, collides with Washington Capitals goalie Vitek Vanecek, left, in front of Capitals forward Conor Sheary during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jakob Voracek, right, checks Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Washington Capitals defenseman Justin Schultz, left, chases the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, center, and forward Eric Robinson during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha, right, scores past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
            
              Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8), Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha (39) and Capitals forward T.J. Oshie (77) watch Mantha's second goal go past Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo (70) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Mantha scores 2, Capitals beat Blue Jackets 7-2