The Crumbling Columbus Blue Jackets face off against the Washington Capitals

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The Crumbling Columbus Blue Jackets face off against the Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are on their way to the playoffs, while the Columbus Blue Jackets are just waiting for the season to end. Although they have no chance at the playoffs, the Blue Jackets are going at each other as the season winds down.

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The Blue Jackets are playing out the string, but not without sniping at each other. Coach Scott Arniel, wrapping up his first NHL season, threw his players under the bus Monday, telling the Columbus Dispatch that he's not sure if he wants a slew of late-season minor league call-ups to join Columbus down the stretch.

Arniel has been rattling the players' cages all season, making healthy scratches of all but one defenseman and several key forwards. He's attempting to change a culture of losing that has roots that run a decade deep.

Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over Florida snapped the Blue Jackets' six-game home losing streak, the team's longest in nearly four seasons. The Jackets hadn't won in Nationwide Arena since Feb. 25. The Blue Jackets had lost six straight shootouts before Tuesday's 3-2 win over Florida. Columbus' last shootout win was Jan. 14 against Detroit. Now they will take on the Caps as the season nears an ugly finish for Columbus.

The Capitals are 47-22 in their last 69 games playing on 1 days rest and 6-1 in their last seven after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. The Blue Jackets are 58-158-8 in their last 224 road games against a team with a winning home record and will lose easily to the Capitals.

The Caps are getting healthy at the right time and will take down the bumbling Blue Jackets.

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