The Washington Capitals really enjoyed ending the Columbus Blue Jackets' 16-game winning streak on Thursday.
Like, a lot.
"I think 16's a fluke, 17 would have been the streak," defenseman John Carlson said - likely tongue-in-cheek - after his team's 5-0 win, in which he scored and registered an assist, according to the Washington Times' Tommy Chalk.
Columbus finished one victory short of tying the all-time record for most wins in a row, set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Andre Burakovsky, who said before the game his team would have fun ending the Jackets' run, put his money where his mouth was, scoring his fifth of the season.
Justin Williams was all about it, too.
"I wanted to stop the streak," he said. "Who wouldn't want to stop a streak? I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about it, for sure. And we did, pretty good game."
The Blue Jackets disagree.
