Boone Jenner scored his first goal of the season late in the second period to guide the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night at Capital One Arena.
The Rangers opened the scoring at 10:17 of the first period on the power play. Alexis Lafrenière snapped in his fourth goal of the season after receiving passes from J.T. Miller and Pavel Dorofeyev. Washington answered in the second period when Timothy Liljegren blasted a slap shot past Igor Shesterkin at 6:08 for his first goal of the season, assisted by Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard.
Jenner broke the deadlock at 17:38 of the middle frame, scoring unassisted with a snap shot to give Washington a 2-1 lead. Tom Wilson sealed the result with one second remaining in the game, sliding a wrist shot into an empty net with an assist from Vincent Desharnais.
Logan Thompson earned the win in net for the Capitals by stopping 21 of 22 shots. New York split its goaltending duties after Shesterkin left following 13 saves on 14 shots. Dylan Garand took the loss in relief, stopping 11 of 12 shots. The Rangers went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Capitals went 0-for-3 on their man advantages.
The Capitals improved their regular-season record to 3-1-0 and extended their winning streak to two games. New York dropped to 4-2-0 with the loss.
Both teams return to the ice after a break. The Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, October 19, while the Capitals host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, October 20.
