Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Wednesday, December 6, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Wednesday, December 6, 2000 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Washington Capitals	2	41-27-10-4
at New York Rangers	3	33-43-5-1

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2
New York Rangers	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	10	15	36
New York Rangers	10	12	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:18	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (12)	Brian Leetch (27), Theo Fleury (20)	Power play	WSH 0, NYR 1
1st	14:45	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (4)	Adam Oates (14), Richard Zednik (7)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 1
1st	15:56	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved (9)	Brian Leetch (28), Theo Fleury (21)	Power play	WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd	18:36	New York Rangers	Mike York (8)	Brian Leetch (29), Theo Fleury (22)	Power play	WSH 1, NYR 3
3rd	12:33	Washington Capitals	Ulf Dahlen (8)	Steve Konowalchuk (8), Andrei Nikolishin (7)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1		18:19
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	60%	14:24
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:43
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	1	50%	22:10
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		11:14
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:38
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	4	2	2	0		17:03
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	62.5%	06:30
Number 27 C. Berube	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		04:55
Number 28 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:34
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	2		17:31
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	55.6%	21:17
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2		15:29
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		22:19
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:20
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		15:18
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:01
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+1	0	9	3	0		24:45

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	29	26	3	.897	58:54	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	04:45
Number 8 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:38
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	5	0	0		16:00
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		09:33
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	1	1	30%	18:31
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	3	3	0	0	3	1	2	0	61.5%	26:42
Number 18 M. York	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	28.6%	24:13
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		19:54
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	05:17
Number 27 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		15:12
Number 29 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		11:53
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1	57.1%	20:11
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	3	3	-2	0	3	0	3	0		18:11
Number 3 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1	0	0		13:55
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:47
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		03:22
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		23:03
Number 47 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		18:08

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	36	34	2	.944	59:49	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:12	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Holding	2
1st	11:12	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Tripping	2
1st	13:46	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Roughing	2
1st	13:58	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Tripping	2
2nd	04:42	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Roughing	2
2nd	07:21	Washington Capitals	Craig Berube	Boarding	2
2nd	09:34	Washington Capitals	Joe Reekie	Interference	2
2nd	14:41	New York Rangers	Kim Johnsson	Holding	2
2nd	17:23	Washington Capitals	Joe Sacco	Slashing	2
3rd	03:23	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	Tripping	2
3rd	06:05	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Boarding	2
3rd	10:33	New York Rangers	Johan Witehall	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:07	New York Rangers	Kim Johnsson	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Lance Roberts, Richard Trottier
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches: James Black, Sylvain Cote, Joe Murphy, Terry Yake, Rob Zettler, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Jan Bulis, Kris Beech, Jakub Cutta
New York Rangers scratches: John MacLean, Valeri Kamensky, Eric Lacroix, Vladimir Malakhov, David Wilkie, Drew Bannister, Derek Armstrong, Bert Robertsson, Jason Doig, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jason LaBarbera, Tomas Kloucek, Jeff Ulmer

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 9, 2000
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 9, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 19, 2001

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Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
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Nashville Predators 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
New York Islanders 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 6, 2000
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 6, 2000