Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Saturday, January 26, 2002, 1:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Saturday, January 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2
at New York Rangers	6	36-38-4-4

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	1	3
New York Rangers	2	2	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	6	13	6	25
New York Rangers	18	13	16	47

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:59	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy (5)	Matthew Barnaby (4), Manny Malhotra (4)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 1
1st	14:49	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (12)	Brian Leetch (28), Petr Nedved (16)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 2
2nd	07:32	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (8)	Sergei Gonchar (24), Ivan Ciernik (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd	15:20	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (20)	Brian Leetch (29), Vladimir Malakhov (17)	Power play	WSH 1, NYR 3
2nd	17:55	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt (2)	Jaromir Jagr (27), Peter Bondra (19)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 3
2nd	19:38	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury (20)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 4
3rd	10:38	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (9)	Sergei Gonchar (25), Ulf Dahlen (22)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYR 4
3rd	13:19	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (13)	Petr Nedved (17), Theo Fleury (29)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYR 5
3rd	17:38	New York Rangers	Bryan Berard (2)	Sandy McCarthy (8), Manny Malhotra (5)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYR 6

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 9 D. Zubrus	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	4	1	20%	20:30
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0		21:22
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	2		26:07
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	66.7%	16:07
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		02:20
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	0		12:58
Number 23 I. Ciernik	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2		10:48
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	47.1%	14:43
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0		09:01
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	-2	0	6	0	1		24:36
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	48%	25:01
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:25
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	5		16:56
Number 19 B. Witt	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1		15:57
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:15
Number 38 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:27
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		26:05
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0		15:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	47	41	6	.872	60:00	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	2	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	16.7%	16:18
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	5	0	0		12:16
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	1	2	+3	0	5	0	0	0		20:58
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		20:14
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	2	0		20:06
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		03:27
Number 32 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		16:14
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:05
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		06:30
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	-1	0	6	2	1	1	65.2%	23:15
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	2	2	+3	2	2	2	0	0	57.1%	21:50
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	2	2	-1	0	3	1	6	0		24:21
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0		01:32
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	4	0	0		14:46
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	2	0		23:19
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		19:04
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		14:45
Number 34 B. Berard	D	1	0	1	+2	0	6	1	3	0		20:39

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	25	22	3	.880	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:13	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:25	New York Rangers	Tomas Kloucek	Interference	2
1st	06:11	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Slashing	2
1st	18:39	New York Rangers	Tomas Kloucek	Tripping	2
2nd	05:30	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:16	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	High sticking	2
2nd	13:17	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:40	Washington Capitals	Frantisek Kucera	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Mark Faucette, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Scott Driscoll
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Calle Johansson, Dmitri Khristich, Joe Sacco, Steve Konowalchuk, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Glen Metropolit, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Andreas Johansson, Igor Ulanov, Michal Grosek, Trent Whitfield, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 10, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 26, 2002