New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Friday, November 23, 2001, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 6–2 on Friday, November 23, 2001 at home.

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

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	1	0	2
Washington Capitals	0	2	4	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	8	8	23
Washington Capitals	10	27	14	51

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:40	New York Rangers	Mike York (9)	Theo Fleury (15), Brian Leetch (14)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 0
2nd	09:38	New York Rangers	Andreas Johansson (7)	Mikael Samuelsson (2), Dale Purinton (2)	Even strength	NYR 2, WSH 0
2nd	15:00	Washington Capitals	Adam Oates (2)	Sergei Gonchar (11), Ulf Dahlen (9)	Power play	NYR 2, WSH 1
2nd	16:26	Washington Capitals	Ulf Dahlen (9)	Sergei Gonchar (12), Jaromir Jagr (8)	Power play	NYR 2, WSH 2
3rd	00:37	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (8)	Peter Bondra (5), Ulf Dahlen (10)	Power play	NYR 2, WSH 3
3rd	02:02	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 2, WSH 4
3rd	05:01	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 2, WSH 5
3rd	09:46	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin (6)	Ken Klee (2), Sylvain Cote (4)	Even strength	NYR 2, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Stat	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	23	51
Power play	0 of 4	3 of 11
Penalty minutes	101	47
Hits	7	16
Blocked shots	15	12
Giveaways	8	9
Takeaways	10	11
Faceoffs won	23/54 (42.6%)	31/54 (57.4%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	12	0	0	0		07:07
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55%	19:48
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	-1	4	2	0	0		18:56
Number 16 M. York	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1		18:06
Number 18 Z. Ciger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:09
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		14:11
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		03:13
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	40%	16:02
Number 32 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	40%	04:44
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		14:51
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	-1	19	2	1	0	42.9%	15:55
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	33.3%	16:54
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	3		25:01
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		13:58
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	17	3	2	1		20:31
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	6		21:28
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		23:35
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	2		12:40

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	51	45	6	.882	59:55	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals 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 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	+3	0	4	0	1	0		15:41
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	1	2	3	-1	0	6	0	0	1		20:45
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	69.2%	14:32
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	0	0		23:07
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	2	0	2	+3	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	15:21
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		06:45
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:11
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	17	1	2	2	0		12:40
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	25%	06:13
Number 46 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		03:37
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	-1	0	6	0	0	1		22:09
Number 77 A. Oates	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1	55.6%	23:57
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0		15:43
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	3	0		23:33
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2	0		17:11
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	5	0	0		15:52
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		13:08
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	-1	0	5	1	0	0		24:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	23	21	2	.913	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:40	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
2nd	03:37	New York Rangers	Steve McKenna	Tripping	2
2nd	06:18	Washington Capitals	Rob Zettler	High sticking	2
2nd	11:42	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Hooking	2
2nd	14:03	New York Rangers	Dan Blackburn	Slashing	2
2nd	16:00	New York Rangers	Igor Ulanov	Deliberate injury (match)	10
3rd	08:16	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
3rd	09:30	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	12:43	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Roughing	2
3rd	14:37	Washington Capitals	Frantisek Kucera	High sticking	2
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Roughing	2
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Roughing	2
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Instigator	2
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	15:24	New York Rangers	Dan Blackburn	Goalie leave crease	2
3rd	15:24	Washington Capitals	Olie Kolzig	Goalie leave crease	2
3rd	15:24	Washington Capitals	Joe Sacco	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:24	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:24	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Cross checking	2
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Instigator	2
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Abuse of officials (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Dan Schachte
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Jason Dawe, Darren Van Impe, Michal Grosek, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Manny Malhotra, Tomas Kloucek, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Dmitri Khristich, Joe Reekie, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

2001-2002 season series

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals 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 Nov 23

Other NHL games on Friday, November 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New Jersey Devils 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 23, 2001