Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Washington Capitals	2	23-46-10-3
at New York Rangers	1	27-40-7-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	8	5	24
New York Rangers	9	4	20	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:29	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (9)	Jason Doig (9), Robert Lang (36)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 0
2nd	04:08	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 0
3rd	05:21	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky (12)	Petr Nedved (13), Brian Leetch (13)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 1

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	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	58.8%	21:25
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	66.7%	22:02
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:30
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		12:40
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0		07:41
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	83.3%	18:57
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		16:56
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	68.8%	17:31
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		21:25
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:04
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:20
Number 76 D. Verot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	05:03
Number 2 J. Boumedienne	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		16:28
Number 3 J. Doig	D	0	1	1	0	7	2	2	0		19:01
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0		19:19
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		24:15
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		18:59
Number 38 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:17

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

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 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	25%	19:09
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	36.4%	15:31
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		15:00
Number 21 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		15:36
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0		18:23
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:52
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:59
Number 37 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		08:35
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		07:33
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		24:22
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	1	57.1%	09:37
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	21.4%	20:05
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1		16:08
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		25:58
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:11
Number 24 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:53
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		21:37
Number 74 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		18:27

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	0	0	0		00:07
Number 40 J. Markkanen	24	22	2	.917	58:49	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:31	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Boarding	2
1st	13:26	New York Rangers	Jan Hlavac	High sticking	2
2nd	10:53	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:53	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:52	Washington Capitals	Joel Kwiatkowski	Boarding	2
3rd	07:56	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Holding	2
3rd	13:34	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Kip Miller, John Gruden, Michael Nylander, Sergei Gonchar, Colin Forbes, Sebastien Charpentier, Chris Hajt, Brian Willsie, Andrei Podkonicky, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Roman Tvrdon, Dwayne Zinger, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta, Owen Fussey, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Garret Stroshein
New York Rangers scratches: Vladimir Malakhov, Darius Kasparaitis, Jason MacDonald, Pascal Rheaume, Paul Healey, Greg De Vries, Dan Lacouture, Jason LaBarbera, Mike Siklenka, Phil Osaer, Layne Ulmer, Lawrence Nycholat, Richard Scott, Cory Larose, Dominic Moore, Chad Wiseman, Benoit Dusablon, Fedor Tyutin, Garth Murray, Bryce Lampman

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 18, 2004
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 3, 2004

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 28, 2004
St. Louis Blues 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Ottawa Senators 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Jan 28, 2004