Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals 4 29-41-12
at New York Rangers 5 44-26-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 1 3 0 4
New York Rangers 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 19 10 11 40
New York Rangers 11 11 5 27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:36 New York Rangers Steve Rucchin (13) Sandis Ozolinsh (6), Martin Straka (50) Power play WSH 0, NYR 1
1st 08:32 New York Rangers Petr Prucha (26) Michael Nylander (40), Henrik Lundqvist (2) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 2
1st 17:19 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby (13) Ben Clymer (10) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd 01:17 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie (14) Jeff Halpern (27) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 2
2nd 04:36 New York Rangers Petr Sykora (17) Jaromir Jagr (51), Martin Straka (51) Power play WSH 2, NYR 3
2nd 08:32 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir (8) Ben Clymer (11), Brian Sutherby (13) Even strength WSH 3, NYR 3
2nd 13:36 Washington Capitals Chris Clark (15) Dainius Zubrus (24), Ivan Majesky (6) Even strength WSH 4, NYR 3
2nd 18:41 New York Rangers Sandis Ozolinsh (4) Michael Nylander (41) Power play WSH 4, NYR 4
3rd 07:08 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr (45) Marek Malik (14), Michael Nylander (42) Even strength WSH 4, NYR 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 40 27
Power play 0 of 6 3 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 22 20
Blocked shots 9 22
Giveaways 6 11
Takeaways 4 11
Faceoffs won 27/59 (45.8%) 32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 24:43
Number 9 D. Zubrus C 0 1 1 +1 2 6 1 0 0 61.5% 24:46
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 11:03
Number 11 J. Halpern C 0 1 1 +1 2 4 1 2 0 27.8% 18:55
Number 16 B. Sutherby C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 0 1 0 70% 09:07
Number 17 C. Clark R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 50% 16:19
Number 18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 0 0 18:20
Number 20 R. Fata L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:34
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 08:16
Number 24 B. Willsie R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 0 0 19:21
Number 27 B. Clymer R 0 2 2 +1 2 2 0 0 0 16:38
Number 38 J. Klepis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:52
Number 6 J. Heward D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 0 19:36
Number 23 I. Majesky D 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 12:11
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:56
Number 34 M. Biron D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 17:14
Number 44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:23
Number 47 B. Muir D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 4 2 0 26:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 37 O. Kolzig 27 22 5 .815 59:16 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 17 P. Sykora R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 0 1 100% 16:47
Number 18 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 50% 09:23
Number 19 B. Betts C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 68.8% 15:11
Number 20 S. Rucchin C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 50% 18:49
Number 25 P. Prucha R 1 0 1 -1 2 3 3 1 0 33.3% 14:11
Number 28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 03:11
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 2 0 15:41
Number 44 R. Hollweg L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 09:19
Number 68 J. Jagr R 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 18:01
Number 81 M. Hossa L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:37
Number 82 M. Straka C 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 16:38
Number 92 M. Nylander C 0 3 3 0 4 5 0 0 0 50% 16:53
Number 3 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21:42
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 20:26
Number 8 M. Malik D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:51
Number 16 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 20:57
Number 24 S. Ozolinsh D 1 1 2 -2 2 1 0 1 1 19:05
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 5 0 17:21
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 40 36 4 .900 59:39 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:24 New York Rangers Michael Nylander High sticking 2
1st 00:24 New York Rangers Michael Nylander High sticking 2
1st 05:25 Washington Capitals Ivan Majesky Hooking 2
1st 14:46 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr Hooking 2
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Boarding 2
2nd 03:14 Washington Capitals Jamie Heward Delaying game 2
2nd 18:37 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby Interference 2
2nd 19:56 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer Hooking 2
3rd 00:53 New York Rangers Petr Prucha Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 06:07 New York Rangers Ryan Hollweg Hooking 2
3rd 06:55 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus Interference 2
3rd 10:29 New York Rangers Sandis Ozolinsh Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Referees
Kerry Fraser, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches
Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
New York Rangers scratches
Martin Rucinsky, Jason Strudwick, Jason Ward, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya

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