Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Saturday, November 26, 2005, 8:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	2	29-41-12
at New York Rangers	3	44-26-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	17	10	8	2	0	37
New York Rangers	4	9	7	6	0	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:16	New York Rangers	Jason Ward (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd	00:14	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer (4)	Dominic Moore (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 2
2nd	03:32	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (6)	Jamie Heward (7), Alex Ovechkin (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd	10:36	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie (5)	Matt Pettinger (3), Jeff Halpern (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
1	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels	Goal
2	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander	Goal
3	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Saved
4	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Saved
4	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha	Saved
5	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Saved
5	New York Rangers	Jason Ward	Saved
6	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Goal
6	New York Rangers	Ville Nieminen	Goal
7	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Saved
7	New York Rangers	Marcel Hossa	Saved
8	Washington Capitals	Jakub Klepis	Saved
8	New York Rangers	Ryan Hollweg	Saved
9	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Saved
9	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore	Saved
10	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Saved
10	New York Rangers	Blair Betts	Saved
11	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Saved
11	New York Rangers	Maxim Kondratiev	Saved
12	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Saved
12	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Saved
13	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Saved
13	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Saved
14	Washington Capitals	Bryan Muir	Goal
14	New York Rangers	Jason Strudwick	Goal
15	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Saved
15	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	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 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	0	9	3	1		24:30
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		13:03
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	50%	26:19
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	46.7%	14:45
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	0		15:55
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1		14:10
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	54.5%	09:58
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	100%	22:15
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	1	69.2%	18:30
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		12:11
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		09:26
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:26
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	1	1	+2	6	3	0	0		24:38
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3		06:40
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:52
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		27:33
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		22:38
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		23:24

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	26	24	2	.923	64:51	OT loss

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 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		14:13
Number 14 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	50%	15:41
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	35.7%	14:27
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	55.6%	16:37
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	66.7%	18:20
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	100%	11:38
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	07:24
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		23:46
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:40
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	40%	21:02
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	16:54
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		25:21
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	2		20:16
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		21:58
Number 16 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		13:25
Number 24 M. Kondratiev	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		21:00
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		12:39
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		19:10

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	37	35	2	.946	64:46	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:44	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels	Interference	2
1st	16:26	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Holding	2
1st	19:15	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Interference	2
1st	19:57	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Interference	2
2nd	14:21	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Tripping	2
2nd	14:24	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha	High sticking	2
3rd	03:20	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Holding	2
3rd	07:16	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Tripping	2
3rd	08:29	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Tripping	2
3rd	16:44	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore	Hooking	2
OT	00:00	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Illegal stick	2
OT	04:40	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Bill McCreary, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches: Jeff Friesen, Frederic Cassivi, Dainius Zubrus, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Mathieu Biron, Stephen Peat, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
New York Rangers scratches: Martin Rucinsky, Steve Rucchin, Kevin Weekes, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Bryce Lampman, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Al Montoya

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Mon, Oct 10, 2005
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 3, 2005
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 26, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Boston Bruins 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Florida Panthers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 7 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 26, 2005