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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Rangers 4 43-30-9
at Washington Capitals 3 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 0 3 1 4
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 4 11 6 21
Washington Capitals 14 9 12 35

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 06:40 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Mike Green (1) Power play NYR 0, WSH 1
2nd 07:49 New York Rangers Scott Gomez (1) Unassisted Even strength NYR 1, WSH 1
2nd 16:49 New York Rangers Nik Antropov (1) Scott Gomez (1), Paul Mara (1) Power play NYR 2, WSH 1
2nd 18:28 New York Rangers Markus Naslund (1) Scott Gomez (2), Wade Redden (1) Power play NYR 3, WSH 1
2nd 19:11 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), John Erskine (1) Even strength NYR 3, WSH 2
3rd 01:42 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Green (2) Power play NYR 3, WSH 3
3rd 11:43 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky (1) Markus Naslund (1), Nik Antropov (1) Even strength NYR 4, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 21 35
Power play 2 of 4 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 35 27
Blocked shots 21 10
Giveaways 5 11
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 20/66 (30.3%) 46/66 (69.7%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
13 N. Zherdev R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:44
15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 29.4% 12:20
16 S. Avery L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16:29
17 B. Dubinsky C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 30% 16:52
19 S. Gomez C 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 39.1% 21:18
20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:20
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 7 1 0 20:42
28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 03:23
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:21
34 A. Voros L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 03:50
80 N. Antropov C 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 18:32
91 M. Naslund L 1 1 2 +1 6 2 1 1 1 15:56
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 0 0 16:57
6 W. Redden D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 2 0 27:35
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 18:37
27 P. Mara D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:48
33 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 28:15
53 D. Morris D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 14:54
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 35 32 3 .914 59:54 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 +1 0 13 6 0 0 26:07
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 07:01
14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 1 15:35
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 80% 09:14
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 09:18
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 72.2% 24:29
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 72.7% 23:07
25 V. Kozlov C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:18
28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 22:52
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 60% 09:59
91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 70% 14:54
92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 57.1% 10:03
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:29
4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 5 1 0 16:08
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:48
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 0 16:31
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 -2 2 3 3 0 0 30:47
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 12:26
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 21 17 4 .810 58:58 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:18 New York Rangers Dan Girardi Holding 2
1st 10:15 New York Rangers Sean Avery Holding 2
1st 16:06 Washington Capitals Mike Green Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 03:14 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Hooking 2
2nd 05:16 New York Rangers Markus Naslund Tripping 2
2nd 11:52 New York Rangers Aaron Voros Interference 2
2nd 15:00 Washington Capitals John Erskine High sticking 2
2nd 17:21 Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 00:53 New York Rangers Dan Girardi Tripping 2
3rd 09:32 New York Rangers Markus Naslund Holding 2
3rd 14:42 New York Rangers Markus Naslund Slashing 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Mike Leggo, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches
Chris Drury, Artem Anisimov
Washington Capitals scratches
Donald Brashear, Chris Clark, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Jay Beagle

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 15

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Playoffs Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Playoffs Game page

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