New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, April 18, 2009, 1:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 1–0 on Saturday, April 18, 2009 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	1	43-30-9
at Washington Capitals	0	50-24-8

Goals by period

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

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	6	10	8	24
Washington Capitals	13	6	16	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:44	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (1)	Markus Naslund (2), Brandon Dubinsky (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 0

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	24	35
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	10
Hits	23	20
Blocked shots	29	13
Giveaways	7	24
Takeaways	10	7
Faceoffs won	28/60 (46.7%)	32/60 (53.3%)

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 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:15
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	45%	09:03
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2		18:01
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2	46.2%	18:39
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	55%	21:16
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		11:42
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	50%	15:25
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	2		20:41
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:41
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	11:25
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1		19:14
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		15:32
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4		19:48
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		25:04
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		20:23
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		14:33
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2		24:23
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		15:55

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	35	35	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

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	0	0	-1	0	6	5	0		22:50
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:27
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:45
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	28.6%	08:51
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:34
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	68.4%	23:45
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	75%	18:58
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0		17:17
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0		20:34
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	80%	10:31
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	35.7%	13:21
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	08:53
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:46
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		24:20
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		19:03
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		16:27
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		15:45
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1		23:44

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	24	23	1	.958	59:09	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:28	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
1st	19:54	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:15	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Hooking	2
2nd	13:12	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
2nd	16:17	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
2nd	18:57	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov	Tripping	2
3rd	06:24	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Tripping	2
3rd	09:39	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Roughing	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Wes McCauley, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches: Aaron Voros, Artem Anisimov
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Chris Clark, Tyler Sloan, Jeff Schultz, Jay Beagle

2008-2009 season series

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 15, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 22, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 26, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Apr 18

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 18, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Apr 18, 2009

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