Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Monday, April 20, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–0 on Monday, April 20, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8
at New York Rangers	0	43-30-9

Goals by period

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

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	14	16	10	40
New York Rangers	11	10	12	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	06:57	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 0
1st	11:36	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (3)	Alex Ovechkin (4), Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 0
2nd	11:29	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Sergei Fedorov (1)	Power play	WSH 3, NYR 0
3rd	18:35	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (4), Brian Pothier (1)	Power play	WSH 4, NYR 0

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	33
Power play	2 of 6	0 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	26
Hits	24	33
Blocked shots	13	13
Giveaways	1	4
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	31/60 (51.7%)	29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	+2	0	5	2	1	0		20:19
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		09:47
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:23
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	69.2%	12:31
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:32
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	3	3	+2	0	2	4	0	0	57.1%	20:58
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1		16:45
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:15
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	1	3	+2	0	8	0	1	0	100%	18:25
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	53.3%	17:35
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		02:35
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	38.5%	16:10
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	2	0		18:06
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		23:02
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		18:33
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4	0	0		13:56
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		16:11
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0		21:57

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	33	33	0	1.000	60:00	Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:23
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	35.7%	08:25
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	-1	18	5	6	0	0		16:28
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	57.1%	19:32
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	50%	21:03
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		10:25
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		10:58
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	50%	19:41
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		03:29
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	11:19
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	15:28
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0		14:42
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		20:44
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:36
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	1	0		22:50
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		15:11
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		22:48
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0		16:07

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	40	36	4	.900	59:52	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:17	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Roughing	2
1st	08:17	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
1st	12:35	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	High sticking	2
1st	18:21	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Holding	2
1st	20:00	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Holding	2
2nd	03:07	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Roughing	2
2nd	06:18	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Slashing	2
2nd	07:13	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	High sticking	2
2nd	07:57	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
2nd	09:53	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Hooking	2
2nd	13:03	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	High sticking	2
2nd	17:45	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:19	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier	Slashing	2
3rd	16:31	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Holding	2
3rd	17:12	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Roughing	2
3rd	17:12	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Lonnie Cameron
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Tyler Sloan, Jeff Schultz, Jay Beagle
New York Rangers scratches: Aaron Voros, Artem Anisimov

2008-2009 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers 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 20

Other NHL games on Monday, April 20, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Mon, Apr 20, 2009

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