New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Friday, April 24, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–0 on Friday, April 24, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	0	43-30-9
at Washington Capitals	4	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	0	0	0	0
Washington Capitals	2	2	0	4

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	3	7	10	20
Washington Capitals	6	8	7	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:58	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (1)	Boyd Gordon (1), Mike Green (3)	Shorthanded	NYR 0, WSH 1
1st	12:07	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (2)	Brooks Laich (1), Tom Poti (1)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 2
2nd	04:57	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (4)	Nicklas Backstrom (5)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 3
2nd	19:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Sergei Fedorov (2)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 4

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	20	21
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 7
Penalty minutes	38	24
Hits	35	30
Blocked shots	11	21
Giveaways	7	22
Takeaways	5	12
Faceoffs won	21/49 (42.9%)	28/49 (57.1%)

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	-2	0	2	2	0		15:23
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	38.5%	09:31
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	63.6%	19:09
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	33.3%	19:45
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		10:17
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	50%	07:21
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		17:49
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	-1	14	0	3	0		05:44
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:49
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-2	12	1	2	0		10:56
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		14:27
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		17:49
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	3		23:31
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		19:57
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		24:06
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1		15:57
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2		19:58
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		16:31

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	14	10	4	.714	40:00	Loss
Number 40 S. Valiquette	7	7	0	1.000	20:00

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	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	0		20:21
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	2	0	100%	15:06
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		14:03
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	50%	13:47
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		10:31
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	61.5%	17:02
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	50%	15:32
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		13:26
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1		16:45
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0	72.7%	15:32
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0		04:13
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	50%	15:59
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	4		18:37
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2		21:16
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+3	4	0	3	2		17:07
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0		16:51
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	3		16:43
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		25:09

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	20	20	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:16	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Slashing	2
1st	03:40	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier	Tripping	2
1st	09:27	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	13:14	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
1st	13:59	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov	Slashing	2
2nd	14:15	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	20:00	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Roughing	2
3rd	04:03	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky	Roughing	2
3rd	04:03	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
3rd	04:03	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	07:37	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Roughing	2
3rd	11:40	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky	Charging	2
3rd	14:14	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Holding	2
3rd	14:14	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Roughing	2
3rd	14:14	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:14	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:34	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Hooking	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches: Sean Avery, Artem Anisimov
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, 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

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