Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Thursday, September 24, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Preseason Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals	2	54-15-13
at New York Rangers	3	38-33-11

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:36	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd	12:37	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (2)	Vinny Prospal (3), Chris Higgins (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd	17:00	Washington Capitals	Keith Aucoin (2)	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 2
3rd	18:50	New York Rangers	Chris Higgins (2)	Brandon Dubinsky (1), Marian Gaborik (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 3

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

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	1	0	1
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0
Number 25 B. Sugden	R	0	0	0
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	2	1	3
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	1	1	2
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0
Number 59 E. Grachev	C	0	0	0
Number 81 E. Lisin	R	0	0	0
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0
Number 25 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0
Number 43 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	0	0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Mike Knuble, Brendan Morrison, Sergei Zimakov, Tom Poti, Boyd Kane, Maxim Orlov, Igor Shadilov, Brian Pothier, Ivan Nepriayev, Shaone Morrisonn, Artem Ternavsky, Tomas Fleischmann, Boyd Gordon, Igor Ignatushkin, Eric Fehr, Aaron Dawson, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Oscar Hedman, Peter Guggisberg, Andrew Gordon, Kyle Wilson, Joe Finley, Patrick McNeill, Francois Bouchard, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, Mathieu Perreault, Josh Godfrey, Steven Pinizzotto, Sean Collins, Dan Dunn, Nick Larson, Andrew Glass, Phil Desimone, Eric Doyle, Anton Gustafsson, John Carlson, Eric Mestery, Dmitri Kugryshev, Braden Holtby, Joel Broda, Greg Burke, Stefan Della Rovere, Jason Fredricks, Trevor Bruess, Zach Miskovic, Kevin Schmidt, Jake Hauswirth, Marcus Johansson, Dmitry Orlov, Cody Eakin, Patrick Wey, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Flemming, Benjamin Casavant, Garrett Zemlak, Ryan Jasinsky, Ryan Kerr
New York Rangers scratches: Ilya Gorokhov, Tyler Arnason, Sean Avery, PA Parenteau, Patrick Rissmiller, Brian Boyle, Corey Locke, Corey Potter, Matt Zaba, Dane Byers, Zdenek Bahensky, Roman Psurny, Eric Hunter, Marc Staal, Michael Sauer, Brodie Dupont, Greg Beller, Devin Didiomete, Chad Johnson, Ryan Hillier, Pavel Valentenko, Lukas Zeliska, Nigel Williams, David Kveton, Tomas Zaborsky, Bobby Sanguinetti, Miika Wiikman, Tysen Dowzak, Jordan Owens, Danny Hobbs, Max Campbell, David Skokan, Ryan McDonagh, Carl Hagelin, Justin Soryal, Derek Stepan, Tomas Kundratek, Dale Weise, Chris Doyle, Mitch Gaulton, Paul Crowder, Ilkka Heikkinen, Andreas Ambuhl, Chris Kreider, Ethan Werek, Ryan Bourque, Scott Stajcer, Roman Horak, Dan Maggio, Mikhail Pashnin, Chris Chappell, Sam Klassen, Luke Pither

2009-2010 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 27, 2009

Other NHL games on Sep 24

Other NHL games on Thursday, September 24, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
St. Louis Blues 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Sep 24, 2009