New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Thursday, October 8, 2009 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
New York Rangers 4 38-33-11
at Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13

Goals by period

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

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 7 12 10 29
Washington Capitals 9 9 10 28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:18 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Brian Pothier (1) Even strength NYR 0, WSH 1
2nd 08:47 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan (1) Unassisted Even strength NYR 1, WSH 1
2nd 10:48 New York Rangers Ales Kotalik (1) Artem Anisimov (1), Enver Lisin (1) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 1
3rd 03:17 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Tyler Sloan (1) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 2
3rd 07:51 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Brooks Laich (1), Alexander Semin (1) Power play NYR 2, WSH 3
3rd 08:09 New York Rangers Marian Gaborik (1) Vinny Prospal (1) Even strength NYR 3, WSH 3
3rd 10:42 New York Rangers Marian Gaborik (2) Michael Del Zotto (1) Power play NYR 4, WSH 3

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 29 28
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 9
Penalty minutes 18 10
Hits 16 22
Blocked shots 22 8
Giveaways 11 17
Takeaways 13 15
Faceoffs won 25/61 (41%) 36/61 (59%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik R 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 21:04
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 12:39
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 37.5% 22:57
Number 20 V. Prospal L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 2 0 18:23
Number 21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 -1 2 6 0 2 0 100% 18:51
Number 22 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 50% 06:16
Number 23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 55% 17:23
Number 24 R. Callahan R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 22:12
Number 34 A. Voros L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 05:20
Number 42 A. Anisimov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 25% 09:37
Number 81 E. Lisin R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 09:03
Number 87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 06:31
Number 4 M. Del Zotto D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:05
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 3 2 0 24:04
Number 6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:46
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 23:57
Number 33 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08:22
Number 97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 21:33
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 28 25 3 .893 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 9 3 0 0 24:57
Number 9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 17:24
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 11:25
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 80% 08:14
Number 17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:04
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 0 2 +1 0 5 0 1 1 56.3% 21:43
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 55.6% 19:10
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:16
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 21:49
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 69.2% 12:11
Number 53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 100% 10:14
Number 2 B. Pothier D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:09
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 18:57
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 13:54
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 15:05
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 27:38
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 15:40
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:22
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 29 25 4 .862 58:25 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:01 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky Hooking 2
1st 07:01 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley High sticking 2
1st 10:27 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Hooking 2
1st 11:31 New York Rangers Ales Kotalik Holding 2
1st 11:58 New York Rangers Dan Girardi Tripping 2
1st 14:14 New York Rangers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:45 New York Rangers Michal Rozsival Holding 2
2nd 07:14 New York Rangers Chris Drury High sticking 2
2nd 07:43 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2
2nd 16:13 New York Rangers Chris Higgins Interference 2
2nd 17:32 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 06:54 New York Rangers Aaron Voros Holding 2
3rd 10:19 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Tripping 2
3rd 14:54 New York Rangers Donald Brashear Tripping 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Stephane Auger, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
New York Rangers scratches
Sean Avery, Evgeny Grachev
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Milan Jurcina, Eric Fehr

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