Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals	4	54-15-13
at New York Rangers	2	38-33-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	15	6	5	26
New York Rangers	5	6	9	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:16	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (1)	Dan Girardi (1), Marc Staal (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 1
1st	15:06	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Mike Green (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1)	Power play	WSH 1, NYR 1
2nd	15:44	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Mike Green (2), Chris Clark (1)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 1
3rd	08:23	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (2)	PA Parenteau (1), Sean Avery (1)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 2
3rd	15:09	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (1)	Jay Beagle (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYR 2
3rd	19:43	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, NYR 2

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

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	1	0	1	-1	0	1	7	0	1		19:23
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0	27.3%	18:55
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	5	1	4	0	0		13:27
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		19:28
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:19
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0		14:45
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1	0	50%	18:00
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	2	1		17:04
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	72.7%	16:51
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100%	09:34
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	55.6%	10:16
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	08:50
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	3	0		18:36
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:45
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	1	0		18:34
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		10:27
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	0	5	0	2	0		24:55
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:19

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	20	18	2	.900	59:55	Win

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 10 M. Gaborik	R	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	1		24:03
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	2	0		19:25
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	2	0		16:03
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	47.6%	23:12
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	7	0	0	53.8%	18:00
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	04:15
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	5	0	0		21:21
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	100%	03:41
Number 38 P. Parenteau	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:48
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	28.6%	15:31
Number 81 E. Lisin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:39
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:47
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		19:29
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		20:08
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:59
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		20:24
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:59
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		19:31

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	25	22	3	.880	58:53	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:18	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Tripping	2
1st	08:03	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Tripping	2
1st	10:39	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:39	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:47	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Tripping	2
2nd	05:42	Washington Capitals	Brendan Morrison	Holding	2
2nd	08:49	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Interference	2
2nd	14:11	New York Rangers	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
3rd	04:36	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Roughing	2
3rd	06:46	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier	High sticking	2
3rd	09:14	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Roughing	2
3rd	09:14	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Roughing	2

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Oct 8, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 6 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 4, 2010
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 6, 2010

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