Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final/2OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 4 48-23-11
at New York Rangers 3 44-33-5

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime 2nd overtime Total
Washington Capitals 10 12 13 13 5 53
New York Rangers 6 13 7 9 4 39

Three stars

  1. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. R. Fedotenko, New York Rangers (2 assists)
  3. J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 05:24 New York Rangers Artem Anisimov (1) Chris Drury (1), Michael Sauer (1) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd 13:40 New York Rangers Marian Gaborik (1) Ruslan Fedotenko (1), Brandon Dubinsky (1) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 2
2nd 13:47 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky (1) Ruslan Fedotenko (2) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 3
3rd 02:47 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, NYR 3
3rd 03:44 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (1) Brooks Laich (1), Mike Green (1) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 3
3rd 12:07 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (2) John Carlson (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength WSH 3, NYR 3
2OT 12:36 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 4, NYR 3

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 53 39
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 51 69
Blocked shots 21 28
Giveaways 10 14
Takeaways 5 15
Faceoffs won 46/90 (51.1%) 44/90 (48.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 2 4 3 1 30:07
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 1 10:59
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 -1 4 4 2 0 61.5% 16:08
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 +3 0 3 3 1 18:41
Number 18 M. Sturm L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 6 0 24:39
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 0 55% 31:36
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 5 1 44.4% 30:32
Number 25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 0 50% 20:05
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 13:02
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 2 7 2 0 26:20
Number 44 J. Arnott C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 2 60% 22:46
Number 90 M. Johansson L 2 0 2 +3 0 4 0 1 35.3% 26:27
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 1 19:34
Number 23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 1 29:28
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 2 30:13
Number 52 M. Green D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 3 0 33:38
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 5 29:56
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 3 5 34:50
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 39 36 3 .923 92:36 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 7 0 24:23
Number 10 M. Gaborik R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 0 28:21
Number 16 S. Avery L 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 1 17:41
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 1 1 2 -1 0 3 3 0 44.4% 33:17
Number 19 R. Fedotenko L 0 2 2 0 0 2 9 2 26:52
Number 20 V. Prospal L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 66.7% 26:04
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 30% 28:01
Number 22 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 -1 4 5 10 2 61.1% 29:51
Number 23 C. Drury C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 2 47.8% 15:28
Number 26 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 66.7% 12:55
Number 42 A. Anisimov C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 1 33.3% 22:02
Number 86 W. Wolski L 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 09:40
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 9 39:45
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 36:55
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 31:58
Number 28 B. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 20:20
Number 38 M. Sauer D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 2 32:32
Number 97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 18:55
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 53 49 4 .925 92:36 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:07 New York Rangers Brian Boyle Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 09:46 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Tripping 2
1st 16:21 Washington Capitals Marco Sturm Interference 2
1st 18:55 New York Rangers Brian Boyle Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 19:58 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
2nd 02:56 Washington Capitals Mike Green Tripping 2
2nd 19:16 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Boarding 2
3rd 10:03 New York Rangers Sean Avery Slashing 2
3rd 12:48 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Tripping 2
OT 14:44 New York Rangers Derek Stepan Delaying game puck over glass 2
2OT 05:21 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Paul Devorski, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Mike Knuble, Tyler Sloan, Dennis Wideman, DJ King, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle
New York Rangers scratches
Martin Biron, Steve Eminger, Ryan Callahan

2010-2011 season series

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