Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	2	42-32-8
at New York Rangers	3	51-24-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	8	11	26
New York Rangers	8	11	9	28

Three stars

R. McDonagh, New York Rangers (1 goal)
B. Prust, New York Rangers (1 goal)
B. Dubinsky, New York Rangers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:01	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (1)	Anton Stralman (1), Brad Richards (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd	06:31	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Jason Chimera (1), John Carlson (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 1
2nd	13:21	New York Rangers	Ryan McDonagh (1)	Brian Boyle (1), Brandon Dubinsky (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 2
3rd	06:26	New York Rangers	Brandon Prust (1)	Brandon Dubinsky (2), Marc Staal (1)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, NYR 3
3rd	17:32	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Roman Hamrlik (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, 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	26	28
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	20	37
Blocked shots	13	25
Giveaways	3	11
Takeaways	4	10
Faceoffs won	19/50 (38%)	31/50 (62%)

Box score

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	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0		22:32
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	57.1%	09:40
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		15:38
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	27.3%	12:53
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:01
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	0		18:52
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	50%	13:33
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		21:20
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		09:40
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	100%	11:06
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	23.1%	15:05
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	38.5%	20:50
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:31
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		28:00
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		24:21
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		10:44
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	3	3		25:45
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		18:16

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	28	25	3	.893	59:13	Loss

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 8 B. Prust	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	2		16:45
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		20:57
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	4	0	50%	18:56
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	63.6%	18:08
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	71.4%	17:36
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	65%	17:55
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	6	2		18:57
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	08:43
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	66.7%	16:42
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	100%	14:14
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:48
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		19:09
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	2		22:46
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	3		19:36
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	5		25:23
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		13:44
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:30
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	3		18:11

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:07	Washington Capitals	Dennis Wideman	Hooking	2
2nd	15:47	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Slashing	2
3rd	01:58	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Hooking	2
3rd	04:30	New York Rangers	Artem Anisimov	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Mike Knuble, Jeff Schultz
New York Rangers scratches: Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Woywitka, Wojtek Wolski

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 25, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 30, 2012
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/3OT Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, May 2, 2012
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, May 5, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, May 7, 2012
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, May 9, 2012
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, May 12, 2012

Other NHL games on Feb 12

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
San Jose Sharks 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Feb 12, 2012

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