Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Monday, April 30, 2012, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Monday, April 30, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	3	42-32-8
at New York Rangers	2	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	2	0	1	3
New York Rangers	1	0	1	2

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	12	6	7	25
New York Rangers	10	8	10	28

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
M. Del Zotto, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Ovechkin, 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
1st	12:20	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Keith Aucoin (1), Joel Ward (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 0
1st	17:14	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Matt Hendricks (1), Jay Beagle (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 0
1st	19:17	New York Rangers	Brad Richards (1)	Marian Gaborik (1), Michael Del Zotto (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 1
3rd	06:58	New York Rangers	Michael Del Zotto (1)	Derek Stepan (1), Brad Richards (1)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 2
3rd	12:33	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Power play	WSH 3, NYR 2

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	25	28
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	35	45
Blocked shots	24	14
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	34/68 (50%)	34/68 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	0	0	7	2	1	1		13:36
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	50%	16:18
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	18:48
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0	69.2%	17:46
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		09:49
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	25%	09:29
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		13:05
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	2	0	66.7%	15:26
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:27
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	0		12:06
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	1	0	40%	19:58
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	16:55
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		19:27
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3	0		23:15
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	4	0		15:31
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	0		18:14
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		17:12
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	2	0		23:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	26	2	.929	59:59	Win

New York Rangers

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 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:02
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		20:29
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	-1	2	5	0	0	0	51.7%	21:51
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	7	1	0	50%	17:54
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	57.9%	22:35
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	1	0	42.9%	15:20
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	3	0		22:25
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		14:07
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	04:20
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		04:56
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		18:11
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		03:53
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	1	1		25:08
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4	0		20:35
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		25:25
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		25:30
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		15:14
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:07

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	25	22	3	.880	58:54	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:59	Washington Capitals	Roman Hamrlik	Holding	2
1st	14:53	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	17:45	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Slashing	2
1st	17:45	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	Roughing	2
1st	19:47	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Tripping	2
3rd	06:02	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	High sticking	2
3rd	09:53	New York Rangers	Brian Boyle	Holding the stick	2
3rd	12:29	New York Rangers	Brad Richards	Holding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Tomas Vokoun, John Erskine, Jeff Halpern, Mathieu Perreault, Dmitry Orlov, Mattias Sjogren
New York Rangers scratches: Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Brandon Dubinsky, Chad Kolarik, John Scott, Mats Zuccarello

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 Apr 30

Other NHL games on Monday, April 30, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Apr 30, 2012

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