New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 8:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
New York Rangers	3	53-22-7
at Washington Capitals	1	45-26-11

Goals by period

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

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	12	12	7	31
Washington Capitals	9	4	16	29

Three stars

C. Talbot, New York Rangers (goaltender)
M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals
K. Hayes, New York Rangers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:20	New York Rangers	Carl Hagelin (15)	Kevin Hayes (18), Dan Boyle (8)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 0
1st	11:43	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (45)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (20), Joel Ward (13)	Power play	NYR 1, WSH 1
1st	16:34	New York Rangers	J.T. Miller (7)	Kevin Hayes (19)	Even strength	NYR 2, WSH 1
3rd	17:33	New York Rangers	Martin St. Louis (19)	Chris Kreider (18)	Even strength	NYR 3, WSH 1

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	31	29
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	30	34
Blocked shots	20	15
Giveaways	8	10
Takeaways	5	12
Faceoffs won	29/67 (43.3%)	38/67 (56.7%)

Box score

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 10 J. Miller	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	25%	09:33
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	10:40
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	0		10:49
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	33.3%	16:46
Number 19 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		13:20
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0		17:31
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0	52.2%	19:20
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:43
Number 28 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	50%	14:09
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:10
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:25
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	1	0		12:39
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	6	1	0		20:33
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		18:36
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		23:13
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		18:38
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	4	0		20:51
Number 93 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		18:21

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

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	-2	2	4	4	1	1		20:06
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	80%	15:43
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0	50%	18:38
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	66.7%	17:48
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	33.3%	13:14
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		12:57
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:46
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	18:25
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	6	0	0		12:01
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	07:43
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:18
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	4	0	0	40%	15:24
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0		28:10
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		14:40
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		20:16
Number 45 C. Schilling	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		09:21
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	6	0		25:49
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		14:54

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	31	28	3	.903	57:47	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:00	New York Rangers	Dan Boyle	Interference	2
1st	13:46	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Slashing	2
1st	19:04	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore	Interference	2
1st	19:46	New York Rangers	Ryan McDonagh	High sticking	2
2nd	07:27	Washington Capitals	Curtis Glencross	Roughing	2
2nd	10:16	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Illegal check to head	2
2nd	10:16	New York Rangers	Tanner Glass	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:16	Washington Capitals	Tim Gleason	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches: Matt Hunwick, James Sheppard
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Mike Green, Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 11, 2015
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 11, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Apr 30, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, May 2, 2015
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Mon, May 4, 2015
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, May 6, 2015
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Fri, May 8, 2015
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sun, May 10, 2015
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, May 13, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 11

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 11, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 11, 2015

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