Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Sunday, March 29, 2015, 3:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Sunday, March 29, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	5	45-26-11
at New York Rangers	2	53-22-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	3	5
New York Rangers	2	0	0	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	8	9	14	31
New York Rangers	12	6	7	25

Three stars

A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:32	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (48)	Joel Ward (15), John Carlson (37)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 0
1st	18:10	New York Rangers	Kevin Hayes (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 1
1st	19:11	New York Rangers	Derick Brassard (16)	Mats Zuccarello (33), Ryan McDonagh (19)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd	11:17	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (49)	Nicklas Backstrom (55), Matt Niskanen (25)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 2
3rd	04:41	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (6)	Eric Fehr (12), Brooks Laich (12)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYR 2
3rd	07:40	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (7)	Brooks Laich (13), Eric Fehr (13)	Even strength	WSH 4, NYR 2
3rd	17:37	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (18)	Troy Brouwer (19), Brooks Orpik (17)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 5, 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	31	25
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	25	18
Blocked shots	11	12
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	5	19
Faceoffs won	21/47 (44.7%)	26/47 (55.3%)

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	2	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	1		16:29
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	25%	12:53
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	43.8%	20:12
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	100%	17:17
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		12:20
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:20
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	1	0		13:43
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0		14:57
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		09:25
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	10:01
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:36
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	61.5%	14:35
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		22:17
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		14:35
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:02
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+3	2	3	5	1	0		19:47
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		19:59
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	4	0		20:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	25	23	2	.920	60:00	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 10 J. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:35
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	25%	15:11
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		11:37
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0	57.1%	16:24
Number 19 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		12:34
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		13:59
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	46.7%	16:07
Number 28 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	70%	15:44
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		20:05
Number 45 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:16
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		17:41
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:34
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		18:23
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		19:46
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		22:01
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0		20:08
Number 55 C. Summers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		15:00
Number 93 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:05

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	30	26	4	.867	59:53	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:28	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	High sticking	2
1st	07:27	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
1st	13:31	New York Rangers	Mats Zuccarello	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:55	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	06:44	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Tripping	2
2nd	08:48	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	Slashing	2
2nd	09:20	New York Rangers	Derick Brassard	Slashing	2
2nd	12:05	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	12:46	New York Rangers	Dan Boyle	Interference	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Jean Hebert, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Jay Beagle
New York Rangers scratches: Martin St. Louis, Matt Hunwick

2014-2015 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers 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 29

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 29, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Calgary Flames 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
San Jose Sharks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Mar 29, 2015

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