Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Thursday, April 30, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11
at New York Rangers	1	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	0	1	2
New York Rangers	0	0	1	1

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	10	12	29
New York Rangers	12	9	11	32

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (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	18:13	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (3)	John Carlson (4), Braden Holtby (1)	Power play	WSH 1, NYR 0
3rd	15:21	New York Rangers	Jesper Fast (1)	Kevin Hayes (1), Carl Hagelin (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 1
3rd	19:58	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward (2)	Alex Ovechkin (4), Nicklas Backstrom (4)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 1

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	29	32
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	32	34
Blocked shots	19	15
Giveaways	13	20
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	27/61 (44.3%)	34/61 (55.7%)

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	1	2	+1	0	6	0	1	1	100%	18:26
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	0	0	33.3%	20:03
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		17:32
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	44.4%	13:35
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:58
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	15:08
Number 42 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	16:34
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0		10:07
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		10:45
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	70%	14:10
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:12
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	15:53
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		21:32
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:00
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		18:33
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	4	0		22:54
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:28
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	3	0		23:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	31	1	.969	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	2	5	2	0	100%	16:23
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	14:52
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		09:18
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	57.1%	16:40
Number 19 J. Fast	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		14:49
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	3	0	0		14:04
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	60%	17:38
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	100%	17:16
Number 28 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	63.6%	12:09
Number 45 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:02
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		18:40
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		16:05
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0		21:30
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0		18:47
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		20:03
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		18:06
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		22:05
Number 93 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:46

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:30	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Holding	2
1st	17:26	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore	Holding	2
1st	19:39	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider	High sticking	2
2nd	00:54	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	Interference	2
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	New York Rangers	Tanner Glass	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches: Eric Fehr, Michael Latta
New York Rangers scratches: Matt Hunwick, Chris Summers, Mats Zuccarello

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 Apr 30

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Apr 30, 2015

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