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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 2 45-26-11
at New York Rangers 4 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 2 2
New York Rangers 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 5 6 21 32
New York Rangers 9 9 9 27

Three stars

  1. R. Nash, New York Rangers (3 goals)
  2. M. St. Louis, New York Rangers (1 goal)
  3. M. Zuccarello, New York Rangers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:32 New York Rangers Rick Nash (21) Mats Zuccarello (11), Derick Brassard (17) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd 01:03 New York Rangers Martin St. Louis (11) Dan Boyle (1), Derick Brassard (18) Power play WSH 0, NYR 2
3rd 05:12 New York Rangers Rick Nash (22) Mats Zuccarello (12) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 3
3rd 05:53 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Troy Brouwer (7), John Carlson (21) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 3
3rd 10:58 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (16) John Carlson (22), Marcus Johansson (11) Power play WSH 2, NYR 3
3rd 16:12 New York Rangers Rick Nash (23) Derek Stepan (16), Derick Brassard (19) Power play WSH 2, NYR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 32 27
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 28 23
Blocked shots 12 16
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 6 16
Faceoffs won 25/59 (42.4%) 34/59 (57.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 2 6 8 0 1 19:58
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 15:06
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 4 3 1 0 0 42.1% 19:39
20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 17:38
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 60% 15:41
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:36
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 66.7% 14:44
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 40% 09:40
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:10
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 42.9% 13:57
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:58
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 50% 11:41
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22:20
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 17:04
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 2 0 19:14
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:44
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 -1 0 4 1 3 0 24:21
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:45
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 27 23 4 .852 58:31 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 100% 13:11
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 41.7% 10:11
15 T. Glass L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 09:59
16 D. Brassard C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 3 0 0 60% 16:06
19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 10:07
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 15:40
21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 44.4% 21:36
26 M. St. Louis R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 100% 18:43
28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 88.9% 13:25
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 1 0 100% 14:46
61 R. Nash L 3 0 3 +2 0 5 1 0 1 18:18
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 14:38
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 18:55
8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 20:52
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:45
22 D. Boyle D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 3 0 19:50
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 1 0 19:13
44 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 14:46
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:47 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Cross checking 2
2nd 00:27 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Boarding 2
2nd 03:59 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Slashing 2
2nd 12:02 New York Rangers Chris Kreider Tripping 2
2nd 14:03 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking 2
2nd 14:54 New York Rangers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 18:28 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello Tripping 2
3rd 09:29 New York Rangers Matt Hunwick Hooking 2
3rd 14:35 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking double minor 4
3rd 14:35 Washington Capitals Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
3rd 19:30 New York Rangers Carl Hagelin Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Jack Hillen, Tom Wilson
New York Rangers scratches
Lee Stempniak, John Moore

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page

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