Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 2 56-18-8
at New York Rangers 5 46-27-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 0 2
New York Rangers 2 2 1 5

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 14 12 34
New York Rangers 9 3 10 22

Three stars

  1. H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
  2. D. Brassard, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. O. Lindberg, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:59 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg (6) Kevin Hayes (5), Dan Girardi (2) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
1st 15:45 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (6) Nate Schmidt (1) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 1
1st 17:46 New York Rangers Kevin Hayes (3) Oscar Lindberg (3), Marc Staal (4) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd 01:53 New York Rangers Kevin Klein (3) Derick Brassard (6) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 3
2nd 06:59 New York Rangers Derick Brassard (4) Mats Zuccarello (3) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 4
2nd 18:53 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (3) Karl Alzner (3), Justin Williams (7) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 4
3rd 10:53 New York Rangers Jarret Stoll (1) Keith Yandle (6), Kevin Klein (1) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 5

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 34 22
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 22 35
Blocked shots 6 20
Giveaways 11 11
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 31/52 (59.6%) 21/52 (40.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 8 8 0 20:13
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 0 50% 17:10
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 55.6% 09:45
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 53.3% 18:43
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:37
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 12:07
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:12
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 13:43
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 100% 17:24
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 75% 13:27
Number 90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 17:30
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 44.4% 17:56
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 22:56
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 19:36
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 20:44
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -4 2 2 3 0 15:17
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 20:02
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 17:38
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 22 17 5 .773 60:00 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 2 16:02
Number 13 K. Hayes R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 9.1% 14:10
Number 16 D. Brassard C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 0 75% 14:17
Number 19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 12:20
Number 20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 13:27
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 45.5% 16:40
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 1 1 2 +2 2 3 6 1 66.7% 13:06
Number 25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 +3 0 3 2 0 13:06
Number 26 J. Stoll C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 16.7% 16:11
Number 28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 50% 15:05
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 16:38
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:40
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 3 17:52
Number 6 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 19:50
Number 8 K. Klein D 1 1 2 +3 0 1 0 3 21:11
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 3 19:27
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:53
Number 93 K. Yandle D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 20:05
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:42 New York Rangers Dan Girardi Hooking 2
2nd 10:14 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg High sticking 2
3rd 08:49 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Wes McCauley, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
New York Rangers scratches
Dan Boyle, Emerson Etem

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