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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 7–3 on Sunday, December 20, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 7 56-18-8
at New York Rangers 3 46-27-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 4 2 7
New York Rangers 3 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 17 6 30
New York Rangers 15 9 12 36

Three stars

  1. J. Williams, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  3. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:03 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (9) Taylor Chorney (4), John Carlson (20) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 0
1st 13:42 New York Rangers J.T. Miller (7) Rick Nash (14), Keith Yandle (18) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 1
1st 15:44 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (6) Marc Staal (10), Jesper Fast (6) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 2
1st 18:03 New York Rangers Dan Boyle (4) Ryan McDonagh (12), Mats Zuccarello (14) Power play WSH 1, NYR 3
2nd 05:25 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) Dmitry Orlov (8), Justin Williams (13) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 3
2nd 07:01 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (13) Nicklas Backstrom (19), Dmitry Orlov (9) Even strength WSH 3, NYR 3
2nd 11:03 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (17) Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (20) Power play WSH 4, NYR 3
2nd 19:00 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (10) Marcus Johansson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (21) Power play WSH 5, NYR 3
3rd 02:26 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (8) Tom Wilson (6) Shorthanded WSH 6, NYR 3
3rd 04:36 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (7) Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) Even strength WSH 7, NYR 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 30 36
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 24 15
Blocked shots 14 10
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 9 11
Faceoffs won 30/65 (46.2%) 35/65 (53.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 2 5 3 1 1 17:21
14 J. Williams R 2 1 3 +2 2 4 0 2 1 100% 17:15
19 N. Backstrom C 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:53
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 12:36
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:50
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +3 6 0 4 0 0 100% 15:21
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 0 20% 08:41
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:29
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 66.7% 14:49
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 35.7% 13:25
90 M. Johansson L 1 2 3 +2 0 2 1 1 0 18:42
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 +3 0 1 0 0 0 61.1% 18:36
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 21:27
4 T. Chorney D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 2 1 0 18:40
9 D. Orlov D 0 2 2 +2 2 0 0 0 0 19:02
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 1 0 19:23
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 22:13
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 15:19
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 36 33 3 .917 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:30
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 0 42.9% 15:21
15 T. Glass L 0 0 0 -2 4 2 2 0 0 11:16
16 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 56.3% 17:10
19 J. Fast R 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:24
20 C. Kreider L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 16:26
21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 60% 17:30
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 100% 11:12
28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 56.3% 13:46
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 1 0 15:25
61 R. Nash L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:30
96 E. Etem R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 12:08
6 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 19:43
18 M. Staal D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 19:48
22 D. Boyle D 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 0 1 21:11
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 21:22
55 C. Summers D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 0 15:39
93 K. Yandle D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 18:59
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 24 19 5 .792 40:00 Loss
45 M. Hellberg 6 4 2 .667 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:21 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Hooking 2
1st 17:05 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Hooking 2
2nd 00:53 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg Tripping 2
2nd 03:09 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 08:33 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 08:33 New York Rangers Tanner Glass Roughing 2
2nd 08:33 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 08:33 New York Rangers Tanner Glass Roughing 2
2nd 10:33 New York Rangers Chris Summers Tripping 2
2nd 14:34 Washington Capitals Michael Latta Hooking 2
2nd 17:50 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg High sticking 2
3rd 01:19 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches
Stanislav Galiev, Connor Carrick
New York Rangers scratches
Dan Girardi, Viktor Stalberg, Antti Raanta

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 7 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page

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