Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 1 55-19-8
at New York Rangers 2 48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 0 1
New York Rangers 1 0 1 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 10 11 11 32
New York Rangers 19 4 7 30

Three stars

  1. H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
  2. P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. M. Zuccarello, New York Rangers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:49 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh (3) Rick Nash (13), Derek Stepan (30) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd 17:24 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (27) Lars Eller (11), Evgeny Kuznetsov (33) Power play WSH 1, NYR 1
3rd 08:37 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello (12) Chris Kreider (18), Mika Zibanejad (15) Even strength WSH 1, 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 32 30
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 23 24
Blocked shots 14 15
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 24/49 (49%) 25/49 (51%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 0 1 18:02
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 12:27
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 15:36
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 61.5% 18:24
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 18.2% 16:26
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:31
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 11:16
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 80% 18:19
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11:46
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 60% 11:49
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17:37
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 40% 16:17
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 23:42
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 20:46
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 18:41
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 0 0 15:53
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 0 20:41
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 16:08
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 30 28 2 .933 58:39 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 18:37
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 15:55
Number 19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:55
Number 20 C. Kreider L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 16:20
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 35% 18:19
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 100% 09:17
Number 26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:59
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 16:51
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:11
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 17:17
Number 89 P. Buchnevich L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10:46
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 61.5% 15:24
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 4 0 20:48
Number 8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:15
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:04
Number 22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 20:51
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 5 0 23:33
Number 76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 17:57
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 32 31 1 .969 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:19 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Holding 2
1st 15:14 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Interference 2
2nd 02:09 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg High sticking 2
2nd 15:43 New York Rangers Chris Kreider Interference 2
2nd 19:09 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Roughing 2
2nd 19:09 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Andre Burakovsky, Jakub Vrana
New York Rangers scratches
Brandon Pirri, Adam Clendening, Matt Puempel

2016-2017 season series

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