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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 4–1 on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8
at New York Rangers 1 48-28-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 19 11 38
New York Rangers 11 9 10 30

Three stars

  1. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:08 New York Rangers Brady Skjei (3) Adam Clendening (8), J.T. Miller (29) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd 07:28 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (20) Dmitry Orlov (24), Evgeny Kuznetsov (34) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 1
2nd 16:26 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly (13) Matt Niskanen (29), Lars Eller (12) Even strength WSH 2, NYR 1
3rd 01:15 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (21) Evgeny Kuznetsov (35), Matt Niskanen (30) Even strength WSH 3, NYR 1
3rd 17:57 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (19) Marcus Johansson (22), John Carlson (25) Power play WSH 4, NYR 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 38 30
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 9
Hits 19 21
Blocked shots 11 18
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 5 10
Faceoffs won 37/70 (52.9%) 33/70 (47.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 17:50
10 B. Connolly R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:54
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:27
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:14
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 64% 18:10
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 14:31
24 R. Barber R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:55
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 14:04
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 19:34
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 53.3% 13:59
90 M. Johansson L 2 1 3 +1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 16:03
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 +1 2 3 2 0 0 28.6% 15:26
2 M. Niskanen D 0 2 2 +3 0 4 1 1 0 18:19
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 0 0 17:14
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17:57
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 23:41
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 1 0 24:35
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:07
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 30 29 1 .967 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 44.4% 15:40
12 M. Puempel L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11:56
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 46.7% 17:42
19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 14:08
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 0 100% 13:11
21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 40% 20:33
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 11:29
26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:28
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 18:55
40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 11:51
61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:28
73 B. Pirri C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:25
4 A. Clendening D 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 18:37
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 16:33
22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 20:33
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 23:54
43 S. Kampfer D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 3 0 15:44
76 B. Skjei D 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:46
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 38 34 4 .895 59:23 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:09 Washington Capitals John Carlson Tripping 2
1st 11:02 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Cross checking 2
2nd 00:35 New York Rangers Marc Staal Cross checking 2
2nd 07:07 New York Rangers Adam Clendening Fighting (major) 5
2nd 07:07 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Fighting (major) 5
3rd 08:56 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Interference 2
3rd 13:43 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Interference 2
3rd 17:13 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches
Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney
New York Rangers scratches
Kevin Klein, Brendan Smith, Mika Zibanejad

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 28

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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