New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 8:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–0 on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
New York Rangers	0	48-28-6
at Washington Capitals	2	55-19-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	9	9	6	24
Washington Capitals	6	11	8	25

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	14:49	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (23)	Alex Ovechkin (35), Evgeny Kuznetsov (39)	Power play	NYR 0, WSH 1
3rd	05:42	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (19)	Marcus Johansson (34), Justin Williams (23)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Stat	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	24	25
Power play	0 of 0	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	19	24
Blocked shots	14	9
Giveaways	7	20
Takeaways	7	8
Faceoffs won	26/51 (51%)	25/51 (49%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 J. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		18:07
Number 12 M. Puempel	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:53
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	54.5%	17:44
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		11:01
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		14:22
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	23.1%	16:20
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	75%	12:26
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		14:04
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:43
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	85.7%	15:26
Number 89 P. Buchnevich	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:27
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	62.5%	15:17
Number 4 A. Clendening	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:18
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		22:40
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		21:30
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0		20:37
Number 42 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0		21:04
Number 43 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:43

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	25	23	2	.920	58:38	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	1	0		19:22
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:04
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	1	2	+1	2	4	1	0	1		17:01
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52.9%	19:14
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	13:06
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:36
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		11:19
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:29
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	17:24
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	58.3%	10:37
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:19
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	17:51
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		22:56
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		22:09
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:53
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		17:46
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	2	0		17:05
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:49

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:05	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider	Holding	2
2nd	01:53	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Holding the stick	2
2nd	02:56	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	12:34	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Roughing	2
2nd	12:34	New York Rangers	Jimmy Vesey	Roughing	2
2nd	13:09	New York Rangers	Brendan Smith	Holding the stick	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches: Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh, Nick Holden, Mats Zuccarello, Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, John Carlson

2016-2017 season series

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 19, 2017
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 28, 2017
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 5, 2017

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2017

Sources and further reading

More schedules