New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, October 22, 2016, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Saturday, October 22, 2016 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
New York Rangers	4	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	3	1	4
Washington Capitals	2	0	0	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	13	5	8	26
Washington Capitals	10	7	11	28

Three stars

J. Vesey, New York Rangers (2 goals)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
L. Eller, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:33	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (1)	Brooks Orpik (2)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 1
1st	14:49	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (3)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Dmitry Orlov (2)	Even strength	NYR 0, WSH 2
2nd	02:21	New York Rangers	Brandon Pirri (2)	J.T. Miller (2), Adam Clendening (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 2
2nd	11:22	New York Rangers	Jimmy Vesey (2)	Rick Nash (1), Derek Stepan (3)	Power play	NYR 2, WSH 2
2nd	14:22	New York Rangers	Jimmy Vesey (3)	Mats Zuccarello (3), Mika Zibanejad (4)	Even strength	NYR 3, WSH 2
3rd	19:54	New York Rangers	Rick Nash (2)	Ryan McDonagh (4)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 4, 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	26	28
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	21	24
Blocked shots	15	13
Giveaways	6	19
Takeaways	7	10
Faceoffs won	22/48 (45.8%)	26/48 (54.2%)

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	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		15:16
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	55.6%	16:59
Number 19 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0	100%	12:46
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		16:23
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	18:25
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	1		17:19
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:24
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:55
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	0		16:47
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		11:16
Number 86 J. Jooris	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	08:49
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	0	0	41.7%	16:05
Number 4 A. Clendening	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:55
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3	0		22:07
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		23:02
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		21:31
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		25:30
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		10:50

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	28	26	2	.929	59:41	Win

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	1	0	1	0	0	6	4	0	0		19:44
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	14:47
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	61.5%	18:05
Number 20 L. Eller	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	55.6%	13:42
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:18
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		11:39
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:10
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	18:21
Number 82 Z. Sanford	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:23
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85.7%	11:15
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	35.7%	20:01
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	2	0		19:54
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		21:13
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		18:12
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	3	0		16:50
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		24:45
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:47

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	25	22	3	.880	58:29	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:19	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	High sticking	2
1st	16:32	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Slashing	2
2nd	04:08	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	High sticking	2
2nd	04:08	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	High sticking	2
2nd	10:37	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Roughing	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
New York Rangers scratches: Dan Girardi, Dylan McIlrath, Pavel Buchnevich
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly

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 Oct 22

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 22, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Minnesota Wild 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
St. Louis Blues 6 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 22, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 22, 2016

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