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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Friday, December 8, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
New York Rangers 2 34-39-9
at Washington Capitals 4 49-26-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 9 13 7 29
Washington Capitals 17 8 15 40

Three stars

  1. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:14 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (4) Devante Smith-Pelly (6), Chandler Stephenson (5) Even strength NYR 0, WSH 1
2nd 11:42 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (5) Unassisted Even strength NYR 0, WSH 2
2nd 19:03 New York Rangers Michael Grabner (14) J.T. Miller (17), Ryan McDonagh (14) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 2
3rd 09:37 New York Rangers Jesper Fast (6) Paul Carey (2), Marc Staal (5) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 2
3rd 16:28 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (1) Tom Wilson (10), Alex Ovechkin (12) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 3
3rd 18:28 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (5) Nicklas Backstrom (20), Dmitry Orlov (8) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 29 40
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 20 21
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 9 7
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 20/54 (37%) 34/54 (63%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 38.5% 17:51
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 14.3% 16:53
17 J. Fast R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 11:58
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 50% 14:01
24 B. Nieves C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 11:22
26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 100% 13:04
28 P. Carey C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 11:47
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 100% 18:26
40 M. Grabner L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 15:43
51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 46.2% 13:06
61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 50% 17:39
89 P. Buchnevich L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 14:19
18 M. Staal D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 16:27
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 1 19:43
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 4 24:47
42 B. Smith D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 15:55
55 N. Holden D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:17
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 20:34
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 40 36 4 .900 59:08 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +3 0 5 1 0 20:31
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 15:38
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 11:12
18 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 11:10
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 66.7% 18:56
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 66.7% 17:57
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 100% 11:10
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 100% 12:48
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 +3 0 3 6 0 100% 15:58
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 14:08
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 66.7% 13:57
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -2 2 6 0 2 38.5% 15:59
2 M. Niskanen D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 24:04
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 22:40
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 10:34
29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 09:21
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 22:26
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +2 0 7 0 1 25:52
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 29 27 2 .931 59:39 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:57 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello Slashing 2
2nd 01:34 New York Rangers J.T. Miller Tripping 2
2nd 01:57 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Tripping 2
2nd 13:32 New York Rangers Paul Carey High sticking 2
2nd 16:28 Washington Capitals Alex Chiasson Holding 2
3rd 06:08 Washington Capitals Madison Bowey Tripping 2
3rd 11:51 New York Rangers Brendan Smith Hooking 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Marc Joannette, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
New York Rangers scratches
Steven Kampfer
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Rangers 1 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 8

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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