Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 8:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 1–0 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals	0	49-26-7
at New York Rangers	1	34-39-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	8	13	6	3	0	30
New York Rangers	10	8	18	1	0	37

Three stars

O. Pavelec, New York Rangers (goaltender)
P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
M. Zuccarello, New York Rangers

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Mats Zuccarello	Goal (winner)
1	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	Goal
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Stat	Washington Capitals	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	30	37
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	22	20
Blocked shots	12	19
Giveaways	18	21
Takeaways	11	13
Faceoffs won	19/51 (37.3%)	32/51 (62.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		21:18
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:50
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	100%	16:46
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	35.3%	19:20
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	41.7%	13:48
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		11:35
Number 39 A. Chiasson	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:32
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:44
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:28
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	66.7%	20:26
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	38.5%	13:35
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	2	3	3	3		24:31
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		24:32
Number 22 M. Bowey	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:50
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		11:50
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		22:05
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		25:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	37	37	1.000	65:00	OT loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 J. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		21:06
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	63.2%	19:17
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:04
Number 24 B. Nieves	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	07:53
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:10
Number 28 P. Carey	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:35
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		21:03
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		19:55
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	61.5%	17:02
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	2	6	3	0		17:48
Number 89 P. Buchnevich	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		15:40
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	73.3%	18:23
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:30
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:18
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	7		25:28
Number 42 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		17:08
Number 55 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	4		20:27
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		21:38

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	30	30	1.000	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	10:11	New York Rangers	Brendan Smith	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:33	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Holding	2
2nd	15:21	New York Rangers	Rick Nash	Interference	2
3rd	02:24	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Closing hand on puck	2
OT	04:35	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Chandler Stephenson, Nathan Walker
New York Rangers scratches: Steven Kampfer, Jesper Fast

2017-2018 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 8, 2017
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 26, 2018
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 28, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 27, 2017

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