New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
9 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
32 |
| Washington Capitals |
14 |
13 |
9 |
2 |
38 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
- N. Pionk, New York Rangers (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:09 |
New York Rangers |
Mika Zibanejad (2) |
Chris Kreider (2), Neal Pionk (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, WSH 0 |
| 1st |
14:05 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson (3) |
Nicklas Backstrom (7) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
03:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (5) |
John Carlson (5), Brett Connolly (4) |
Power play |
NYR 1, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey (3) |
Neal Pionk (2), Brett Howden (2) |
Power play |
NYR 2, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
17:01 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (6) |
John Carlson (6), Nicklas Backstrom (8) |
Power play |
NYR 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
10:25 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider (4) |
Neal Pionk (3), Mika Zibanejad (2) |
Power play |
NYR 3, WSH 3 |
| OT |
02:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen (1) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (6), T.J. Oshie (3) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, WSH 4 |
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 |
32 |
38 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
14 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
14 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/66 (47%) |
35/66 (53%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.1% |
17:27 |
| Number 17 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:23 |
| Number 23 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:45 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 72 F. Chytil |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
12:34 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:30 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
22:47 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:46 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 22 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 33 F. Claesson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 44 N. Pionk |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:50 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
38 |
34 |
4 |
.895 |
62:18 |
OT loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
23:28 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
23:34 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:35 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:01 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
06:12 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
23:48 |
| Number 79 N. Walker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:47 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
22:35 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:14 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:47 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:02 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
62:16 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:09 |
New York Rangers |
Brett Howden |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakub Vrana |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:42 |
New York Rangers |
Jesper Fast |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:32 |
New York Rangers |
Brendan Smith |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Nathan Walker |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:43 |
New York Rangers |
Kevin Hayes |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- David Quinn
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, Brian Murphy
- New York Rangers scratches
- Cody McLeod, Adam McQuaid, Tony DeAngelo
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dmitrij Jaskin, Madison Bowey
2018-2019 season series
Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2018-2019 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Rangers
3
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 17, 2018
|
|
Washington Capitals
5
at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 24, 2018
|
|
New York Rangers
5
at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 24, 2019
|
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Washington Capitals
3
at New York Rangers
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 3, 2019
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Oct 17, 2018
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Wed, Oct 17, 2018
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 17, 2018
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