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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals 1 44-26-12
at New York Rangers 4 52-24-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 9 17 37
New York Rangers 7 9 5 21

Three stars

  1. A. Lafrenière, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. I. Shesterkin, New York Rangers (goaltender)
  3. M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:57 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad (20) Alexis Lafrenière (4), Zac Jones (2) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
2nd 18:48 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (11) Ryan Lindgren (6) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 2
3rd 06:57 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (34) Adam Fox (42), Mika Zibanejad (33) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 3
3rd 11:09 New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow (11) Kevin Rooney (5), Ryan Reaves (8) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 4
3rd 18:58 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (32) Evgeny Kuznetsov (34) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 37 21
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 17 24
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 32/51 (62.7%) 19/51 (37.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 2 20:09
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 50% 16:01
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 54.5% 16:25
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:05
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 100% 11:40
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 88.9% 12:52
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 14:57
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:51
73 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 0 15:47
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 71.4% 20:06
91 J. Snively C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:22
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 58.3% 20:46
2 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 17:19
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 19:09
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 19:21
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 19:25
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:03
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 23:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 I. Samsonov 21 17 4 .810 58:37 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 A. Panarin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:05
13 A. Lafrenière L 1 1 2 +3 0 1 2 2 14:05
14 G. McKegg C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20% 10:23
15 J. Gauthier R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 09:34
16 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 30% 16:47
17 K. Rooney C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 30% 16:44
20 C. Kreider L 1 0 1 +3 2 3 0 2 100% 16:35
21 B. Goodrow C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 30% 19:02
29 D. Hunt L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 13:20
47 M. Barron C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 33.3% 08:48
75 R. Reaves R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 12:54
93 M. Zibanejad C 1 1 2 +3 0 3 0 1 63.6% 18:03
6 Z. Jones D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13:17
8 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 23:42
23 A. Fox D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 1 23:09
45 B. Schneider D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:10
55 R. Lindgren D 0 1 1 +3 4 0 2 1 19:45
79 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 23:37
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 37 36 1 .973 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 20:00 New York Rangers Ryan Strome Tripping 2
2nd 01:07 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Hooking 2
2nd 14:59 New York Rangers Chris Kreider High sticking 2
2nd 20:00 New York Rangers Ryan Strome Tripping 2
3rd 03:33 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Holding 2
3rd 15:15 New York Rangers Julien Gauthier Holding 2
3rd 17:34 New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren Slashing 2
3rd 17:34 Washington Capitals Conor Sheary Roughing 2
3rd 17:34 Washington Capitals Conor Sheary Slashing 2
3rd 17:34 New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
New York Rangers head coach
Gerard Gallant
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Daniel Sprong, Michal Kempny
New York Rangers scratches
Patrik Nemeth, Libor Hajek, Filip Chytil

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 24

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 7 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/SO Game page

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