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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 8–1 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 1 43-30-9
at New York Rangers 8 34-39-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 0 1
New York Rangers 1 5 2 8

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 7 7 21
New York Rangers 7 16 10 33

Three stars

  1. W. Cuylle, New York Rangers (3 goals)
  2. M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (3 assists)
  3. A. Fox, New York Rangers (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:23 New York Rangers Conor Sheary (7) Tye Kartye (13), Adam Fox (41) Even strength WSH 0, NYR 1
1st 13:45 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (12) Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 1
2nd 03:07 New York Rangers J.T. Miller (17) Mika Zibanejad (40), Adam Fox (42) Power play WSH 1, NYR 2
2nd 05:53 New York Rangers Will Cuylle (18) Braden Schneider (16), Jonny Brodzinski (10) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 3
2nd 08:33 New York Rangers Will Cuylle (19) Vincent Trocheck (36), Vladislav Gavrikov (20) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 4
2nd 13:22 New York Rangers Adam Sykora (3) Noah Laba (14), Jaroslav Chmelar (2) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 5
2nd 18:27 New York Rangers Adam Fox (8) Mika Zibanejad (41), J.T. Miller (33) Power play WSH 1, NYR 6
3rd 02:27 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck (16) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, NYR 7
3rd 19:28 New York Rangers Will Cuylle (20) Mika Zibanejad (42), Alexis Lafrenière (31) Even strength WSH 1, NYR 8

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Rangers
Shots on goal 21 33
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 23 21
Hits 26 23
Blocked shots 20 13
Giveaways 10 17
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 21/60 (35%) 39/60 (65%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 17:26
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0 0 15:58
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 61.5% 13:35
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:05
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 7 2 4 2 0 13:29
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 -3 2 1 0 3 0 40% 17:12
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 10:33
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 46.2% 15:29
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 2 0 19:13
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 09:44
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 12:46
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 16:44
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 3 0 18:00
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 5 2 0 1 0 17:41
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 21:06
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:59
44 C. Hutson D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 1 0 18:38
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 19:52
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 33 25 8 .758 60:00 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
8 J. Miller C 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 76.5% 14:58
13 A. Lafrenière L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 18:06
16 V. Trocheck C 1 1 2 +3 0 3 3 0 0 66.7% 17:03
22 J. Brodzinski C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 14:07
24 T. Kartye L 0 1 1 0 5 0 4 2 0 09:44
38 A. Sykora L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 13:36
42 N. Laba C 0 1 1 +2 5 2 2 0 0 69.2% 15:38
43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 13:49
49 J. Chmelar R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 0 14:19
50 W. Cuylle L 3 0 3 +3 9 6 4 0 0 12:58
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 3 3 +1 0 2 1 3 0 53.8% 19:54
94 G. Perreault R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:55
4 B. Schneider D 0 1 1 +4 2 2 0 1 0 20:10
17 W. Borgen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:24
23 A. Fox D 1 2 3 +1 0 1 0 0 1 19:31
29 M. Robertson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 17:50
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 21:05
45 D. Fortescue D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 1 0 0 17:53
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 21 20 1 .952 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:31 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Holding 2
1st 19:02 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 01:09 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 06:28 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Holding 2
2nd 17:12 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:12 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:55 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Roughing 2
2nd 17:55 New York Rangers Tye Kartye Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:55 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:03 New York Rangers Braden Schneider Slashing 2
3rd 10:23 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Tripping 2
3rd 15:36 New York Rangers Noah Laba Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:36 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Graedy Hamilton
Linesmen
James Tobias, Devin Berg
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ivan Miroshnichenko
New York Rangers scratches
Taylor Raddysh, Urho Vaakanainen, Adam Edstrom, Dylan Garand, Vincent Iorio

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 7 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 8 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

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