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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 7–3 on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Rangers 7 34-39-9
at Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 1 5 7
Washington Capitals 0 3 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 5 5 11 21
Washington Capitals 6 15 11 32

Three stars

  1. V. Trocheck, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. T. Raddysh, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:57 New York Rangers Taylor Raddysh (6) Jonny Brodzinski (4), Braden Schneider (6) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 0
2nd 00:23 Washington Capitals John Carlson (8) Aliaksei Protas (11), Ryan Leonard (12) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 1
2nd 08:40 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (7) Connor McMichael (14), Ryan Leonard (13) Power play NYR 1, WSH 2
2nd 11:14 New York Rangers Will Cuylle (10) Mika Zibanejad (16), Vincent Trocheck (12) Power play NYR 2, WSH 2
2nd 12:11 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (13) Sonny Milano (3), Hendrix Lapierre (6) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 3
3rd 08:10 New York Rangers Taylor Raddysh (7) Will Cuylle (12), Noah Laba (7) Even strength NYR 3, WSH 3
3rd 09:18 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (8) Artemi Panarin (24), Scott Morrow (3) Even strength NYR 4, WSH 3
3rd 13:43 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck (7) Jonny Brodzinski (5), Gabe Perreault (3) Even strength NYR 5, WSH 3
3rd 17:44 New York Rangers Artemi Panarin (14) Mika Zibanejad (17), Alexis Lafrenière (12) Even strength, Empty net NYR 6, WSH 3
3rd 18:09 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck (8) Will Cuylle (13), Taylor Raddysh (4) Even strength NYR 7, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 21 32
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 18 13
Blocked shots 18 17
Giveaways 14 11
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 26/48 (54.2%) 22/48 (45.8%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 A. Panarin L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 21:22
13 A. Lafrenière L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 18:22
14 T. Raddysh R 2 1 3 +3 0 3 0 3 0 15:24
16 V. Trocheck C 2 1 3 +2 0 2 0 1 0 61.9% 19:54
22 J. Brodzinski C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 13:10
39 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 09:46
42 N. Laba C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 3 0 70% 15:16
50 W. Cuylle L 1 2 3 +2 0 1 4 0 1 18:56
73 M. Rempe C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:01
78 B. Othmann L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 07:55
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 1 0 25% 20:41
94 G. Perreault R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:56
4 B. Schneider D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 19:58
17 W. Borgen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:45
24 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 0 19:10
29 M. Robertson D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 0 0 14:44
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 4 0 19:46
60 S. Morrow D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 0 19:14
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 18:27
9 R. Leonard R 0 2 2 +1 4 2 1 1 0 17:54
15 S. Milano L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 07:07
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 50% 18:34
21 A. Protas L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:04
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 10:15
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 0 0 18:00
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 41.2% 16:16
29 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 40% 07:19
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 50% 15:47
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 14:29
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:22
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 1 0 21:27
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 22:00
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21:21
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 3 0 14:11
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 16:32
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 0 22:18
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 20 14 6 .700 58:17 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:49 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard High sticking double minor 4
2nd 03:57 New York Rangers Matthew Robertson Slashing 2
2nd 08:29 New York Rangers Carson Soucy Holding 2
2nd 10:54 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Tripping 2
3rd 02:23 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Cross checking 2
3rd 19:31 New York Rangers Noah Laba Tripping 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Libor Suchanek
New York Rangers scratches
Conor Sheary, Urho Vaakanainen, Brett Berard
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Tom Wilson, Rasmus Sandin

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 Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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