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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 6–3 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Rangers 3 34-39-9
at Washington Capitals 6 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 1 1 3
Washington Capitals 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 5 11 9 25
Washington Capitals 7 11 9 27

Three stars

  1. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. A. Fox, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:27 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier (8) Ryan Leonard (14), Matt Roy (10) Even strength NYR 0, WSH 1
1st 19:20 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck (9) Artemi Panarin (26), Adam Fox (24) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 1
2nd 07:33 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (20) Connor McMichael (15), Rasmus Sandin (10) Even strength NYR 1, WSH 2
2nd 11:12 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (4) Alex Ovechkin (19) Power play NYR 1, WSH 3
2nd 15:17 New York Rangers Adam Fox (4) Mika Zibanejad (18), Artemi Panarin (27) Power play NYR 2, WSH 3
3rd 13:34 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (15) Rasmus Sandin (11), Nic Dowd (7) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 4
3rd 16:37 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (21) Connor McMichael (16) Even strength NYR 2, WSH 5
3rd 18:16 New York Rangers Braden Schneider (2) Gabe Perreault (4) Even strength NYR 3, WSH 5
3rd 19:11 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (5) Tom Wilson (19), Aliaksei Protas (15) Even strength, Empty net NYR 3, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 25 27
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 21 21
Blocked shots 27 21
Giveaways 17 18
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 30/60 (50%) 30/60 (50%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 A. Panarin L 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 0 0 19:41
13 A. Lafrenière L 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 1 0 20:14
14 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 16:07
16 V. Trocheck C 1 0 1 -1 2 1 2 0 0 47.1% 21:51
22 J. Brodzinski C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 11:47
39 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 66.7% 11:18
42 N. Laba C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 05:45
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 06:39
50 W. Cuylle L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 6 0 18:08
73 M. Rempe C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 09:16
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 3 0 56.5% 21:01
94 G. Perreault R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 100% 15:16
4 B. Schneider D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 3 0 20:57
17 W. Borgen D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 4 0 20:33
23 A. Fox D 1 1 2 -1 2 1 0 1 1 21:13
24 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 14:29
29 M. Robertson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 16:29
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 24:07
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
32 J. Quick 26 21 5 .808 59:10 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 18:10
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 14:06
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 52.2% 17:54
21 A. Protas L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 15:07
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 09:55
24 C. McMichael L 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 33.3% 20:06
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 53.3% 15:05
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 07:42
34 J. Sourdif C 2 0 2 +3 0 2 3 1 1 46.2% 18:46
43 T. Wilson R 2 1 3 +3 5 4 4 0 0 19:26
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:36
72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:10
3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 0 19:38
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 2 0 21:49
38 R. Sandin D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 18:32
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 4 0 19:53
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 11:18
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 22:55
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 25 22 3 .880 59:35 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:27 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck Holding 2
2nd 09:13 New York Rangers Sam Carrick Roughing 2
2nd 09:13 New York Rangers Sam Carrick Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:13 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:00 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Hooking 2
2nd 18:33 New York Rangers Adam Fox Hooking 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Dan Kelly
New York Rangers scratches
Urho Vaakanainen, Brennan Othmann
Washington Capitals scratches
Trevor van Riemsdyk, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm

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 31

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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