New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Friday, October 9, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
7 |
8 |
7 |
22 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
12 |
5 |
27 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- B. Jenner, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- T. Liljegren, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:17 |
New York Rangers |
Alexis Lafrenière (4) |
J.T. Miller (2), Pavel Dorofeyev (2) |
Power play |
NYR 1, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
06:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Timothy Liljegren (1) |
Dylan Strome (4), Ryan Leonard (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
17:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Boone Jenner (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NYR 1, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
19:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (2) |
Vincent Desharnais (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NYR 1, WSH 3 |
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 |
22 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
35 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/54 (53.7%) |
25/54 (46.3%) |
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 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
20:55 |
| Number 13 A. Lafrenière |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 17 E. Tolvanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:49 |
| Number 24 T. Kartye |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 28 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:18 |
| Number 42 N. Laba |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:42 |
| Number 49 J. Chmelar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:38 |
| Number 50 W. Cuylle |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
16:38 |
| Number 53 C. Beaudoin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:56 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
65% |
19:02 |
| Number 94 G. Perreault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 4 B. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 5 S. Durzi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 12 A. Smits |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:24 |
| Number 23 A. Fox |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 26 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 44 V. Gavrikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 I. Shesterkin |
14 |
13 |
1 |
.929 |
28:20 |
|
| Number 33 D. Garand |
12 |
11 |
1 |
.917 |
29:45 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
14:20 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:35 |
| Number 22 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:37 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:07 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 62 I. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:57 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:19 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
52.9% |
20:02 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:25 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:53 |
| Number 27 T. Liljegren |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:57 |
| Number 44 C. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 52 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:59 |
| Number 73 V. Desharnais |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
22 |
21 |
1 |
.955 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
09:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan McIlrath |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:05 |
New York Rangers |
Cole Beaudoin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:50 |
New York Rangers |
J.T. Miller |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Boone Jenner |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:31 |
New York Rangers |
Adam Fox |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, CJ Murray
- New York Rangers scratches
- Matt Rempe, Scott Morrow
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Matt Roy, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ethen Frank
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