NEW YORK -- Joel Ward wanted Alex Ovechkin to hear him over the din at Madison Square Garden.
So, the depth forward screamed at his superstar teammate.
Maybe he should do it more often.
Ward got Ovechkin's attention and drove the Russian's feed past Henrik Lundqvist with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.
"I took a hard whack at it and it went in," Ward said.
After the goal was confirmed by replay, Ovechkin kissed Ward on the cheek.
"I heard [Ward] screaming so loud," Ovechkin said. "I just wanted to throw the puck [to him]. As soon as I went to the bench and I saw the replay, it was a clear goal. We'll take it."
Following a mostly ceremonial faceoff, the teams skirmished at center ice, sparked by New York's displeasure that Nicklas Backstrom wasn't penalized for hitting Dan Boyle from behind on the play that led to Ward's goal. To a man, the Rangers acknowledged that they let up, expecting referees Chris Rooney and Kelly Sutherland to blow the play dead.
"I saw [Boyle] get hit [and] go down," defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. "I kind of hesitated."
Ovechkin opened the scoring with a power-play goal with 1:47 remaining in the first period. Jesper Fast tied it with 4:39 left in the third, tipping Kevin Hayes' point shot past goalie Braden Holtby.
Holtby made 31 saves, and Lundqvist stopped 27 shots.
Game 2 is Saturday in New York.
"I don't care," New York coach Alain Vigneault said, when asked if the 12:30 p.m. start for Game 2 could benefit his team. "We'll play whatever time the game is."
The Capitals ended a two-game losing streak against New York in the playoffs. Washington also lost three of the four regular-season meetings with the Rangers.
"They're a very talented team," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said about the Rangers, who finished the regular season with the most points and wins in franchise history. "There's a reason that they finished No. 1 in the regular season."
In the first period, with New York center Dominic Moore in the penalty box for holding, Ovechkin carried the puck into the offensive zone and whipped a shot past Lundqvist from the top of the left circle for his third goal of the playoffs.
In 27 career playoff games against the Rangers, Ovechkin has 11 goals and 10 assists. He led the NHL during the regular season with 53 goals, 25 power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals.
Ovechkin's goal was Washington's first playoff score against Lundqvist in 138:13 dating to Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
"He's a rare talent in this league," Trotz said about Ovechkin. "He's very similar to Mark Messier. Those rare talents that can play a very heavy game [and] intimidate you with speed. He can intimidate you with his skill and his physicality."
Holtby was aided by some misfires from New York's shooters.
In the second, Carl Hagelin pushed Fast's cross-ice feed wide of the net. Later in the period, Derick Brassard couldn't jam a loose puck in the crease past Holtby. Martin St. Louis' slap shot from the slot 3:56 into the third was blocked by Karl Alzner.
"Adjustments will be made," New York center Derek Stepan said. "One of the biggest adjustments will be shooting more pucks."
Lundqvist was strong, too. He made a glove save on Backstrom with 5:28 left in the second. In the third, he stopped Brooks Laich's wraparound attempt and John Carlson's off-wing drive.
"It's a tough one. It really stinks," Lundqvist said. "We will regroup and come back."
Game notes
New York right wing Mats Zuccarello is sidelined by an upper-body injury sustained in the first period of the Rangers' 2-1 overtime victory in Game 5 against Pittsburgh. Without Zuccarello, Vigneault reconfigured three of his four forward lines. St. Louis was moved up to the top line with Brassard and Rick Nash. Fast replaced St. Louis on the third line with Hayes and Hagelin. James Sheppard was activated for the first time in the playoffs and skated on the fourth line with Moore and Tanner Glass. ... Washington was without Eric Fehr. He missed his fifth straight game with an undisclosed injury sustained in the first round against the New York Islanders. Michael Latta was scratched. ... This series marks the ninth time New York and Washington have met in the playoffs. They have split the previous eight series 4-4.
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
So, the depth forward screamed at his superstar teammate.
Maybe he should do it more often.
Ward got Ovechkin's attention and drove the Russian's feed past Henrik Lundqvist with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.
"I took a hard whack at it and it went in," Ward said.
After the goal was confirmed by replay, Ovechkin kissed Ward on the cheek.
"I heard [Ward] screaming so loud," Ovechkin said. "I just wanted to throw the puck [to him]. As soon as I went to the bench and I saw the replay, it was a clear goal. We'll take it."
Following a mostly ceremonial faceoff, the teams skirmished at center ice, sparked by New York's displeasure that Nicklas Backstrom wasn't penalized for hitting Dan Boyle from behind on the play that led to Ward's goal. To a man, the Rangers acknowledged that they let up, expecting referees Chris Rooney and Kelly Sutherland to blow the play dead.
"I saw [Boyle] get hit [and] go down," defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. "I kind of hesitated."
Ovechkin opened the scoring with a power-play goal with 1:47 remaining in the first period. Jesper Fast tied it with 4:39 left in the third, tipping Kevin Hayes' point shot past goalie Braden Holtby.
Holtby made 31 saves, and Lundqvist stopped 27 shots.
Game 2 is Saturday in New York.
"I don't care," New York coach Alain Vigneault said, when asked if the 12:30 p.m. start for Game 2 could benefit his team. "We'll play whatever time the game is."
The Capitals ended a two-game losing streak against New York in the playoffs. Washington also lost three of the four regular-season meetings with the Rangers.
"They're a very talented team," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said about the Rangers, who finished the regular season with the most points and wins in franchise history. "There's a reason that they finished No. 1 in the regular season."
In the first period, with New York center Dominic Moore in the penalty box for holding, Ovechkin carried the puck into the offensive zone and whipped a shot past Lundqvist from the top of the left circle for his third goal of the playoffs.
In 27 career playoff games against the Rangers, Ovechkin has 11 goals and 10 assists. He led the NHL during the regular season with 53 goals, 25 power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals.
Ovechkin's goal was Washington's first playoff score against Lundqvist in 138:13 dating to Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
"He's a rare talent in this league," Trotz said about Ovechkin. "He's very similar to Mark Messier. Those rare talents that can play a very heavy game [and] intimidate you with speed. He can intimidate you with his skill and his physicality."
Holtby was aided by some misfires from New York's shooters.
In the second, Carl Hagelin pushed Fast's cross-ice feed wide of the net. Later in the period, Derick Brassard couldn't jam a loose puck in the crease past Holtby. Martin St. Louis' slap shot from the slot 3:56 into the third was blocked by Karl Alzner.
"Adjustments will be made," New York center Derek Stepan said. "One of the biggest adjustments will be shooting more pucks."
Lundqvist was strong, too. He made a glove save on Backstrom with 5:28 left in the second. In the third, he stopped Brooks Laich's wraparound attempt and John Carlson's off-wing drive.
"It's a tough one. It really stinks," Lundqvist said. "We will regroup and come back."
Game notes
New York right wing Mats Zuccarello is sidelined by an upper-body injury sustained in the first period of the Rangers' 2-1 overtime victory in Game 5 against Pittsburgh. Without Zuccarello, Vigneault reconfigured three of his four forward lines. St. Louis was moved up to the top line with Brassard and Rick Nash. Fast replaced St. Louis on the third line with Hayes and Hagelin. James Sheppard was activated for the first time in the playoffs and skated on the fourth line with Moore and Tanner Glass. ... Washington was without Eric Fehr. He missed his fifth straight game with an undisclosed injury sustained in the first round against the New York Islanders. Michael Latta was scratched. ... This series marks the ninth time New York and Washington have met in the playoffs. They have split the previous eight series 4-4.
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone |
| 0:21 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:21 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 0:24 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 0:24 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by J.T. Miller |
| 0:24 | Washington | Joel Ward won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone |
| 0:35 | NY Rangers | Rick Nash credited with hit on Joel Ward in neutral zone |
| 0:46 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 0:57 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Derick Brassard in defensive zone |
| 1:06 | Washington | Giveaway by Brooks Orpik in defensive zone |
| 1:11 | NY Rangers | Keith Yandle shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 1:19 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 1:31 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 1:44 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 1:53 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 2:03 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 40 ft) |
| 2:06 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 2:17 | NY Rangers | Tanner Glass credited with hit on Tim Gleason in offensive zone |
| 2:25 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 2:45 | Washington | Tim Gleason shot blocked by James Sheppard |
| 3:04 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in neutral zone |
| 3:16 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone |
| 3:40 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by J.T. Miller, Goalpost(Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 3:48 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Dan Girardi in defensive zone |
| 3:50 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by J.T. Miller, Wide of Net(Snap 23 ft) |
| 4:03 | NY Rangers | Dan Girardi shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky |
| 4:07 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 4:18 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 4:38 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 4:41 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 22 ft) |
| 4:45 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Dan Boyle in offensive zone |
| 4:46 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 5:10 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in defensive zone |
| 5:12 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 5:12 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 5:18 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 5:28 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 5:39 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 5:56 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by J.T. Miller in offensive zone |
| 6:04 | Washington | Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Dan Boyle |
| 6:04 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 6:04 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 6:12 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 6:12 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 6:36 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 6:36 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 6:36 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 6:50 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Rick Nash in defensive zone |
| 6:52 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 6:52 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Rick Nash in defensive zone |
| 6:54 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 6:54 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone |
| 7:10 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 37 ft) |
| 7:11 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:11 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 7:25 | Washington | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone |
| 7:48 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 7:56 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 16 ft) |
| 7:56 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:56 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 8:02 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 8:07 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 8:25 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Dan Girardi in offensive zone |
| 8:39 | Washington | Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Martin St. Louis |
| 8:42 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Over Net(Slapshot 19 ft) |
| 8:43 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 8:43 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone |
| 9:19 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone |
| 9:23 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 9:23 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in neutral zone |
| 9:39 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Kevin Hayes in offensive zone |
| 9:47 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 9:47 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone |
| 9:59 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 10:25 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 10:33 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 25 ft) |
| 10:51 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 11:17 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout |
| 11:17 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone |
| 11:29 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 11:40 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone |
| 12:17 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 12:32 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 12:32 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone |
| 12:38 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 12:38 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 13:19 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 15 ft) |
| 13:30 | Washington | penalty to Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Holding Rick Nash |
| 13:30 | NY Rangers | Power play - J.T. Miller won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 13:42 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 13:46 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Wide of Net(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 14:02 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 14:38 | NY Rangers | Power play - Giveaway by Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 14:51 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 14:51 | NY Rangers | Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Jason Chimera in neutral zone |
| 15:12 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 34 ft) |
| 15:29 | NY Rangers | Power play - Giveaway by Jesper Fast in offensive zone |
| 15:52 | Washington | Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 15:57 | Washington | Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 16:10 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 16:24 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 16:30 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 16:30 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone |
| 16:46 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Dan Girardi in offensive zone |
| 17:02 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft) |
| 17:26 | NY Rangers | penalty to Dominic Moore 2 minutes for Holding Jay Beagle |
| 17:26 | Washington | Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 17:35 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in offensive zone |
| 18:13 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Snap 45 ft) assisted by John Carlson and Braden Holtby |
| 18:13 | NY Rangers | Kevin Hayes won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 18:22 | Washington | Giveaway by Brooks Orpik in defensive zone |
| 18:53 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:53 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 19:34 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 19:37 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone |
| 19:39 | NY Rangers | penalty to Chris Kreider 2 minutes for High-sticking Curtis Glencross |
| 19:39 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | End of 1st period |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in neutral zone |
| 0:54 | Washington | penalty to John Carlson 2 minutes for Interference Rick Nash |
| 0:54 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone |
| 1:03 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 1:06 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 1:21 | NY Rangers | Rick Nash credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 1:26 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 2:00 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Dan Boyle, Wide of Net(Slapshot 27 ft) |
| 2:12 | NY Rangers | Power play - Giveaway by Derick Brassard in neutral zone |
| 3:11 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 3:12 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:12 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone |
| 3:28 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 3:35 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Dan Boyle in offensive zone |
| 3:41 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin in neutral zone |
| 3:53 | Washington | Takeaway by Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 4:05 | NY Rangers | Tanner Glass credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in neutral zone |
| 4:25 | NY Rangers | Dan Girardi credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 4:30 | Washington | John Carlson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 4:37 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 55 ft) |
| 4:43 | NY Rangers | James Sheppard credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 4:54 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 5:03 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone |
| 5:15 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 5:16 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 5:36 | NY Rangers | Keith Yandle shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 5:47 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Chris Kreider in defensive zone |
| 5:53 | Washington | Andre Burakovsky credited with hit on Chris Kreider in defensive zone |
| 6:00 | Washington | Tim Gleason credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone |
| 6:00 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 40 ft) |
| 6:06 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 6:06 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 6:15 | NY Rangers | Tanner Glass credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 6:29 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Tanner Glass in offensive zone |
| 6:58 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 7:04 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dan Girardi |
| 7:36 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 7:36 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:36 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in offensive zone |
| 7:42 | NY Rangers | Dan Boyle credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone |
| 7:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 8:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 8:10 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 8:10 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 8:20 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by J.T. Miller |
| 8:33 | Washington | Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 8:48 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 33 ft) |
| 8:55 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 12 ft) |
| 8:55 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:55 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 8:57 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Rick Nash, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 9:07 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Dan Girardi in neutral zone |
| 9:17 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 9:17 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against James Sheppard in neutral zone |
| 9:23 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 9:23 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 9:39 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Rick Nash, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft) |
| 9:42 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 10:15 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 19 ft) |
| 10:56 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 11:00 | Washington | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 11:04 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone |
| 11:15 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 11:21 | Washington | Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky, Wide of Net(Backhand 15 ft) |
| 11:37 | Washington | Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 11:42 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 11:43 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 40 ft) |
| 11:44 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 11:44 | NY Rangers | Martin St. Louis won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 12:09 | NY Rangers | Martin St. Louis credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 12:43 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 13:07 | Washington | Shot missed by Curtis Glencross, Wide of Net(Snap 13 ft) |
| 13:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 13:11 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:11 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 13:20 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Dominic Moore in offensive zone |
| 13:37 | Washington | Brooks Laich shot blocked by Marc Staal |
| 13:55 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in neutral zone |
| 14:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 24 ft) |
| 14:32 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:32 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone |
| 14:39 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft) |
| 14:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 38 ft) |
| 14:45 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:45 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 14:49 | Washington | Shot missed by Marcus Johansson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 37 ft) |
| 15:04 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone |
| 15:08 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 15:16 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Marc Staal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 15:31 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 15:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 41 ft) |
| 15:54 | NY Rangers | Jesper Fast credited with hit on Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 16:11 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Dan Boyle in neutral zone |
| 16:21 | NY Rangers | Keith Yandle shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky |
| 16:31 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Kevin Hayes in offensive zone |
| 16:52 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore shot blocked by Tom Wilson |
| 17:12 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 17:12 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone |
| 17:58 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Chris Kreider, Wide of Net(Wristshot 33 ft) |
| 17:59 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:59 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone |
| 18:06 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft) |
| 18:27 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller credited with hit on Karl Alzner in neutral zone |
| 18:57 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 19:25 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Kevin Klein in defensive zone |
| 19:50 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin |
| 19:51 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 11 ft) |
| 19:55 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | End of 2nd period |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone |
| 0:22 | Washington | Giveaway by Curtis Glencross in defensive zone |
| 0:51 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 0:51 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 0:56 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Dan Girardi, Wide of Net(Slapshot 87 ft) |
| 1:01 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 1:07 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 47 ft) |
| 1:12 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone |
| 1:19 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 1:20 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:20 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone |
| 1:29 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:29 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 1:42 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:42 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 1:49 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Dan Boyle, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 1:52 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 2:00 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 26 ft) |
| 2:03 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 2:06 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Dan Boyle in offensive zone |
| 2:51 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Dan Boyle in neutral zone |
| 3:06 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Curtis Glencross in defensive zone |
| 3:37 | Washington | Giveaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 3:47 | Washington | Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone |
| 3:56 | NY Rangers | Martin St. Louis shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 4:12 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 4:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 4:23 | Washington | Shot missed by Joel Ward, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 4:32 | Washington | Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Martin St. Louis |
| 4:54 | NY Rangers | Kevin Klein credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 5:13 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone |
| 5:18 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 38 ft) |
| 5:19 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:19 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone |
| 5:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 5:36 | Washington | Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 6:26 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 6:44 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Equipment |
| 6:44 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:44 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 6:57 | NY Rangers | Dan Girardi credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 7:11 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 7:15 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by J.T. Miller in offensive zone |
| 7:34 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 13 ft) |
| 7:34 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 7:34 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone |
| 7:44 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Keith Yandle |
| 7:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 7:55 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 7:55 | NY Rangers | Kevin Hayes won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 8:24 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 8:53 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Tim Gleason in offensive zone |
| 9:00 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 9:00 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 9:05 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 9:43 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 8 ft) |
| 9:44 | Washington | Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Wrap-around 7 ft) |
| 9:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 9:45 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:45 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 9:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 34 ft) |
| 9:53 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by J.T. Miller in defensive zone |
| 9:54 | Washington | Shot missed by Joel Ward, Goalpost(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 10:28 | Washington | Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 10:28 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 10:28 | Washington | Jason Chimera won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone |
| 10:34 | NY Rangers | James Sheppard credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in neutral zone |
| 10:52 | NY Rangers | James Sheppard shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 10:56 | Washington | Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone |
| 11:10 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone |
| 11:16 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Dan Boyle, Wide of Net(Backhand 22 ft) |
| 11:38 | Washington | Tim Gleason credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone |
| 11:47 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Jesper Fast in offensive zone |
| 11:54 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 16 ft) |
| 11:54 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:54 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 12:11 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:11 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 12:15 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 12:44 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 12:47 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 12:51 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 13:02 | NY Rangers | J.T. Miller credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 13:33 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 13:33 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:33 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone |
| 13:41 | NY Rangers | Rick Nash shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 14:09 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 14:09 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone |
| 14:42 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by Troy Brouwer |
| 15:07 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone |
| 15:21 | NY Rangers | Goal scored by Jesper Fast(Tip-In 11 ft) assisted by Kevin Hayes and Carl Hagelin |
| 15:21 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone |
| 15:47 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 15:47 | NY Rangers | Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 15:55 | Washington | Shot missed by Joel Ward, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 16:11 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout |
| 16:11 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 16:18 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Kevin Klein in defensive zone |
| 16:20 | Washington | Shot on goal by Curtis Glencross saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 33 ft) |
| 16:22 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:22 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone |
| 16:27 | Washington | Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 16:31 | Washington | Shot on goal by Curtis Glencross saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 16:35 | Washington | Tom Wilson shot blocked by Dan Boyle |
| 16:47 | NY Rangers | Tanner Glass credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone |
| 16:57 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 17:02 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on James Sheppard in defensive zone |
| 17:10 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 17:22 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 17:24 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by J.T. Miller in offensive zone |
| 17:32 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Dan Girardi |
| 18:08 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 18:13 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 18:19 | Washington | Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Jesper Fast |
| 18:21 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 19:00 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 32 ft) |
| 19:07 | NY Rangers | Dan Girardi shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 19:36 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:36 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:45 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:45 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 19:54 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 19:57 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 19:58 | Washington | Goal scored by Joel Ward(Snap 7 ft) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom |
| 19:58 | NY Rangers | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | penalty to Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing Tanner Glass |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | penalty to Tanner Glass 2 minutes for Roughing Tom Wilson |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | game-end |
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* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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