WASHINGTON -- Missing Henrik Lundqvist because of neck spasms sustained in a meltdown loss at Pittsburgh, the New York Rangers knew they had to rally around backup Antti Raanta against the NHL-leading Washington Capitals.
Raanta was good and his teammates provided timely scoring and stingy defense in a 3-2 victory Friday night.
"We had a discussion before the game that everybody needs to come show up to the game today and let's play aggressive hockey, let's put our bodies on the line," said Raanta, who stopped 32 shots.
Raanta was so sharp that the Rangers wondered if he only allowed one goal. Jay Beagle's seventh goal 10:58 into the second period required a lengthy video review, and New York coach Alain Vigneault said he and his staff couldn't see that the puck went over the line even after the NHL sent its definitive replay angle.
It was a moot point afterward because Derek Stepan scored the game-winner 17 seconds into the third period, banking a shot off Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik's skate and past Braden Holtby. Stepan's 15th goal of the season was another example of him coming up big in big moments.
"He's supposed to be one of our go-to guys and he's played in important games and he knows that he's got to step it up," Vigneault said. "The teams that win are getting good goaltending and obviously solid play from their top players and Step is one of ours."
Jesper Fast and Keith Yandle also scored for the Rangers, who haven't lost consecutive games since Dec. 17 and 20. Their 10 wins in a row following a regulation loss is the longest in franchise history within a single season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
This was an impressive show of resiliency because it came without Lundqvist and because New York had to handle responding to a questionable video review and blowing a two-goal lead.
"It was a good sign for us responding under tough conditions, travel here and obviously going against the top team in the league and proving that we can come out on top," captain Ryan McDonagh said.
There wasn't much for the Capitals to complain about, either, despite just their sixth regulation loss at Verizon Center. Goals by Beagle and T.J. Oshie got them back into the game after another rough start, and Holtby made 20 saves.
Coach Barry Trotz justified the loss as somewhat of a counter balance to picking up two undeserved points for a shoddy effort Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"I thought we played the right way," Trotz said. "As I said to the guys after the game, `I'll take that game any day of the week.' We just got to clean up a couple areas and we'll be fine."
Slow starts continue to plague the Capitals, who gave up the first goal for the ninth time in their past 11 games. Players felt positive about the second and third periods, but the first again wasn't ideal.
"If we would've had a better start, who knows how that game would've wound up?" Oshie said.
Turnovers are a problem too, with a giveaway by Dmitry Orlov leading to Stepan's goal early in the third period. But Washington has shown a tendency to come back, and it was the Rangers' ability to shut things down in the third period that earned them a much-needed victory.
"Third period, great battle, everybody," Raanta said. "We got an early goal, and (for) 19 minutes everybody put their body on the line and there was lots of blocked shots. It's nice to be in the net with those guys in front of you."
Game notes
Magnus Hellberg served as Raanta's backup with Lundqvist out. ... Defenseman Marc Staal returned to the Rangers lineup after missing their game Thursday at Pittsburgh with the flu. ... Capitals defenseman Nate Schmidt, who missed the past two games with a lower-body injury, could be back for their game at Boston on Saturday.





Final
Series (Game 5 of 5)

Rangers 3

(38-21-6, 82 pts)

Capitals 2

(47-13-4, 98 pts)





7:00PM,EST,March 4,2016
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia

1 2 3 T
NYR 2 0 13
WSH 0 2 02
D. Stepan (Rangers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
A. Raanta (Rangers - G): Saves: 32, Save Pct.: .941
J. Beagle (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0




Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:14 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
0:19 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Derek Stepan in offensive zone
0:23
Stoppage - Offside
0:23 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
0:45
Stoppage - High Stick
0:45 Washington Marcus Johansson won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
0:55 Washington Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
1:01 Washington Jason Chimera credited with hit on Oscar Lindberg in defensive zone
1:24 NY Rangers Giveaway by Oscar Lindberg in defensive zone
1:31 NY Rangers Oscar Lindberg shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
1:39 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Oscar Lindberg saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 13 ft)
1:59 NY Rangers Shot missed by Kevin Hayes, Wide of Net(Wristshot 50 ft)
2:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:00 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
2:12 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
2:26 Washington Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 78 ft)
2:28
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:28 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
2:37 Washington Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Jesper Fast in offensive zone
2:48 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 40 ft)
2:49
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:49 NY Rangers Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
2:53 NY Rangers Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
3:05 Washington Giveaway by Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
3:35 Washington Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 29 ft)
4:05 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Mike Weber
4:13
Stoppage - Offside
4:13 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
4:48 NY Rangers Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 24 ft)
4:58 Washington Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 26 ft)
5:12 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Keith Yandle
5:22 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 77 ft)
5:28 Washington Giveaway by Braden Holtby in defensive zone
5:44 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
5:47 NY Rangers Goal scored by Jesper Fast(Wristshot 20 ft) assisted by Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh
5:47 NY Rangers Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
6:08
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
6:08 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
6:16 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 101 ft)
7:03 Washington Shot missed by Mike Weber, Wide of Net(Wristshot 63 ft)
7:24 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 23 ft)
7:55 Washington Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
8:00 NY Rangers penalty to Marc Staal 2 minutes for Tripping Andre Burakovsky
8:00 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
8:35 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
8:46 NY Rangers Shorthanded - Takeaway by Derek Stepan in defensive zone
9:07 Washington Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 52 ft)
9:16 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kevin Klein
9:31 Washington Power play - Giveaway by Justin Williams in offensive zone
9:44 NY Rangers Shorthanded - Takeaway by Eric Staal in neutral zone
10:00 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Antti Raanta(Tip-In 9 ft)
10:25 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone
10:40 NY Rangers Shot missed by Derick Brassard, Wide of Net(Wristshot 13 ft)
10:57
Stoppage - Icing
10:57 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
11:01 Washington Shot on goal by Daniel Winnik saved by Antti Raanta(Backhand 23 ft)
11:02 Washington penalty to Jay Beagle 2 minutes for Roughing J.T. Miller
11:02 NY Rangers penalty to J.T. Miller 2 minutes for Roughing Jay Beagle
11:02
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
11:02 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
12:39 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 26 ft)
12:52 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Keith Yandle
13:26 NY Rangers Giveaway by Antti Raanta in defensive zone
13:50
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:50 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
14:35 NY Rangers Tanner Glass credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
14:48
Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
14:48 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
15:22 Washington Karl Alzner shot blocked by Derek Stepan
15:33 Washington penalty to Karl Alzner 2 minutes for Tripping Derek Stepan
15:33 NY Rangers Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Mike Richards in offensive zone
15:35 NY Rangers Power play - Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 34 ft)
15:36
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:36 Washington Shorthanded - Mike Richards won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
15:42 NY Rangers Power play - Keith Yandle shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
15:52 NY Rangers Power play - Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
16:04 NY Rangers Power play - Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello, Goalpost(Wristshot 48 ft)
16:08 NY Rangers Power play - Shot missed by Derek Stepan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft)
16:14 NY Rangers Power play - Shot missed by Derick Brassard, Goalpost(Wristshot 39 ft)
16:20 Washington Shorthanded - Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
16:37 NY Rangers Power Play Goal Scored by Keith Yandle(Snap 59 ft) assisted by Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan
16:37 Washington Marcus Johansson won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
17:03
Stoppage - Offside
17:03 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
17:13 Washington Giveaway by Mike Weber in defensive zone
17:24 NY Rangers Jesper Fast credited with hit on Taylor Chorney in offensive zone
17:41 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
17:54 NY Rangers Takeaway by Kevin Hayes in offensive zone
18:04 NY Rangers Shot missed by Kevin Klein, Wide of Net(Wristshot 11 ft)
18:12 Washington Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Over Net(Wristshot 67 ft)
18:17 Washington Takeaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
18:20 Washington Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Kevin Klein
18:49
Stoppage - Offside
18:49 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
19:00 Washington Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Antti Raanta(Tip-In 21 ft)
19:09 NY Rangers Marc Staal credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone
19:41 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone
19:47 NY Rangers Giveaway by Eric Staal in defensive zone
19:49 Washington Shot missed by Mike Richards, Wide of Net(Wristshot 36 ft)
19:53 Washington Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Viktor Stalberg
19:54
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:54 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:17 Washington Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 38 ft)
0:34 NY Rangers Chris Kreider shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
0:57 NY Rangers Kevin Klein shot blocked by Justin Williams
1:08 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 45 ft)
1:57 NY Rangers Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Mike Weber in offensive zone
2:10 Washington Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 45 ft)
2:11
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:11 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
2:23 Washington Taylor Chorney credited with hit on Tanner Glass in defensive zone
2:55 Washington Shot missed by Daniel Winnik, Wide of Net(Wristshot 61 ft)
3:04
Stoppage - Offside
3:04 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
3:12 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
3:32 Washington Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Derek Stepan in neutral zone
3:43 Washington Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 66 ft)
4:10 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 42 ft)
4:13 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 19 ft)
4:21 Washington Takeaway by Karl Alzner in offensive zone
4:43 NY Rangers Shot missed by Oscar Lindberg, Wide of Net(Snap 58 ft)
5:16 Washington Jason Chimera shot blocked by Kevin Klein
5:33 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 40 ft)
5:38 Washington Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone
6:06 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Tanner Glass in offensive zone
6:11 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Richards saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 42 ft)
6:14 NY Rangers Giveaway by Dominic Moore in defensive zone
6:18 Washington Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Antti Raanta(Slapshot 60 ft)
6:49
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
6:49 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
6:51
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:51 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
6:53 Washington Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 34 ft)
7:09 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
7:23 Washington Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
7:24 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 40 ft)
7:42 Washington T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Dan Girardi
7:45 Washington T.J. Oshie credited with hit on J.T. Miller in offensive zone
8:00
Stoppage - Hand Pass
8:00 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
8:08
Stoppage - Offside
8:08 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
8:13
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
8:13 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
8:24 Washington Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
8:28 Washington Karl Alzner shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
8:44 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 85 ft)
8:53 NY Rangers Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
8:53 NY Rangers Shot missed by J.T. Miller, Wide of Net(Tip-In 20 ft)
8:58 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 26 ft)
9:16 NY Rangers Oscar Lindberg shot blocked by Karl Alzner
9:37 NY Rangers Eric Staal shot blocked by Taylor Chorney
9:51 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
10:17 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 18 ft)
10:28 Washington Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Tanner Glass in neutral zone
10:56 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Richards saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 18 ft)
10:58
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
10:58
Stoppage - ; Video Review
10:58 Washington Goal scored by Jay Beagle(Wristshot 5 ft)
10:58
Stoppage - ; Chlg Vis - goal interference
10:58
Stoppage - ; Visitor Timeout
10:58 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
11:13 NY Rangers Shot missed by Ryan McDonagh, Over Net(Wristshot 58 ft)
11:20 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 57 ft)
11:29 Washington Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
11:57 NY Rangers Kevin Klein credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
12:00 Washington Justin Williams shot blocked by Kevin Klein
12:22 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 38 ft)
12:33 NY Rangers Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Karl Alzner
12:37
Stoppage - Offside
12:37 NY Rangers Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone
13:08 Washington Tom Wilson shot blocked by Eric Staal
13:15 Washington Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Antti Raanta(Wrap-around 4 ft)
13:20 Washington Taylor Chorney shot blocked by Oscar Lindberg
13:22 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 55 ft)
13:23
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:23 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
13:26 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 50 ft)
13:37 Washington Mike Richards credited with hit on Tanner Glass in offensive zone
13:40 NY Rangers Tanner Glass credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone
14:02 NY Rangers Giveaway by Tanner Glass in defensive zone
14:05 Washington Shot missed by Jay Beagle, Wide of Net(Backhand 20 ft)
14:14 Washington Shot missed by Daniel Winnik, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
14:20 Washington Taylor Chorney credited with hit on Tanner Glass in neutral zone
14:30 NY Rangers Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in neutral zone
14:30
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
14:30 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
14:45 Washington Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Antti Raanta(Tip-In 15 ft)
14:49 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone
15:00 Washington Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
15:08 Washington Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
15:14
Stoppage - High Stick
15:14 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
15:21
Stoppage - Offside
15:21 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
15:50 NY Rangers Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello in offensive zone
16:33 Washington Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
16:35 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 21 ft)
16:40 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 27 ft)
16:46 NY Rangers Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Justin Williams in neutral zone
17:11 Washington Jason Chimera shot blocked by Tanner Glass
17:15 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Tanner Glass in offensive zone
17:17 Washington Shot missed by Tom Wilson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft)
17:30 Washington Shot missed by Brooks Orpik, Wide of Net(Snap 62 ft)
17:56 Washington Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Dominic Moore in offensive zone
17:57 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Dominic Moore in offensive zone
18:19 NY Rangers penalty to Tanner Glass 2 minutes for Slashing Brooks Orpik
18:19 Washington Power play - T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
18:27 Washington Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kevin Klein
18:29 Washington Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 25 ft)
19:07 Washington Power play - Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
19:15 NY Rangers Shorthanded - Shot missed by Derek Stepan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft)
19:20 Washington Power Play Goal Scored by T.J. Oshie(Wristshot 24 ft)
19:20 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
19:39 NY Rangers Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 15 ft)
19:59 Washington Matt Niskanen credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:15 Washington Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
0:17 NY Rangers Goal scored by Derek Stepan(Wristshot 35 ft) assisted by Ryan McDonagh
0:17 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
0:41 Washington Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 37 ft)
0:44 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 56 ft)
0:48 Washington Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 63 ft)
0:56 Washington penalty to Justin Williams 2 minutes for Slashing Mats Zuccarello
0:56 Washington Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
1:18 Washington Shorthanded - Takeaway by Daniel Winnik in defensive zone
1:25
Stoppage - Icing
1:25 NY Rangers Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
1:36
Stoppage - Offside
1:36 NY Rangers Power play - Eric Staal won faceoff against Mike Richards in neutral zone
1:51 Washington Shorthanded - Takeaway by Tom Wilson in neutral zone
2:02 NY Rangers Power play - J.T. Miller shot blocked by Taylor Chorney
2:11 NY Rangers Power play - Takeaway by Eric Staal in offensive zone
2:34 NY Rangers Power play - Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
2:37 Washington Shorthanded - Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
2:49 Washington Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jason Chimera in offensive zone
3:16
Stoppage - Offside
3:16 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
3:47 Washington Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Slapshot 50 ft)
4:03 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
4:07 Washington Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dan Girardi in offensive zone
4:12 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Weber saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 52 ft)
4:16 Washington Mike Weber shot blocked by Jesper Fast
4:24 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Taylor Chorney in defensive zone
4:33 Washington Shot on goal by Taylor Chorney saved by Antti Raanta(Snap 46 ft)
4:50 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
4:51 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
4:52 Washington Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Oscar Lindberg
5:20
Stoppage - Offside
5:20 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
5:40 Washington Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Derick Brassard
5:44 Washington Giveaway by Braden Holtby in defensive zone
5:46 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 19 ft)
5:47
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:47 Washington Mike Richards won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone
5:59 Washington Shot on goal by Daniel Winnik saved by Antti Raanta(Snap 44 ft)
6:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:00 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
6:13 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
6:25 Washington Takeaway by Mike Richards in offensive zone
6:31 Washington Shot missed by Mike Richards, Wide of Net(Tip-In 29 ft)
6:45 Washington Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 7 ft)
6:50 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in defensive zone
6:56 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 35 ft)
7:33
Stoppage - Icing
7:33 NY Rangers Eric Staal won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
7:38 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
8:52 NY Rangers Takeaway by Dan Boyle in defensive zone
9:15 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
9:37
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
9:37 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
10:11
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:11 NY Rangers J.T. Miller won faceoff against Mike Richards in defensive zone
10:17 Washington Jay Beagle shot blocked by Keith Yandle
10:26 NY Rangers J.T. Miller credited with hit on Karl Alzner in defensive zone
11:01 Washington Daniel Winnik shot blocked by Derick Brassard
11:04 Washington Takeaway by Daniel Winnik in offensive zone
11:11
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
11:11 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
11:13 Washington Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dan Girardi
11:14
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:14 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
11:25 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
11:26 Washington Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Jesper Fast
11:40
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:40 Washington Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in offensive zone
11:44 Washington Mike Weber shot blocked by Dominic Moore
11:47 Washington Justin Williams shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
12:28 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 54 ft)
12:52 NY Rangers Shot missed by Viktor Stalberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 21 ft)
12:53
Stoppage - Net Off
12:53 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Mike Richards in offensive zone
13:06 Washington Daniel Winnik credited with hit on Derick Brassard in neutral zone
13:14 Washington Giveaway by Brooks Orpik in defensive zone
13:25 Washington Mike Richards credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
13:33 Washington Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on J.T. Miller in neutral zone
13:36 Washington Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 40 ft)
13:48 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 40 ft)
13:49
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:49 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
14:03 NY Rangers Jesper Fast credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
14:25 Washington Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in defensive zone
14:50 Washington Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
15:03
Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
15:03 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
15:18
Stoppage - Offside
15:18 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
15:22 Washington Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Antti Raanta(Slapshot 87 ft)
16:15 Washington Tom Wilson shot blocked by Dan Girardi
16:44 Washington Tom Wilson credited with hit on Dominic Moore in offensive zone
16:54 NY Rangers Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello in defensive zone
17:34 Washington Shot on goal by Mike Richards saved by Antti Raanta(Tip-In 13 ft)
18:03 NY Rangers Derick Brassard credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
18:26 NY Rangers Derek Stepan shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
18:59 Washington Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Antti Raanta(Wristshot 16 ft)
19:00
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Home Timeout
19:00 Washington Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
19:35 Washington Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
19:59 Washington Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Marc Staal
20:00
End of 3rd period
20:00
End of Game




Player Summary

New York RangersTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
D. Boyle D 000200000102116:191:120:3414:330000.0
D. Brassard C 010222001002317:301:520:0015:386940.0
J. Fast RW101102002002315:360:001:0314:330000.0
D. Girardi D 012003002002521:540:001:2620:280000.0
T. Glass LW000001122011610:480:000:2710:210000.0
K. Hayes RW000111002101612:411:120:0011:290200.0
K. Klein D 00-1015001002820:230:001:3518:480000.0
C. Kreider LW001000005001914:111:520:0012:190000.0
O. Lindberg C 000112000011711:550:000:0011:550000.0
R. McDonagh D 021212001142620:531:202:2417:090000.0
J. Miller C 000210121002117:041:200:0015:4410100.0
D. Moore C 000001000012012:220:000:5511:271420.0
E. Staal C 000001000212114:561:120:5412:505645.5
M. Staal D 000001121002214:330:000:0314:300000.0
V. Stalberg LW000211003002011:180:001:1210:060000.0
D. Stepan C 111621000102318:421:441:3115:2781436.4
K. Yandle D 100313000002924:251:520:0022:330000.0
M. Zuccarello RW000111000112519:341:440:0017:500000.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PlayerDetail
D. McilrathScratched
R. NashKnee Injury
H. LundqvistNeck Spasms
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
K. Alzner D 000012120102520:070:000:3819:290000.0
N. Backstrom C 00-2120001022218:532:200:0016:3315671.4
J. Beagle C 101110120001711:000:000:2910:3110100.0
A. Burakovsky LW000310000011714:290:000:0014:290000.0
J. Chimera LW000100001101612:591:090:1411:360000.0
T. Chorney D 000102002001814:040:001:2212:420000.0
M. Johansson C 000200003011715:501:520:0013:582433.3
E. Kuznetsov C 000110000011916:400:410:0015:599469.2
M. Niskanen D 000413002012625:012:251:4220:540000.0
D. Orlov D 00-1201001022421:010:360:0020:250000.0
B. Orpik D 00-1113001012520:590:002:2618:330000.0
T. Oshie RW10-2310004102216:371:520:0014:4520100.0
A. Ovechkin LW00-2110003002319:153:010:0016:140000.0
M. Richards C 001320002101712:410:002:3510:066746.2
M. Weber D 000411000011613:340:000:0013:340000.0
J. Williams RW000201120011917:161:090:0016:070000.0
T. Wilson RW000210006111513:270:002:2111:060000.0
D. Winnik RW001220001201812:320:000:2912:030000.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PlayerDetail
N. SchmidtLower Body Injury
M. LattaIllness
S. GalievScratched

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
A. Raanta34232.94159:550
Washington Capitals Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
B. Holtby23320.87058:310

* - 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.