National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Rangers 4
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Washington Capitals 1
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Match Report

Lafrenière scores 2nd of season, Rangers beat Capitals 4-1

— Alexis Lafrenière scored his second NHL goal, Artemi Panarin had two assists and the New York Rangers made the best of a new-look lineup, beating the Washington Capitals 4-1 Saturday for their second consecutive victory.

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Team Stats

NYR WSH
12
Blocked Shots
13
12
Hits
19
6
Takeaways
9
24
Shots
27
1
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
4
20.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
24
57.1
Faceoff Win Percent
42.9
2
Giveaways
5
4
Total Penalties
5
8
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin G GA 1 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Chris Kreider LW BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Mika Zibanejad C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Julien Gauthier RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 3 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYR lead series 2-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

New York Rangers

  • James Reimer Day-To-Day
  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 18:42 4-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  2. Missed 18:14 4-1
    3rd
  3. Goal 17:48 4-1
    3rd
  4. Missed 17:17 3-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  5. Penalty 15:54 3-1
    Anthony Bitetto 3rd
  6. Missed 13:33 3-1
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  7. Missed 12:33 3-1
    Alexis Lafreniere 3rd
  8. Missed 12:28 3-1
    Adam Fox 3rd
  9. Missed 10:29 3-1
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  10. Missed 6:07 3-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  11. Penalty 4:42 3-1
    Brendan Smith 3rd
  12. Missed 2:32 3-1
    Alexis Lafreniere 3rd
  13. Missed 1:52 3-1
    Pavel Buchnevich 3rd
  14. Missed 1:09 3-1
    Chris Kreider 3rd
  15. Penalty 0:36 3-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  16. Goal 19:21 3-1
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  17. Goal 18:43 3-0
    Ryan Strome 2nd
  18. Goal 17:44 2-0
    Alexis Lafreniere 2nd
  19. Missed 14:23 1-0
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  20. Missed 13:40 1-0
    Chris Kreider 2nd
  21. Penalty 13:25 1-0
    Garnet Hathaway 2nd
  22. Missed 10:42 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  23. Missed 9:56 1-0
    Lars Eller 2nd
  24. Missed 9:07 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  25. Penalty 8:25 1-0
    Julien Gauthier 2nd
  26. Missed 7:24 1-0
    Zdeno Chara 2nd
  27. Missed 7:11 1-0
    Lars Eller 2nd
  28. Missed 6:17 1-0
    Anthony Bitetto 2nd
  29. Missed 18:28 1-0
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  30. Missed 17:30 1-0
    Adam Fox 1st
  31. Missed 17:26 1-0
    Artemi Panarin 1st
  32. Missed 16:45 1-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  33. Goal 14:57 1-0
    Chris Kreider 1st
  34. Penalty 14:05 0-0
    Lars Eller 1st
  35. Penalty 11:55 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  36. Missed 11:20 0-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  37. Missed 9:43 0-0
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  38. Missed 7:13 0-0
    John Carlson 1st
  39. Penalty 7:03 0-0
    Libor Hajek 1st
  40. Missed 2:30 0-0
    Adam Fox 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  3. Face Off 18:42 4-1
    3rd
  4. Penalty 18:42 4-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  5. Missed 18:14 4-1
    3rd
  6. Face Off 18:04 4-1
    3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:04 4-1
    3rd
  8. Shot 18:03 4-1
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  9. Takeaway 18:02 4-1
    3rd
  10. Face Off 17:48 4-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  11. Goal 17:48 4-1
    3rd
  12. Takeaway 17:43 3-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:27 3-1
    3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:27 3-1
    3rd
  15. Missed 17:17 3-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  16. Face Off 16:01 3-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  17. Stoppage 16:01 3-1
    3rd
  18. Blocked 16:01 3-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  19. Face Off 15:54 3-1
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  20. Penalty 15:54 3-1
    Anthony Bitetto 3rd
  21. Shot 15:42 3-1
    Kevin Rooney 3rd
  22. Face Off 15:05 3-1
    Kevin Rooney 3rd
  23. Stoppage 15:05 3-1
    3rd
  24. Blocked 14:45 3-1
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  25. Takeaway 14:41 3-1
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  26. Face Off 14:31 3-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  27. Stoppage 14:31 3-1
    3rd
  28. Shot 14:30 3-1
    Libor Hajek 3rd
  29. Blocked 14:15 3-1
    Libor Hajek 3rd
  30. Hit 13:59 3-1
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  31. Face Off 13:46 3-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  32. Stoppage 13:46 3-1
    3rd
  33. Missed 13:33 3-1
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  34. Hit 13:27 3-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  35. Face Off 12:47 3-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  36. Stoppage 12:47 3-1
    3rd
  37. Shot 12:46 3-1
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  38. Missed 12:33 3-1
    Alexis Lafreniere 3rd
  39. Blocked 12:30 3-1
    Ryan Lindgren 3rd
  40. Missed 12:28 3-1
    Adam Fox 3rd

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