National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Rangers 1
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Washington Capitals 2
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Capital One Arena

Match Report

Ovechkin scores 2 in final 7 minutes, Capitals beat Rangers

— Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the final seven minutes to continue his goal streak and rally the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Friday night for their seventh win in a row.

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Team Stats

NYR WSH
16
Blocked Shots
9
23
Hits
32
9
Takeaways
14
33
Shots
18
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
1
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
28
42.9
Faceoff Win Percent
57.1
5
Giveaways
5
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

NYR

  • Alexandar Georgiev G GA 2 · SA 18 · SOS 0
  • Ryan Strome C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Mika Zibanejad C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Kevin Rooney C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 1 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2

Head to Head

NYR lead series 2-1

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • 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. Goal 16:27 1-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  2. Missed 15:43 1-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  3. Missed 15:14 1-1
    Artemi Panarin 3rd
  4. Missed 13:44 1-1
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  5. Goal 13:18 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  6. Missed 12:36 1-0
    Pavel Buchnevich 3rd
  7. Missed 12:00 1-0
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  8. Penalty 10:46 1-0
    Richard Panik 3rd
  9. Missed 10:02 1-0
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  10. Missed 7:41 1-0
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  11. Missed 5:25 1-0
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  12. Missed 2:49 1-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  13. Missed 2:18 1-0
    Filip Chytil 3rd
  14. Missed 1:12 1-0
    Chris Kreider 3rd
  15. Penalty 0:31 1-0
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  16. Missed 17:33 1-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  17. Missed 13:55 1-0
    Kaapo Kakko 2nd
  18. Missed 13:39 1-0
    Ryan Lindgren 2nd
  19. Penalty 11:36 1-0
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  20. Penalty 11:36 1-0
    Brendan Lemieux 2nd
  21. Missed 10:52 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  22. Missed 8:05 1-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  23. Missed 5:38 1-0
    Zdeno Chara 2nd
  24. Missed 4:59 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  25. Missed 4:45 1-0
    Pavel Buchnevich 2nd
  26. Missed 19:14 1-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  27. Penalty 17:32 1-0
    Filip Chytil 1st
  28. Missed 17:31 1-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  29. Goal 16:42 1-0
    Artemi Panarin 1st
  30. Missed 16:38 0-0
    Adam Fox 1st
  31. Penalty 15:21 0-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  32. Missed 12:46 0-0
    Artemi Panarin 1st
  33. Missed 10:48 0-0
    Mika Zibanejad 1st
  34. Missed 9:49 0-0
    Colin Blackwell 1st
  35. Missed 8:44 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  36. Missed 7:13 0-0
    Jacob Trouba 1st
  37. Missed 5:59 0-0
    Colin Blackwell 1st
  38. Missed 4:50 0-0
    K'Andre Miller 1st
  39. Missed 4:33 0-0
    Mika Zibanejad 1st
  40. Missed 3:56 0-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  41. Missed 1:08 0-0
    Colin Blackwell 1st
  42. Missed 0:37 0-0
    Carl Hagelin 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:58 1-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:58 1-2
    3rd
  5. Shot 19:31 1-2
    Adam Fox 3rd
  6. Shot 18:54 1-2
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  7. Shot 18:53 1-2
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  8. Hit 18:45 1-2
    Chris Kreider 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:31 1-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:31 1-2
    3rd
  11. Blocked 18:30 1-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  12. Face Off 18:08 1-2
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  13. Stoppage 18:08 1-2
    3rd
  14. Blocked 17:55 1-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  15. Hit 17:34 1-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  16. Giveaway 17:28 1-2
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  17. Hit 16:52 1-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  18. Shot 16:45 1-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  19. Giveaway 16:44 1-2
    Brendan Smith 3rd
  20. Face Off 16:35 1-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  21. Stoppage 16:35 1-2
    3rd
  22. Face Off 16:27 1-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  23. Goal 16:27 1-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  24. Shot 16:13 1-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  25. Hit 15:50 1-1
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  26. Missed 15:43 1-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  27. Missed 15:14 1-1
    Artemi Panarin 3rd
  28. Takeaway 14:56 1-1
    Ryan Strome 3rd
  29. Shot 14:51 1-1
    Ryan Strome 3rd
  30. Face Off 14:42 1-1
    Ryan Strome 3rd
  31. Stoppage 14:42 1-1
    3rd
  32. Blocked 14:34 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  33. Giveaway 14:13 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  34. Shot 13:58 1-1
    Artemi Panarin 3rd
  35. Missed 13:44 1-1
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  36. Face Off 13:23 1-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  37. Stoppage 13:23 1-1
    3rd
  38. Face Off 13:18 1-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  39. Goal 13:18 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  40. Shot 13:16 1-0
    Justin Schultz 3rd

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