National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 6
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New York Rangers 3
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WSH2136
NYR1203
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Match Report

Sprong sends Capitals to 6-3 win over eliminated Rangers

— Daniel Sprong’s tiebreaking goal in the third period propelled the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory over the fading New York Rangers, who were knocked out of playoff contention Monday night.

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Team Stats

8
Blocked Shots
8
20
Hits
16
4
Takeaways
6
40
Shots
26
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
27
53.4
Faceoff Win Percent
46.6
8
Giveaways
10
7
Total Penalties
5
22
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek GA 3 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Nic Dowd BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Garnet Hathaway BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Michael Raffl BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 5 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Morgan Barron BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Filip Chytil BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:24 · 3rd
  4. 19:07 · 3rd
  5. 19:03 · 3rd
  6. 18:52 · 3rd
  7. 18:52 · 3rd
  8. 18:34 · 3rd

Head to Head

NYR lead series 4-3

Injuries

New York Rangers

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

Washington Capitals

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

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