National Hockey League

FINAL Friday, October 9, 2026
New York Rangers 1
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Washington Capitals 3
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Match Report

Capitals beat Rangers 3-1 after New York goalie Igor Shesterkin is helped off the ice with an injury

— Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 3-1 on Friday night after New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin was

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Team Stats

9
Blocked Shots
12
35
Hits
22
5
Takeaways
2
22
Shots
27
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
25
53.7
Faceoff Win Percent
46.3
9
Giveaways
19
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 1 · SA 14 · SOS 0
  • Dylan Garand GA 1 · SA 12 · SOS 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 0 · HT 6 · TK 0
  • Will Cuylle BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

WSH

  • Logan Thompson GA 1 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Aliaksei Protas BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Alex Tuch BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:59 · 3rd Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  4. 19:59 · 3rd Tom Wilson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Desharnais (1)
  5. 19:42 · 3rd Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  6. 19:32 · 3rd J.T. Miller shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  7. 19:17 · 3rd Gabe Perreault Tip-In Wide Right
  8. 19:15 · 3rd Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Martin Fehervary

Highlights

00:41 Alexis Lafreniere nets power-play goal Watch on ESPN 00:40 Timothy Liljegren scores goal vs. Rangers Watch on ESPN 00:50 Boone Jenner lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 01:50 Igor Shesterkin helped off ice after skating into the post Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

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

New York Rangers

  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Adam Sykora Injured Reserve

NHL News

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