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New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 6. Shots on goal: NYR 25, WSH 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYR 1-1 WSH; P2 NYR 1-2 WSH; P3 NYR 1-3 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 12:27 Anthony Beauvillier (assists: Ryan Leonard, Matt Roy) to make it NYR 0-1 WSH; P1 19:20 Vincent Trocheck (assists: Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox) to make it NYR 1-1 WSH; P2 07:33 Tom Wilson (assists: Connor McMichael, Rasmus Sandin) to make it NYR 1-2 WSH; P2 11:12 Justin Sourdif (assists: Alex Ovechkin) to make it NYR 1-3 WSH; P2 15:17 Adam Fox (assists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin) to make it NYR 2-3 WSH; P3 13:34 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Rasmus Sandin, Nic Dowd) to make it NYR 2-4 WSH; P3 16:37 Tom Wilson (assists: Connor McMichael) to make it NYR 2-5 WSH; P3 18:16 Braden Schneider (assists: Gabe Perreault) to make it NYR 3-5 WSH; P3 19:11 Justin Sourdif (assists: Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas) to make it NYR 3-6 WSH. Top skaters: Tom Wilson (WSH) 2 G, 1 A; Justin Sourdif (WSH) 2 G, 0 A; Adam Fox (NYR) 1 G, 1 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonathan Quick (NYR) 21 saves on 26, decision L; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 22 saves on 25, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Tom Wilson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:26 TOI
Goals · WSH
Justin Sourdif
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:46 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Charlie Lindgren
22 saves on 25 shots (.880) · W
Season highs
Justin Sourdif · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NYR 0 largest lead Never led
WSH 3 largest lead P3 16:37 (NYR 2, WSH 5) · 2-0 run, P2 7:33–P2 11:12
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:27 Anthony Beauvillier (Ryan Leonard, Matt Roy) WSH · snap shot · NYR 0, WSH 1
  • P1 19:20 Vincent Trocheck (Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox) NYR · snap shot · NYR 1, WSH 1
  • P2 7:33 Tom Wilson (Connor McMichael, Rasmus Sandin) WSH · snap shot · NYR 1, WSH 2
  • P2 11:12 Justin Sourdif (Alex Ovechkin) WSH · Power play · backhand shot · NYR 1, WSH 3
  • P2 15:17 Adam Fox (Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin) NYR · Power play · slap shot · NYR 2, WSH 3
  • P3 13:34 Aliaksei Protas (Rasmus Sandin, Nic Dowd) WSH · tip-in shot · NYR 2, WSH 4
  • P3 16:37 Tom Wilson (Connor McMichael) WSH · snap shot · NYR 2, WSH 5
  • P3 18:16 Braden Schneider (Gabe Perreault) NYR · snap shot · NYR 3, WSH 5
  • P3 19:11 Justin Sourdif (Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas) WSH · Empty net · snap shot · NYR 3, WSH 6

Linescore

123 T
NYR 111 3
WSH 123 6

Shots on goal: NYR 25, WSH 27

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NYRWSH
25Shots on goal27
67Shot attempts66
30Faceoff wins30
21Hits21
27Blocked shots21
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways5
17Giveaways15
11Penalty minutes7
80.8%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR511925
WSH711927

🎯 Shot Map

New York Rangers3 G · 40 attempts
Will Borgen: saved (snap)Gabe Perreault: missed the netTaylor Raddysh: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: saved (snap)Noah Laba: missed the netConor Sheary: saved (snap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (snap)Vincent Trocheck: goal (snap)Conor Sheary: saved (snap)Noah Laba: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: saved (backhand)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (tip-in)Artemi Panarin: saved (slap)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netAdam Fox: goal (slap)Jonny Brodzinski: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: saved (snap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (backhand)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (backhand)Gabe Perreault: saved (snap)Artemi Panarin: saved (backhand)Will Borgen: saved (snap)Matt Rempe: saved (tip-in)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: missed the netTaylor Raddysh: missed the netGabe Perreault: saved (snap)Matthew Robertson: missed the netCarson Soucy: saved (tip-in)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netSam Carrick: saved (wrap-around)Sam Carrick: saved (slap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (tip-in)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netBraden Schneider: goal (snap)Carson Soucy: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 22Saved55% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net38% of attempts
Washington Capitals6 G · 42 attempts
Connor McMichael: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: goal (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (slap)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (backhand)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netDylan McIlrath: saved (slap)Tom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: goal (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netJustin Sourdif: goal (backhand)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (deflected)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (slap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netJustin Sourdif: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (slap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netAliaksei Protas: goal (tip-in)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: goal (snap)Justin Sourdif: goal (snap)
  • 6Goals14% of attempts
  • 21Saved50% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net36% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Adam Fox D 112-110121:13
Artemi Panarin L 022-130019:41
Vincent Trocheck C 101-112021:51
Braden Schneider D 101-112320:57
Mika Zibanejad C 011-201321:01
Gabe Perreault R 011021115:16
Vladislav Gavrikov D 000-110324:07
Will Borgen D 000-223420:33
Alexis Lafrenière L 000-162120:14
Will Cuylle L 000-113618:08
Matthew Robertson D 000+101116:29
Taylor Raddysh R 000-200116:07
Carson Soucy D 000-110114:29
Jonny Brodzinski C 000-202011:47
Sam Carrick C 000021111:18
Matt Rempe C 000+112009:16
Conor Sheary L 000-120106:39
Noah Laba C 000-111005:45
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonathan Quick L 212680.8559:10
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tom Wilson R 213+344019:26
Justin Sourdif R 202+323118:46
Aliaksei Protas C 112+111015:07
Connor McMichael C 022+131020:06
Rasmus Sandin D 022+220118:32
Anthony Beauvillier L 101+120015:10
Matt Roy D 011+201219:38
Alex Ovechkin L 011042118:10
Nic Dowd C 011+101115:05
Ryan Leonard R 011+120114:06
John Carlson D 000+100322:55
Jakob Chychrun D 000+230221:49
Martin Fehérváry D 000-122419:53
Dylan Strome C 000-100117:54
Ethen Frank C 000012213:36
Dylan McIlrath D 000013211:18
Brandon Duhaime R 000-101009:55
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000007:42
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren W 222588.0359:35

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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