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Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 8 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 8. Shots on goal: WSH 21, NYR 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-1 NYR; P2 WSH 0-5 NYR; P3 WSH 0-2 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 00:23 Conor Sheary (assists: Tye Kartye, Adam Fox) to make it WSH 0-1 NYR; P1 13:45 Connor McMichael (assists: Tom Wilson, Martin Fehérváry) to make it WSH 1-1 NYR; P2 03:07 J.T. Miller (assists: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox) to make it WSH 1-2 NYR; P2 05:53 Will Cuylle (assists: Braden Schneider, Jonny Brodzinski) to make it WSH 1-3 NYR; P2 08:33 Will Cuylle (assists: Vincent Trocheck, Vladislav Gavrikov) to make it WSH 1-4 NYR; P2 13:22 Adam Sykora (assists: Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar) to make it WSH 1-5 NYR; P2 18:27 Adam Fox (assists: Mika Zibanejad, J.T. Miller) to make it WSH 1-6 NYR; P3 02:27 Vincent Trocheck to make it WSH 1-7 NYR; P3 19:28 Will Cuylle (assists: Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafrenière) to make it WSH 1-8 NYR. Top skaters: Will Cuylle (NYR) 3 G, 0 A; Adam Fox (NYR) 1 G, 2 A; Mika Zibanejad (NYR) 0 G, 3 A; Vincent Trocheck (NYR) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Igor Shesterkin (NYR) 20 saves on 21, decision W; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 24 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYR
Will Cuylle
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 12:58 TOI
Goals · NYR
Adam Fox
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 19:31 TOI
Goaltending · NYR
Igor Shesterkin
20 saves on 21 shots (.952) · W
Season highs
Will Cuylle · Season-high 3 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led
NYR 7 largest lead P3 19:28 (WSH 1, NYR 8) · 7-0 run, P2 3:07–P3 19:28
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:23 Conor Sheary (Tye Kartye, Adam Fox) NYR · snap shot · WSH 0, NYR 1
  • P1 13:45 Connor McMichael (Tom Wilson, Martin Fehérváry) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, NYR 1
  • P2 3:07 J.T. Miller (Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox) NYR · Power play · deflected shot · WSH 1, NYR 2
  • P2 5:53 Will Cuylle (Braden Schneider, Jonny Brodzinski) NYR · tip-in shot · WSH 1, NYR 3
  • P2 8:33 Will Cuylle (Vincent Trocheck, Vladislav Gavrikov) NYR · wrist shot · WSH 1, NYR 4
  • P2 13:22 Adam Sykora (Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar) NYR · snap shot · WSH 1, NYR 5
  • P2 18:27 Adam Fox (Mika Zibanejad, J.T. Miller) NYR · Power play · snap shot · WSH 1, NYR 6
  • P3 2:27 Vincent Trocheck NYR · wrist shot · WSH 1, NYR 7
  • P3 19:28 Will Cuylle (Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafrenière) NYR · snap shot · WSH 1, NYR 8

Linescore

123 T
WSH 100 1
NYR 152 8

Shots on goal: WSH 21, NYR 32

Biggest Period

The New York Rangers scored 5 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHNYR
21Shots on goal33
54Shot attempts61
21Faceoff wins39
26Hits23
20Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals2
4Takeaways5
8Giveaways16
23Penalty minutes21
75.0%Save %95.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH77721
NYR7161033

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals1 G · 32 attempts
Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netHendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netTrevor van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 20Saved63% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net34% of attempts
New York Rangers8 G · 47 attempts
Conor Sheary: saved (tip-in)Conor Sheary: goal (snap)Noah Laba: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (wrist)Braden Schneider: saved (snap)Adam Sykora: saved (snap)Matthew Robertson: saved (deflected)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netVincent Trocheck: saved (snap)Will Cuylle: saved (wrist)Gabe Perreault: missed the netJonny Brodzinski: missed the netVincent Trocheck: saved (snap)Mika Zibanejad: saved (slap)J.T. Miller: goal (deflected)Will Cuylle: goal (tip-in)Will Cuylle: goal (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)Noah Laba: saved (snap)Conor Sheary: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)Adam Sykora: goal (snap)Adam Sykora: saved (wrist)Adam Sykora: missed the netAdam Sykora: missed the netJonny Brodzinski: missed the netJonny Brodzinski: missed the netGabe Perreault: saved (snap)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (slap)Adam Fox: goal (snap)Vincent Trocheck: goal (wrist)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netBraden Schneider: missed the netWill Cuylle: saved (tip-in)Will Cuylle: saved (backhand)Will Cuylle: missed the netWill Cuylle: missed the netJaroslav Chmelar: saved (poke)Noah Laba: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (slap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (snap)Will Cuylle: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: saved (wrist)Conor Sheary: missed the netBraden Schneider: saved (snap)Will Cuylle: goal (snap)Jonny Brodzinski: saved (snap)
  • 8Goals17% of attempts
  • 25Saved53% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net30% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor McMichael L 101-310317:12
Tom Wilson R 011-214219:13
Martin Fehérváry D 011+111118:59
Rasmus Sandin D 000-112221:06
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-110119:52
Cole Hutson D 000-400118:38
Matt Roy D 000-300318:00
Jakob Chychrun D 000-120117:41
Alex Ovechkin L 000-132017:26
Aliaksei Protas L 000020017:05
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 000-311016:44
Ryan Leonard R 000-323015:58
Justin Sourdif C 000-223015:29
Dylan Strome C 000001213:35
Brandon Duhaime L 000-124213:29
Anthony Beauvillier R 000-100012:46
Hendrix Lapierre C 000012110:33
Ethen Frank R 000013109:44
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren L 243275.0860:00
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Will Cuylle L 303+364012:58
Adam Fox D 123+110019:31
Mika Zibanejad C 033+121319:54
Vincent Trocheck C 112+333017:03
J.T. Miller C 112021114:58
Conor Sheary L 101+130013:49
Adam Sykora L 101+121213:36
Vladislav Gavrikov D 011+221121:05
Braden Schneider D 011+420120:10
Alexis Lafrenière L 011+120018:06
Noah Laba C 011+222015:38
Jaroslav Chmelar R 011+113114:19
Jonny Brodzinski C 011+210114:07
Tye Kartye L 011004209:44
Drew Fortescue D 000+301017:53
Matthew Robertson D 000021117:50
Will Borgen D 000000017:24
Gabe Perreault R 000011015:55
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Igor Shesterkin W 202195.2160:00

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