Capitals 7-3 Rangers (21 Dec, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

24-6-2, 11-3-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	4	2	7
NYR	3	0	0	3

New York Rangers

19-12-4, 13-5-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom#19
J. Beagle#83
A. Burakovsky#65
J. Chimera#25
M. Johansson#90
E. Kuznetsov#92
B. Laich#21
M. Latta#46
T.J. Oshie#77
A. Ovechkin#8
J. Williams#14
T. Wilson#43
defensemen
K. Alzner#27
J. Carlson#74
T. Chorney#4
M. Niskanen#2
D. Orlov#9
N. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:53	2:32	2:00	12:21	6	12	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	13:25	0:00	3:52	9:33	5	9	35.7
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:29	0:18	0:00	9:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	11:50	0:50	1:45	9:15	1	0	100.0
1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:42	2:32	0:00	16:10	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	18:36	1:08	0:00	17:28	11	7	61.1
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:36	0:00	3:57	8:39	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	12	8:41	0:00	0:00	8:41	1	4	20.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:49	1:22	1:11	12:16	2	1	66.7
1	0	0	5	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	20	17:21	3:40	0:00	13:41	0	0	0.0
2	1	2	4	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	23	17:15	2:00	1:55	13:20	2	0	100.0
0	1	3	0	1	0	3	6	4	0	0	25	15:21	0:18	3:16	11:47	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	27	19:23	0:00	4:48	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	30	22:13	3:31	4:12	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	18:40	0:00	0:27	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	28	21:27	0:09	5:08	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	19:02	0:00	0:00	19:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	24	15:19	0:00	3:21	11:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

New York Rangers


forwards
D. Brassard#16
E. Etem#96
J. Fast#19
T. Glass#15
K. Hayes#13
C. Kreider#20
O. Lindberg#24
J.T. Miller#10
D. Moore#28
R. Nash#61
D. Stepan#21
M. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
D. Boyle#22
R. McDonagh#27
D. McIlrath#6
M. Staal#18
C. Summers#55
K. Yandle#93

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:10	5:37	0:00	11:33	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	12:08	0:16	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	22	17:24	0:35	2:47	14:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	2	4	2	0	1	17	11:16	0:22	0:00	10:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:21	3:19	0:00	12:02	3	4	42.9
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	21	16:26	3:15	0:00	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	17	11:12	0:10	0:00	11:02	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	15:30	3:04	0:00	12:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:46	0:10	2:47	10:49	9	7	56.3
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:30	5:11	0:53	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	17:30	3:14	0:53	13:23	12	8	60.0
0	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:25	4:54	0:00	10:31	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:11	5:30	0:22	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:22	5:33	2:53	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	4	3	0	27	19:43	0:10	0:55	18:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	19:48	0:15	2:23	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	15:39	0:00	0:47	14:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:59	3:15	0:00	15:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Hellberg#45
H. Lundqvist#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
6	2	4	.667	0	0	0	0	0	20:00	0
24	5	19	.792	0	0	0	0	0	40:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	4	2	7
	Rangers	3	0	0	3

1st Period		WSH	NYR
12:03	Justin Williams (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Taylor Chorney (4), John Carlson (20)	1	0
13:42	J.T. Miller (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rick Nash (14), Keith Yandle (18)	1	1
15:44	Chris Kreider (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marc Staal (10), Jesper Fast (6)	1	2
18:03	Dan Boyle (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (12), Mats Zuccarello (14)	1	3

2nd Period		WSH	NYR
5:25	Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (8), Justin Williams (13)	2	3
7:01	T.J. Oshie (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (19), Dmitry Orlov (9)	3	3
11:03	Alex Ovechkin (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (20)	4	3
19:00	Justin Williams (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (21)	5	3

3rd Period			WSH	NYR
2:26		Jason Chimera (8) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (6)	6	3
4:36		Marcus Johansson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)	7	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
2
Rangers
5

Game 1

4/11

Capitals
7
Rangers
3

Game 2

21/12

Capitals
4
Rangers
3

Game 3

9/1

Rangers
2
Capitals
5

Game 4

17/1

Rangers
3
Capitals
2

Game 5

5/3

Madison Square Garden

12:00 AM, 21 December 2015

New York, NY

Attendance: 18,006

Referees:
Ian Walsh

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	9	2	0	18
Washington	9	3	0	18
New Jersey	8	5	2	18
NY Rangers	8	2	1	17
Columbus	5	5	2	12
NY Islanders	5	6	2	12
Pittsburgh	5	7	2	12
Philadelphia	4	8	1	9

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