Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

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

Final

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

New York RangersRangersNYR

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

		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

CAPITALS

RANGERS

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

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Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

Stars of the Game

Justin WilliamsRW - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Marcus JohanssonLW - WSH

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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