Sprong sends Capitals to 6-3 win over eliminated Rangers

— Daniel Sprong’s tiebreaking goal in the third period propelled the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory over the fading New York Rangers, who were knocked out of playoff contention Monday night.
May 4, 2021, 04:28 am - AP
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Capitals2136
Rangers1203
1st PeriodWSHNYR
14:12Nic Dowd (10)
Assists: Garnet Hathaway (11), Carl Hagelin (9)
10
15:44Conor Sheary (13)
Assists: Michael Raffl (6), Tom Wilson (20)
20
18:00Mika Zibanejad (21)
Assists: Pavel Buchnevich (25), Artemi Panarin (40)
21
2nd PeriodWSHNYR
2:30Mika Zibanejad (22) (Power Play)
Assists: Artemi Panarin (41), Ryan Strome (33)
22
4:35Kaapo Kakko (9)
Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (9), Kevin Rooney (6)
23
18:30Garnet Hathaway (6)
Assists: Nic Dowd (3)
33
3rd PeriodWSHNYR
4:37Daniel Sprong (12)
Unassisted
43
11:41Nicklas Backstrom (15)
Assists: Nick Jensen (12), Michael Raffl (7)
53
18:34Tom Wilson (13) (Empty Net)
Assists: John Carlson (33)
63

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