Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, April 1, 1990 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Sunday, April 1, 1990 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 20–19.
Dino Ciccarelli scored twice. Troy Mallette, John Druce and Mike Gartner also scored.
Don Beaupre made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 16 of 19.
Scoring
2nd period
Troy Mallette (13)Mike Gartner (41), Bernie Nicholls (72)0–106:24 NYR · 
John Druce (8)Kevin Hatcher (41)1–111:46 WSH
3rd period
Dino Ciccarelli (40)Mike Ridley (42), Bill Houlder (11)2–105:50 WSH- Dino Ciccarelli (41)Mike Ridley (43), Michal Pivonka (39)3–109:10 WSH
Mike Gartner (45)Bernie Nicholls (73), James Patrick (43)3–219:07 NYR
Team stats
WSHNYR
1920
0%0%
0/11/2
42
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 16:23 into the first period
Rob Murray · hooking2 min - 17:58 into the first period
Darren Turcotte · tripping2 min - 6:17 into the second periodRob Murray · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 17Mike RidleyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Dino CiccarelliR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19John DruceR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 2Bill HoulderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Tim BerglandR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12John TuckerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Alan MayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Rob MurrayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Bob JoyceL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 40Mark FernerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike LiutG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |
New York Rangers
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Troy MalletteL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Darren TurcotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Mark JanssensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Carey WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Rick BennettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Kevin MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 37Paul BrotenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 5Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Miloslav HoravaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Randy MollerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 38Jeff BloembergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Bob FroeseG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 19 | 3 | .842 |