New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Wednesday, December 12, 2007 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 35-23.
Martin Straka scored twice and Joe Motzko scored twice. Scott Gomez, Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz, Brendan Shanahan and Mike Green also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Scott Gomez (6)Paul Mara (5), Brendan Shanahan (11)1–012:10 NYR
Martin Straka (3)Jaromir Jagr (15), Brandon Dubinsky (5)2–013:58 NYR
Joe Motzko (1)Brooks Laich (3), Donald Brashear (1)2–115:51 WSH
2nd period
- Joe Motzko (2)Donald Brashear (2), Mike Green (5)2–215:47 WSH
3rd period
Alex Ovechkin (22)Mike Green (6)2–304:36 WSH- Martin Straka (4)Brendan Shanahan (12), Michal Rozsival (9)3–308:13 NYR
Jeff Schultz (4)Viktor Kozlov (15)3–409:31 WSH
Brendan Shanahan (11)Michal Rozsival (10)4–412:43 NYR
OT period
Mike Green (8)Brooks Laich (4)4–503:41 WSH
Team stats
NYRWSH
23Shots on goal35
55%Faceoff %45%
0/3Power play0/4
13Penalty minutes11
22Hits26
19Blocked shots5
17Giveaways25
7Takeaways15
Penalties
- 1st 02:41
Colton Orr · fighting5 min - 1st 02:41
Donald Brashear · fighting5 min - 1st 08:02Brendan Shanahan · hooking2 min
- 1st 18:30Brandon Dubinsky · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:51Alexander Semin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:21Nicklas Backstrom · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:46Marcel Hossa · slashing2 min
- 3rd 06:11Matt Bradley · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 17:04Jason Strudwick · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
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