Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Tuesday, November 17, 2009 · Madison Square Garden
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 26-20.
Marian Gaborik scored twice. Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Matt Bradley and Brian Pothier also scored.
Semyon Varlamov made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Marian Gaborik (1)Dan Girardi (1), Marc Staal (1)0–101:16 NYR
Alex Ovechkin (1)Mike Green (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1)1–115:06 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Brooks Laich (1)Mike Green (2), Chris Clark (1)2–115:44 WSH · PPG
3rd period
- Marian Gaborik (2)PA Parenteau (1), Sean Avery (1)2–208:23 NYR · PPG
Matt Bradley (1)Jay Beagle (1)3–215:09 WSH
Brian Pothier (1)Unassisted4–219:43 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHNYR
26Shots on goal20
55%Faceoff %45%
2/4Power play1/4
15Penalty minutes15
37Hits24
14Blocked shots13
2Giveaways3
5Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 05:18
Tomas Fleischmann · tripping2 min - 1st 08:03
Michal Rozsival · tripping2 min - 1st 10:39Aaron Voros · fighting5 min
- 1st 10:39Matt Bradley · fighting5 min
- 1st 13:47Sean Avery · tripping2 min
- 2nd 05:42Brendan Morrison · holding2 min
- 2nd 08:49Aaron Voros · interference2 min
- 2nd 14:11Ales Kotalik · hooking2 min
- 3rd 04:36John Erskine · roughing2 min
- 3rd 06:46Brian Pothier · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 09:14Nicklas Backstrom · roughing2 min
- 3rd 09:14Ryan Callahan · roughing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 24:55 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:23 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:27 |
| 14Tomas FleischmannL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:28 |
| 17Chris ClarkR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:45 |
| 21Brooks LaichL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:04 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:16 |
| 2Brian PothierD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:36 |
| 9Brendan MorrisonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:55 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:19 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:00 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:51 |
| 53Quintin LaingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:34 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:50 |
| 3Tom PotiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:34 |
| 26Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:27 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 59:55 |
New York Rangers
| 10Marian GaborikR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24:03 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 |
| 38PA ParenteauR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:08 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:24 |
| 12Ales KotalikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:25 |
| 20Vinny ProspalL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 |
| 21Chris HigginsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:00 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:15 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:21 |
| 34Aaron VorosL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:41 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 |
| 81Enver LisinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:39 |
| 87Donald BrashearL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:47 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 6Wade ReddenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:59 |
| 33Michal RozsivalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 |
| 97Matt GilroyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 58:53 |
| 40Steve ValiquetteG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |