New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, February 25, 2011 · Verizon Center
NHLN-US (HD) · CSN-DC+ (HD) · MSG 2
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 6-0 on Friday, February 25, 2011 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 35-28.
Erik Christensen scored twice. Steve Eminger, Derek Stepan, Vinny Prospal and Brian Boyle also scored.
Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves on 35 shots for the win; Michal Neuvirth stopped 22 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Steve Eminger (1)Derek Stepan (1)1–005:56 NYR
Erik Christensen (1)Michael Sauer (1), Brian Boyle (1)2–014:47 NYR
2nd period
- Erik Christensen (2)Ryan Callahan (1), Vinny Prospal (1)3–004:19 NYR · PPG
Derek Stepan (1)Michael Del Zotto (1), Mats Zuccarello (1)4–017:52 NYR · PPG
3rd period
Vinny Prospal (1)Erik Christensen (1), Matt Gilroy (1)5–006:16 NYR
Brian Boyle (1)Erik Christensen (2), Brandon Prust (1)6–019:26 NYR
Team stats
NYRWSH
28Shots on goal35
49%Faceoff %51%
2/4Power play0/5
15Penalty minutes13
17Hits26
18Blocked shots9
9Giveaways15
5Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 02:25
Michael Sauer · fighting5 min - 1st 02:25
Jason Chimera · fighting5 min - 1st 10:47Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 1st 17:42Ryan McDonagh · holding2 min
- 2nd 03:06Alexander Semin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 13:29Ryan Callahan · tripping2 min
- 2nd 16:13Matt Bradley · interference2 min
- 3rd 01:03Vinny Prospal · holding2 min
- 3rd 01:45Brooks Laich · high sticking double minor4 min
- 3rd 11:16Ryan McDonagh · high sticking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 26Erik ChristensenC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 4 | 13:44 |
| 20Vinny ProspalL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:52 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:18 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 18:20 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:19 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:50 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:35 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:42 |
| 38Michael SauerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:54 |
| 44Steve EmingerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 97Matt GilroyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:01 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:18 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:47 |
| 19Ruslan FedotenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 04:55 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:29 |
| 86Wojtek WolskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:38 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| 43Martin BironG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 22:44 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 15Boyd GordonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:03 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:16 |
| 21Brooks LaichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:00 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:00 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 09:26 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:40 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:40 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:45 |
| 85Mathieu PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:20 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:00 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:32 |
| 23Scott HannanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 23:49 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:42 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 02:25 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:12 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 26:50 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | L | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 60:00 |