Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

Playoffs · Sunday, April 17, 2011 · Madison Square Garden

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2–3

25–35

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Game summary

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 35–25.

Goals came from Erik Christensen, Alex Ovechkin, Vinny Prospal, Mike Knuble and Brandon Dubinsky.

Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Michal Neuvirth stopped 32 of 35.

Goals
WSH	0	1	1	2	25
NYR	0	1	2	3	35

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Erik Christensen (1)Wojtek Wolski (1), Bryan McCabe (1)0–105:30 NYR ·
Alex Ovechkin (1)Jason Arnott (1), Mike Green (1)1–119:00 WSH

3rd period

Vinny Prospal (1)Marian Gaborik (1), Marc Staal (1)1–208:01 NYR
Mike Knuble (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)2–214:48 WSH ·
Brandon Dubinsky (1)Unassisted2–318:21 NYR

Team stats

WSHNYR

2535

44%56%

1/31/7

168

2941

1112

89

510

Penalties

15:01 into the first periodMatt Gilroy · holding2 min
17:20 into the first periodMatt Hendricks · interference2 min
17:55 into the first periodMike Knuble · delaying game puck over glass2 min
19:43 into the first periodErik Christensen · interference goalkeeper2 min
1:13 into the second periodMike Green · hooking2 min
4:41 into the second periodJohn Carlson · cross checking2 min
8:50 into the second periodAlex Ovechkin · hooking2 min
10:41 into the second periodScott Hannan · holding2 min
9:13 into the third periodNicklas Backstrom · tripping2 min
13:38 into the third periodMarian Gaborik · cross checking2 min
16:45 into the third periodBrian Boyle · roughing2 min
16:45 into the third periodJohn Carlson · roughing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	1	2	−1	1	5	0	2	–	19:32
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	−1	2	0	0	2	50	19:55
22Mike KnubleR	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	2	–	17:27
44Jason ArnottC	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	21	14:31
52Mike GreenD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	2	2	–	22:52
10Matt BradleyR	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	–	07:37
15Boyd GordonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	69	14:37
18Marco SturmL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	12:20
21Brooks LaichL	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	47	21:49
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	09:50
26Matt HendricksC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	07:40
28Alexander SeminR	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	–	16:06
90Marcus JohanssonC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	40	13:28
4John ErskineD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	12:43
23Scott HannanD	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	2	–	21:57
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	0	–	18:19
55Jeff SchultzD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	18:33
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	4	–	17:44

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1Semyon VarlamovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Michal NeuvirthG	L	35	32	3	.914	58:11

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

10Marian GaborikR	0	1	1	+1	3	3	0	2	–	21:18
17Brandon DubinskyC	1	0	1	+2	1	7	0	0	46	25:45
20Vinny ProspalL	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	0	–	16:14
26Erik ChristensenC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	67	09:03
86Wojtek WolskiL	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:56
18Marc StaalD	0	1	1	+1	3	1	2	0	–	23:10
28Bryan McCabeD	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	17:50
8Brandon PrustL	0	0	0	−1	2	5	0	0	–	13:04
16Sean AveryL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	08:45
19Ruslan FedotenkoL	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	–	22:36
21Derek StepanC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	15:58
22Brian BoyleC	0	0	0	−1	9	4	1	2	44	18:31
23Chris DruryC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	79	07:58
42Artem AnisimovC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50	11:51
5Dan GirardiD	0	0	0	+1	2	5	5	0	–	21:59
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	18:54
38Michael SauerD	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	19:16
97Matt GilroyD	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	–	12:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
29Chad JohnsonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Henrik LundqvistG	W	25	23	2	.920	60:00