Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

Playoffs · Monday, April 30, 2012 · Madison Square Garden

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3–2

25–28

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NBCSN · CBC · RDS

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Monday, April 30, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 28–25.

Goals came from Mike Knuble, Jason Chimera, Brad Richards, Michael Del Zotto and Alex Ovechkin.

Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of 25.

Goals
WSH	2	0	1	3	25
NYR	1	0	1	2	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Mike Knuble (1)Keith Aucoin (1), Joel Ward (1)1–012:20 WSH
Jason Chimera (1)Matt Hendricks (1), Jay Beagle (1)2–017:14 WSH
Brad Richards (1)Marian Gaborik (1), Michael Del Zotto (1)2–119:17 NYR

3rd period

Michael Del Zotto (1)Derek Stepan (1), Brad Richards (1)2–206:58 NYR ·
Alex Ovechkin (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1)3–212:33 WSH ·

Team stats

WSHNYR

2528

50%50%

1/31/3

88

3545

2414

45

76

Penalties

3:59 into the first periodRoman Hamrlik · holding2 min
14:53 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
17:45 into the first periodMarc Staal · slashing2 min
17:45 into the first periodJohn Carlson · roughing2 min
19:47 into the first periodMike Green · tripping2 min
6:02 into the third periodMike Knuble · high sticking2 min
9:53 into the third periodBrian Boyle · holding the stick2 min
12:29 into the third periodBrad Richards · holding2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	0	7	2	1	0	–	0	0	18	13:36
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	50	1	2	21	16:18
22Mike KnubleR	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	2	–	0	0	14	09:49
23Keith AucoinC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	25	0	0	13	09:29
25Jason ChimeraL	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	0	0	16	13:05
26Matt HendricksC	0	1	1	+1	4	3	2	0	67	0	1	21	15:26
42Joel WardR	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	–	0	0	16	12:06
83Jay BeagleC	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	0	40	0	0	28	19:58
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	0	33	1	0	23	18:48
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	−1	1	3	1	0	69	0	2	25	17:46
28Alexander SeminR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	0	0	16	12:27
90Marcus JohanssonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	67	0	0	19	16:55
6Dennis WidemanD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	2	0	–	0	0	24	19:27
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	3	0	–	0	0	28	23:15
44Roman HamrlikD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	2	–	0	1	20	15:31
52Mike GreenD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	–	1	1	25	18:14
55Jeff SchultzD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	3	0	–	1	0	23	17:12
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	2	2	–	0	0	32	23:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	28	26	2	.929	59:59

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

19Brad RichardsC	1	1	2	−1	5	0	0	2	52	1	1	27	21:51
4Michael Del ZottoD	1	1	2	0	5	1	1	0	–	1	0	28	25:08
10Marian GaborikR	0	1	1	−1	2	2	1	0	–	1	0	26	20:29
21Derek StepanC	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	58	0	0	24	22:35
8Brandon PrustL	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	0	0	17	14:02
20Chris KreiderC	0	0	0	−1	2	7	1	0	50	0	1	22	17:54
22Brian BoyleC	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	2	43	0	1	21	15:20
24Ryan CallahanR	0	0	0	0	2	8	3	0	–	0	0	27	22:25
26Ruslan FedotenkoL	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	0	1	18	14:07
34John MitchellC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	0	0	6	04:20
42Artem AnisimovC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	0	0	7	04:56
62Carl HagelinL	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	0	–	0	0	23	18:11
71Mike RuppC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	1	0	6	03:53
5Dan GirardiD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	–	0	0	28	20:35
18Marc StaalD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	0	0	32	25:25
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	–	0	2	30	25:30
32Anton StralmanD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	0	–	0	0	19	15:14
41Stu BickelD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	1	0	5	03:07

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30Henrik LundqvistG	L	25	22	3	.880	58:54
43Martin BironG		0	0	0	–	00:00