Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, March 29, 2015 · Madison Square Garden
NHLN-US · TVAS · CSN-DC · MSG
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 31-25.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Jason Chimera scored twice. Kevin Hayes, Derick Brassard and Marcus Johansson also scored.
Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Cam Talbot stopped 26 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (48)Joel Ward (15), John Carlson (37)1–004:32 WSH
Kevin Hayes (15)Unassisted1–118:10 NYR
Derick Brassard (16)Mats Zuccarello (33), Ryan McDonagh (19)1–219:11 NYR
2nd period
- Alex Ovechkin (49)Nicklas Backstrom (55), Matt Niskanen (25)2–211:17 WSH · PPG
3rd period
Jason Chimera (6)Eric Fehr (12), Brooks Laich (12)3–204:41 WSH- Jason Chimera (7)Brooks Laich (13), Eric Fehr (13)4–207:40 WSH
Marcus Johansson (18)Troy Brouwer (19), Brooks Orpik (17)5–217:37 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHNYR
31Shots on goal25
45%Faceoff %55%
1/4Power play0/5
10Penalty minutes8
25Hits18
11Blocked shots12
4Giveaways8
5Takeaways19
Penalties
- 1st 00:28
Alex Ovechkin · high sticking2 min - 1st 07:27Brooks Orpik · interference2 min
- 1st 13:31
Mats Zuccarello · holding the stick2 min - 2nd 05:55Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 06:44Troy Brouwer · tripping2 min
- 2nd 08:48Joel Ward · slashing2 min
- 2nd 09:20Derick Brassard · slashing2 min
- 2nd 12:05Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
- 3rd 12:46Dan Boyle · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:29 |
| 16Eric FehrC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12:20 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 13:43 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:12 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:17 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 19:47 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:32 |
| 22Curtis GlencrossL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:25 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:01 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:35 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:35 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:02 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:59 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| 13Kevin HayesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:11 |
| 16Derick BrassardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 16:24 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:05 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:08 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:35 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:37 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:34 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:59 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:07 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:44 |
| 45James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:16 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:41 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:23 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:46 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:01 |
| 55Chris SummersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:00 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 33Cam TalbotG | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 59:53 |