New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Sunday, May 10, 2015 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 45–28.
Chris Kreider scored twice. Jason Chimera, Rick Nash, Dan Boyle, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Joel Ward also scored.
Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves on 45 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 24 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Chris Kreider (4)Jesper Fast (3), Kevin Klein (1)1–000:40 NYR- Chris Kreider (5)Derick Brassard (2), Derek Stepan (5)2–019:59 NYR ·
2nd period
Jason Chimera (3)Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Joel Ward (5)2–100:28 WSH
3rd period
Rick Nash (2)Martin St. Louis (4), Derick Brassard (3)3–100:54 NYR
Dan Boyle (2)James Sheppard (1), J.T. Miller (2)4–104:24 NYR
Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)Karl Alzner (2), Joel Ward (6)4–207:40 WSH
Joel Ward (3)Jason Chimera (4), John Carlson (5)4–310:33 WSH
Team stats
NYRWSH
2845
46%54%
1/30/4
86
3036
3415
1414
46
Penalties
- 14:46 into the first period
Alex Ovechkin · slashing2 min - 16:25 into the first period
Ryan McDonagh · holding2 min - 19:56 into the first periodTroy Brouwer · roughing2 min
- 1:37 into the second periodCarl Hagelin · roughing2 min
- 8:23 into the second periodEvgeny Kuznetsov · holding2 min
- 14:14 into the second periodKeith Yandle · holding2 min
- 17:16 into the third periodJames Sheppard · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 16Derick BrassardC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 13:47 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 15:05 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:36 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 15:28 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | 19:13 |
| 26Martin St. LouisR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 |
| 45James SheppardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:55 |
| 61Rick NashL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:37 |
| 8Kevin KleinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | 18:07 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:50 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:50 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 08:32 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:06 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 25:35 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 20:17 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:30 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:53 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 45 | 3 | .933 |
| 33Cam TalbotG | 0 | 0 | – |
Washington Capitals
| 42Joel WardR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 18:11 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 15:23 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 16:00 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 28:26 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | 23:53 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 23:33 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 18:08 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:16 |
| 22Curtis GlencrossL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 09:00 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:32 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 10:53 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 14:39 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 21:40 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:07 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 08:10 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:25 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:04 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 28 | 4 | .857 |