Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Sunday, December 20, 2015 · Madison Square Garden

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7–3

Final

SOG 30–36

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 7-3 on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 36-30.

Justin Williams scored twice. J.T. Miller, Chris Kreider, Dan Boyle, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, Jason Chimera and Marcus Johansson also scored.

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 19 of 24.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	4	2	7	30
NYR	3	0	0	3	36

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Justin Williams (9)Taylor Chorney (4), John Carlson (20)1–012:03 WSH
J.T. Miller (7)Rick Nash (14), Keith Yandle (18)1–113:42 NYR
Chris Kreider (6)Marc Staal (10), Jesper Fast (6)1–215:44 NYR
Dan Boyle (4)Ryan McDonagh (12), Mats Zuccarello (14)1–318:03 NYR · PPG

2nd period

Evgeny Kuznetsov (10)Dmitry Orlov (8), Justin Williams (13)2–305:25 WSH
T.J. Oshie (13)Nicklas Backstrom (19), Dmitry Orlov (9)3–307:01 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (17)Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (20)4–311:03 WSH · PPG
Justin Williams (10)Marcus Johansson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (21)5–319:00 WSH · PPG

3rd period

Jason Chimera (8)Tom Wilson (6)6–302:26 WSH · SHG
Marcus Johansson (7)Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)7–304:36 WSH

Team stats

WSHNYR

30Shots on goal36

46%Faceoff %54%

2/3Power play1/5

14Penalty minutes10

24Hits15

14Blocked shots10

2Giveaways7

9Takeaways11

Penalties

1st 04:21Justin Williams · hooking2 min
1st 17:05Dmitry Orlov · hooking2 min
2nd 00:53Oscar Lindberg · tripping2 min
2nd 03:09Tom Wilson · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
2nd 08:33Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
2nd 08:33Tanner Glass · roughing2 min
2nd 08:33Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
2nd 08:33Tanner Glass · roughing2 min
2nd 10:33Chris Summers · tripping2 min
2nd 14:34Michael Latta · hooking2 min
2nd 17:50Oscar Lindberg · high sticking2 min
3rd 01:19Alex Ovechkin · hooking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

14Justin WilliamsR	2	1	3	+2	4	0	2	2	100	17:15
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	33	16:53
90Marcus JohanssonL	1	2	3	+2	2	1	1	0	–	18:42
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	1	2	+3	1	0	0	0	61	18:36
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	–	19:02
8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	0	5	3	1	2	–	17:21
25Jason ChimeraL	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	100	11:50
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	6	100	15:21
77T.J. OshieR	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	67	14:49
4Taylor ChorneyD	0	1	1	+3	1	2	1	0	–	18:40
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	0	3	1	3	0	–	22:13
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	33	12:36
46Michael LattaC	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2	20	08:41
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	09:29
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	36	13:25
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	+1	1	4	0	0	–	21:27
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0	–	19:23
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	–	15:19

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	36	33	3	.917	60:00

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

10J.T. MillerC	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	100	15:30
19Jesper FastR	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	–	17:24
20Chris KreiderC	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	–	16:26
36Mats ZuccarelloC	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	0	–	15:25
61Rick NashL	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	16:30
18Marc StaalD	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	–	19:48
22Dan BoyleD	1	0	1	-2	5	0	0	0	–	21:11
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	–	21:22
93Keith YandleD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	18:59
13Kevin HayesR	0	0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	43	15:21
15Tanner GlassL	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	4	–	11:16
16Derick BrassardC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	56	17:10
21Derek StepanC	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	60	17:30
24Oscar LindbergC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	100	11:12
28Dominic MooreC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	56	13:46
96Emerson EtemR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	12:08
6Dylan McIlrathD	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	–	19:43
55Chris SummersD	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	2	–	15:39

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Henrik LundqvistG	L	24	19	5	.792	40:00
45Magnus HellbergG		6	4	2	.667	20:00