Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2016 · Madison Square Garden
SN · CSN-DC · MSG
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 31-26.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Justin Williams, Oscar Lindberg, Kevin Hayes, Viktor Stalberg and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (23)Unassisted1–019:45 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Justin Williams (12)Nate Schmidt (7)2–003:56 WSH
3rd period
Oscar Lindberg (11)Dominic Moore (6), Ryan McDonagh (13)2–105:54 NYR
Kevin Hayes (7)Ryan McDonagh (14), Derick Brassard (16)2–209:48 NYR
Viktor Stalberg (6)Keith Yandle (20), Kevin Hayes (12)2–313:11 NYR
Nicklas Backstrom (13)Justin Williams (14), Matt Niskanen (16)3–319:54 WSH
OT period
- Alex Ovechkin (24)Nate Schmidt (8)4–301:25 WSH
Team stats
WSHNYR
31Shots on goal26
53%Faceoff %47%
1/3Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes6
27Hits25
18Blocked shots12
5Giveaways14
7Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 10:10
T.J. Oshie · hooking2 min - 1st 12:58
Jesper Fast · hooking2 min - 1st 16:57Tom Wilson · holding the stick2 min
- 1st 19:26Viktor Stalberg · interference2 min
- 2nd 01:13Evgeny Kuznetsov · hooking2 min
- 3rd 07:41Kevin Hayes · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 21:32 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 19:44 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21:20 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 21:52 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 28:34 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:07 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 |
| 28Paul CareyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:44 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:24 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:32 |
| 49Stanislav GalievR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 07:15 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:00 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:32 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:01 |
| 4Taylor ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:13 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:59 |
| 55Aaron NessD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 11:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 59:59 |
New York Rangers
| 13Kevin HayesR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:36 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 23:32 |
| 16Derick BrassardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:06 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 10:58 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 10:43 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:06 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:41 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:44 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:00 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:00 |
| 23Jayson MegnaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:11 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:51 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:52 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:47 |
| 8Kevin KleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:37 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 19:12 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | O | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 61:25 |
| 32Antti RaantaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |