New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Sunday, January 17, 2016 · Verizon Center
NHLN-US · TVAS · CSN-DC · MSG
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Verizon Center. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 33-24.
Chris Kreider scored twice and Justin Williams scored a hat trick. Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson also scored.
Braden Holtby made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Antti Raanta stopped 19 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Chris Kreider (8)Ryan McDonagh (17), Mats Zuccarello (17)1–010:17 NYR
Alex Ovechkin (27)Evgeny Kuznetsov (27), Dmitry Orlov (13)1–118:01 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Marcus Johansson (12)Nicklas Backstrom (29), Matt Niskanen (17)1–207:18 WSH · PPG
Justin Williams (14)Taylor Chorney (5), Andre Burakovsky (11)1–308:20 WSH- Chris Kreider (9)Rick Nash (19), Derek Stepan (9)2–317:28 NYR
3rd period
- Justin Williams (15)Evgeny Kuznetsov (28), Andre Burakovsky (12)2–404:51 WSH
- Justin Williams (16)Evgeny Kuznetsov (29)2–518:09 WSH · EN
Team stats
NYRWSH
33Shots on goal24
41%Faceoff %59%
0/4Power play2/4
8Penalty minutes8
30Hits21
22Blocked shots17
7Giveaways17
6Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 03:32
Justin Williams · slashing2 min - 1st 10:31
Dan Boyle · cross checking2 min - 1st 16:34Derick Brassard · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 05:58Dylan McIlrath · slashing2 min
- 2nd 09:36Matt Niskanen · tripping2 min
- 2nd 14:45J.T. Miller · hooking2 min
- 3rd 12:15Evgeny Kuznetsov · hooking2 min
- 3rd 18:20Mike Richards · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 20Chris KreiderC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:25 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 14:18 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:00 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:33 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:06 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:48 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 |
| 16Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:32 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:05 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:36 |
| 6Dylan McIlrathD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:09 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:23 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:03 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 32Antti RaantaG | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 58:59 |
Washington Capitals
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 13:43 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 14:04 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 11:00 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:16 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:08 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 25:16 |
| 4Taylor ChorneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:47 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:49 |
| 10Mike RichardsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:47 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:22 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:48 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 14:57 |
| 49Stanislav GalievR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:41 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:42 |
| 55Aaron NessD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:15 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:16 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 22:18 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 37:42 |