Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Tuesday, February 28, 2017 · Madison Square Garden
SN · NBCSN · SN1 · TVAS
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 38-30.
Marcus Johansson scored twice. Brady Skjei, Brett Connolly and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brady Skjei (3)Adam Clendening (8), J.T. Miller (29)0–105:08 NYR
2nd period
Marcus Johansson (20)Dmitry Orlov (24), Evgeny Kuznetsov (34)1–107:28 WSH
Brett Connolly (13)Matt Niskanen (29), Lars Eller (12)2–116:26 WSH
3rd period
- Marcus Johansson (21)Evgeny Kuznetsov (35), Matt Niskanen (30)3–101:15 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (19)Marcus Johansson (22), John Carlson (25)4–117:57 WSH · PPG
Team stats
WSHNYR
38Shots on goal30
53%Faceoff %47%
1/2Power play0/4
13Penalty minutes9
19Hits21
11Blocked shots18
6Giveaways14
5Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 08:09
John Carlson · tripping2 min - 1st 11:02Evgeny Kuznetsov · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 00:35
Marc Staal · cross checking2 min - 2nd 07:07Adam Clendening · fighting5 min
- 2nd 07:07Daniel Winnik · fighting5 min
- 3rd 08:56Nicklas Backstrom · interference2 min
- 3rd 13:43Dmitry Orlov · interference2 min
- 3rd 17:13Ryan McDonagh · holding2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 16:03 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:26 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 18:19 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:54 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:10 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:31 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:14 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24:35 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:50 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 09:27 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:14 |
| 24Riley BarberR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:55 |
| 26Daniel WinnikL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:34 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:59 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:57 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:41 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:40 |
| 4Adam ClendeningD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:37 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 |
| 12Matt PuempelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:56 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:11 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:33 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:29 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:28 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:55 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:51 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:28 |
| 73Brandon PirriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 |
| 22Nick HoldenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:33 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:54 |
| 43Steven KampferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 59:23 |
| 32Antti RaantaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |