New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Wednesday, October 17, 2018 · Capital One Arena
NBCSN · TVAS
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 38-32.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Mika Zibanejad, John Carlson, Jimmy Vesey, Chris Kreider and Matt Niskanen also scored.
Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mika Zibanejad (2)Chris Kreider (2), Neal Pionk (1)1–006:09 NYR
John Carlson (3)Nicklas Backstrom (7)1–114:05 WSH
2nd period
Alex Ovechkin (5)John Carlson (5), Brett Connolly (4)1–203:32 WSH · PPG
Jimmy Vesey (3)Neal Pionk (2), Brett Howden (2)2–212:42 NYR · PPG- Alex Ovechkin (6)John Carlson (6), Nicklas Backstrom (8)2–317:01 WSH · PPG
3rd period
Chris Kreider (4)Neal Pionk (3), Mika Zibanejad (2)3–310:25 NYR · PPG
OT period
Matt Niskanen (1)Evgeny Kuznetsov (6), T.J. Oshie (3)3–402:18 WSH
Team stats
NYRWSH
32Shots on goal38
47%Faceoff %53%
2/4Power play2/4
8Penalty minutes8
14Hits23
17Blocked shots10
7Giveaways6
14Takeaways12
Penalties
- 1st 09:35
Nic Dowd · interference2 min - 2nd 02:09
Brett Howden · tripping2 min - 2nd 05:39Jakub Vrana · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:37Dmitry Orlov · holding2 min
- 2nd 15:42Jesper Fast · interference2 min
- 2nd 19:32Brendan Smith · interference2 min
- 3rd 09:20Nathan Walker · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:43Kevin Hayes · high sticking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 44Neal PionkD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:50 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 17:07 |
| 93Mika ZibanejadC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22:47 |
| 21Brett HowdenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:27 |
| 17Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:08 |
| 23Ryan SpoonerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:45 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:27 |
| 72Filip ChytilC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 |
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:30 |
| 90Vladislav NamestnikovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:40 |
| 95Vinni LettieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:46 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:49 |
| 33Fredrik ClaessonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 |
| 42Brendan SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:37 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | O | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 62:18 |
| 40Alexandar GeorgievG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 26:02 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 23:28 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 23:34 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 23:48 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22:35 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23:14 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:43 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:11 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:01 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:12 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 |
| 79Nathan WalkerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:47 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:16 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:49 |
| 29Christian DjoosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pheonix CopleyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 62:16 |