Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Thursday, February 4, 2021 · Madison Square Garden

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2–4

Final

SOG 33–31

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Game summary

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals outshot the Rangers 33-31.

Ryan Strome scored twice. Anthony Bitetto, Carl Hagelin, Alex Ovechkin and Pavel Buchnevich also scored.

Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Vitek Vanecek stopped 27 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	0	1	1	2	33
NYR	1	1	2	4	31

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Ryan Strome (3)Adam Fox (6), Artemi Panarin (8)0–101:41 NYR

2nd period

Anthony Bitetto (1)Kevin Rooney (1)0–209:15 NYR
Carl Hagelin (1)Garnet Hathaway (3), Michael Sgarbossa (2)1–218:57 WSH

3rd period

Ryan Strome (4)Artemi Panarin (9), Kaapo Kakko (1)1–307:55 NYR
Alex Ovechkin (3)Nicklas Backstrom (9)2–311:01 WSH
Pavel Buchnevich (3)Mika Zibanejad (2), Artemi Panarin (10)2–419:33 NYR · EN

Team stats

WSHNYR

33Shots on goal31

54%Faceoff %46%

0/4Power play0/3

13Penalty minutes17

17Hits20

9Blocked shots18

6Giveaways10

7Takeaways12

Penalties

1st 04:47Nic Dowd · holding2 min
1st 14:33Mika Zibanejad · tripping2 min
2nd 05:11Garnet Hathaway · tripping2 min
2nd 10:42Mika Zibanejad · slashing2 min
2nd 14:31Richard Panik · high sticking2 min
2nd 16:40Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
2nd 19:50Brett Howden · slashing2 min
3rd 11:59Brenden Dillon · tripping2 min
3rd 11:59Kaapo Kakko · embellishment2 min
3rd 20:00Brendan Lemieux · tripping2 min
3rd 20:00Brenden Dillon · fighting5 min
3rd 20:00Kevin Rooney · fighting5 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	0	7	2	1	0	–	27:17
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	73	21:13
21Garnet HathawayR	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	2	–	13:23
23Michael SgarbossaC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	17	10:03
62Carl HagelinL	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	16:29
10Daniel SprongR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	05:27
13Jakub VranaL	0	0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	–	19:41
14Richard PanikR	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	2	–	12:53
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	39	15:25
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	100	21:19
77T.J. OshieR	0	0	0	-3	1	3	0	0	69	18:37
3Nick JensenD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	0	–	13:04
4Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	–	15:46
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	14:29
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	–	20:40
34Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	07:00
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	–	16:32
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	–	23:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Craig AndersonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Vitek VanecekG	L	30	27	3	.900	58:50

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

10Artemi PanarinC	0	3	3	+2	5	0	0	0	–	20:21
16Ryan StromeC	2	0	2	+1	2	1	0	0	21	21:42
17Kevin RooneyC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	5	50	11:45
24Kaapo KakkoR	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	2	100	14:13
89Pavel BuchnevichL	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	–	15:38
93Mika ZibanejadC	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	4	44	19:20
22Anthony BitettoD	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	09:30
23Adam FoxD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	–	26:27
12Julien GauthierR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	06:12
13Alexis LafrenièreL	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50	12:38
20Chris KreiderC	0	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	100	15:38
21Brett HowdenC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	60	15:02
33Phillip Di GiuseppeL	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	14:04
48Brendan LemieuxL	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	100	09:24
8Jacob TroubaD	0	0	0	+1	1	4	9	0	–	24:42
25Libor HajekD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	09:29
55Ryan LindgrenD	0	0	0	+1	3	3	0	0	–	21:16
79K'Andre MillerD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	22:35

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Igor ShesterkinG	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00
40Alexandar GeorgievG		0	0	0	–	00:00