🦅 Away Capitals 40-25-0 before this game

4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	2	0	4
NYR	1	0	2	3

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 1983.

🗓 Thu, Mar 3, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

2 G

7 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Valentine

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Dave Maloney

2 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 1st · 11:41

Unassisted

1–0

🦅 Scott Stevens 1st · 13:09

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Glen Currie

2–0

🗽 Mikko Leinonen 1st · 18:22

Assists: Dave Maloney, Barry Beck

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP 2nd · 06:47

Assists: Chris Valentine

3–1

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Alan Haworth, Chris Valentine

4–1

3rd period

🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen 3rd · 14:44

Assists: Anders Hedberg, Mark Pavelich

4–2

🗽 Eddie Johnstone 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Dave Maloney

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

28 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

21 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 14.3% (4/28) NYR shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glen Hanlon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 53:31 TOI

Eddie Mio

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 05:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on March 3, 1983?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 4, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter (2), Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eddie Johnstone, Mikko Leinonen, Reijo Ruotsalainen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 2

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 1

Also on March 3, 1983

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