🦅 Away Capitals 0-0 in series
1–2
Final
WSH leads 4–2
🗽 Home Rangers 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
WSH 0001
NYR 0002

Capitals at Rangers — First Round Game 1

Rangers, First Round Game 1, beat Capitals 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 3, 1991.

🗓 Wed, Apr 3, 1991 · 19:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1990-91 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs NYR · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
1–2
Final · NYR
Game 2
3–0
Final · WSH
Game 3
6–0
Final · NYR
Game 4
2–3
Final · WSH
Game 5
5–4
OT · WSH
Game 6
2–4
Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Bernie Nicholls
1 G
5 shots
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Jan Erixon
1 G
1 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Darren Turcotte
1 A
3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
29 Shots on goal 30
61 Penalty minutes 51
WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Don Beaupre
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 39-33-8 (49% win rate, 80 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 42-29-9 (52% win rate, 80 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 39-33-8 (49% win rate, 80 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 42-29-9 (52% win rate, 80 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Feb 27, 1991
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
4–4 (OT) · Capitals won
Feb 22, 1991
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · Capitals won
Dec 28, 1990
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · Rangers won
Dec 17, 1990
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–5 · Rangers won
Nov 28, 1990
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
6–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on April 3, 1991?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 1, Rangers 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

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

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 31
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 5
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–0 · WSH won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 31
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · NYR won
Next game · Apr 5
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–0 · WSH won
Also on April 3, 1991
🐳HFD @ 🐻BOS
5–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–7 final
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
3–1 final
Capitals season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule