🦅 Away Capitals 44-29-6 before this game

4–1

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 46-23-10 before this game

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

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 10, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Apr 10, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dale Hunter

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Andrew Brunette

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dale Hunter Go-ahead 1st · 00:43

Assists: Sylvain Cote

1–0

🦅 Steve Poapst 1st · 14:40

Assists: Dale Hunter

2–0

3rd period

🦅 Dale Hunter PP 3rd · 06:57

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Michal Pivonka

3–0

🦅 Andrew Brunette 3rd · 14:45

Assists: Mike Eagles, Sylvain Cote

4–0

🗽 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 18:11

Assists: Jari Kurri, Brian Leetch

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

14 Penalty minutes 28

WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYR shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on April 10, 1996?

Capitals won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 4, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter (2), Andrew Brunette, Steve Poapst.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alex Kovalev.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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 · Apr 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 8

Also on April 10, 1996

Capitals season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule