🦅 Away Capitals 43-22-8 before this game

4–1

Final

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

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Mar 23, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

2 G

4 shots · 14:23 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Glen Metropolit

2 A

1 shots · 18:12 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

1 G

5 shots · 18:21 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Chris Simon Go-ahead 1st · 08:05

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Brendan Witt · beat Kirk McLean

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Mike York PP Tying 2nd · 10:33

Assists: Theo Fleury, Adam Graves · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Adam Oates Go-ahead 2nd · 15:45

Assists: Joe Murphy, Glen Metropolit · beat Kirk McLean

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Jeff Halpern SH 3rd · 15:10

Assists: Joe Sacco · beat Kirk McLean

3–1

🦅 Jeff Halpern SH Empty net 3rd · 19:01

Assists: Calle Johansson

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 28

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 18

18 Blocked shots 11

19 Takeaways 25

9 Giveaways 16

10 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 16.0% (4/25) NYR shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Kirk McLean

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Metropolit 18:21

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Halpern 14:51

L3 Murphy · Bondra · Zednik 12:52

L4 Sacco · Yake · Dahlen 9:56

D1 Klee · Gonchar 20:58

D2 Johansson · Zettler 19:37

D3 Mironov · Witt 18:52

🗽Rangers

L1 Hlavac · Nedved · Fleury 18:18

L2 York · Taylor · Dvorak 17:08

L3 Graves · Lacroix · DiMaio 15:30

L4 Kamensky · Armstrong · MacLean 8:53

D1 Leetch · Schneider 24:42

D2 Johnsson · Hatcher 19:04

D3 Lefebvre · Pilon 16:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 17, 1999

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Nov 11, 1999

🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH

5–4 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 15, 1999

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on March 23, 2000?

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?

Jeff Halpern (2), Adam Oates, Chris Simon.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike York.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 20

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 23, 2000

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