🦅 Away Capitals 12-10-4 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Capitals at Rangers

Rangers beat Capitals 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 6, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 6, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Theo Fleury

3 A

3 shots · 26:42 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

3 A

3 shots · 18:11 TOI · -2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G

5 shots · 18:31 TOI · -1

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mark Messier PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:18

Assists: Brian Leetch, Theo Fleury · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Tying 1st · 14:45

Assists: Adam Oates, Richard Zednik · beat Mike Richter

1–1

🗽 Petr Nedved PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:56

Assists: Brian Leetch, Theo Fleury · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Mike York PP 2nd · 18:36

Assists: Brian Leetch, Theo Fleury · beat Olie Kolzig

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Ulf Dahlen 3rd · 12:33

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Andrei Nikolishin · beat Mike Richter

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

36 Shots on goal 29

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

25 Hits 24

11 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 13

4 Giveaways 18

14 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36) NYR shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

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 Nikolishin · Oates · Bondra 21:43

L2 Konowalchuk · Dahlen · Zednik 17:31

L3 Simon · Sacco · Halpern 14:24

L4 Pettinger · Berube · Whitfield 6:30

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 23:32

D2 Mironov · Reekie 17:40

D3 Klee · Witt 15:24

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Nedved · Fleury 24:13

L2 Graves · Messier · Dvorak 18:31

L3 Hlavac · Witehall · McCarthy 11:53

L4 Grosek · Taylor · Malhotra 4:45

D1 Lefebvre · Leetch 20:37

D2 Pilon · Brown 17:28

D3 Johnsson · Purinton 8:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Nov 11, 1999

🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH

5–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on December 6, 2000?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar, Ulf Dahlen.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Messier, Mike York, Petr Nedved.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 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 2–0 after 2 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 · Dec 2

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 6, 2000

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