3–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 39-20-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	1	2	3
WSH	1	1	3	5

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 5–3 at Capital One Arena on March 9, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Mar 9, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

3 G

8 shots · 20:58 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

3 A

19:35 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jan Bulis

2 A

2 shots · 08:32 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Sylvain Cote Go-ahead 1st · 07:16

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Jan Bulis · beat Guy Hebert

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Adam Oates, Dmitri Khristich · beat Guy Hebert

0–2

🗽 Michal Grosek PP 2nd · 19:50

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Brian Leetch · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Radek Dvorak Tying 3rd · 00:31

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Rich Pilon · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 3rd · 02:10

Assists: Adam Oates · beat Guy Hebert

2–3

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 3rd · 02:36

Assists: Jan Bulis, Adam Oates · beat Guy Hebert

2–4

🦅 Trent Whitfield 3rd · 06:16

Unassisted · beat Guy Hebert

2–5

🗽 Sandy McCarthy 3rd · 19:47

Assists: Adam Graves, Peter Smrek · beat Olie Kolzig

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

33 Hits 28

12 Blocked shots 13

11 Takeaways 13

10 Giveaways 19

16 Penalty minutes 12

NYR shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Guy Hebert

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Hlavac · Nedved 19:54

L2 Grosek · Messier · Dvorak 17:24

L3 Graves · Kamensky · McCarthy 13:34

L4 Forbes · Malhotra · Tuzzolino 5:27

D1 Leetch · Johnsson 22:20

D2 Kloucek · Pilon 19:36

D3 Lefebvre · Smrek 16:39

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Khristich 19:35

L2 Konowalchuk · Sacco · Halpern 17:01

L3 Black · Nikolishin · Zednik 13:11

L4 Whitfield · Metropolit · Bulis 10:40

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 21:18

D2 Cote · Witt 18:08

D3 Reekie · Zettler 17:34

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on March 9, 2001?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Michal Grosek, Radek Dvorak, Sandy McCarthy.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (3), Sylvain Cote, Trent Whitfield.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Guy Hebert made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 9, 2001

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