2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	1	0	2
WSH	0	2	4	6

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 6–2 at Capital One Arena on November 23, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Nov 23, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 20:45 TOI · -1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

2 G

2 shots · 15:21 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:09 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike York Go-ahead 1st · 19:40

Assists: Theo Fleury, Brian Leetch · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Andreas Johansson 2nd · 09:38

Assists: Mikael Samuelsson, Dale Purinton · beat Olie Kolzig

2–0

🦅 Adam Oates PP 2nd · 15:00

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Ulf Dahlen · beat Dan Blackburn

2–1

🦅 Ulf Dahlen PP Tying 2nd · 16:26

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Jaromir Jagr · beat Dan Blackburn

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:37

Assists: Peter Bondra, Ulf Dahlen · beat Dan Blackburn

2–3

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 02:02

Unassisted · beat Dan Blackburn

2–4

🦅 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 05:01

Unassisted · beat Dan Blackburn

2–5

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 09:46

Assists: Ken Klee, Sylvain Cote · beat Dan Blackburn

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 51

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/11

7 Hits 16

15 Blocked shots 12

10 Takeaways 11

8 Giveaways 9

101 Penalty minutes 47

NYR shooting 8.7% (2/23) WSH shooting 11.8% (6/51)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

45/51

.882 SV% · 6 GA · 59:55 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 15-7-1 (65% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-11-1 (43% win rate, 21 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 York · Messier · Fleury 18:56

L2 Johansson · Nedved · Lindros 16:02

L3 Ciger · Samuelsson · Dvorak 14:11

L4 Toms · McKenna · McCarthy 4:44

D1 Leetch · Berard 24:18

D2 Karpa · Malakhov 21:00

D3 Purinton · Ulanov 13:19

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 23:07

L2 Simon · Zubrus · Dahlen 17:11

L3 Pettinger · Nikolishin · Halpern 14:32

L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Farrell 6:13

D1 Gonchar · Cote 24:06

D2 Kucera · Witt 16:32

D3 Klee · Zettler 14:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on November 23, 2001?

Capitals won 6–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 2, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Andreas Johansson, Mike York.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin (2), Adam Oates, Dainius Zubrus, Jaromir Jagr, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 45 saves on 51 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

Capitals 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 20

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 21

Also on November 23, 2001

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