2–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 13-13-1 before this game

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

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 5–2 at Capital One Arena on December 4, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Dec 4, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G

3 shots · 22:17 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:35 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

2 A

1 shots · 20:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 1st · 06:16

Assists: Adam Oates, Jaromir Jagr · beat Mike Richter

0–1

🦅 Chris Simon 1st · 15:23

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

0–2

2nd period

🗽 Eric Lindros PP 2nd · 01:22

Assists: Mark Messier, Theo Fleury · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 2nd · 13:15

Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Adam Oates · beat Mike Richter

1–3

🦅 Peter Bondra 2nd · 15:30

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin · beat Mike Richter

1–4

3rd period

🗽 Petr Nedved 3rd · 09:17

Assists: Radek Dvorak · beat Olie Kolzig

2–4

🦅 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 16:30

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

20 Shots on goal 35

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

21 Hits 6

23 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 12

7 Giveaways 16

11 Penalty minutes 9

NYR shooting 10.0% (2/20) WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

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 Nedved · Dvorak · Fleury 18:57

L2 Ciger · Lindros · Messier 17:19

L3 Johansson · York · Samuelsson 14:59

L4 Toms · McKenna · McCarthy 6:16

D1 Kloucek · Leetch 21:54

D2 Karpa · Malakhov 19:54

D3 Berard · Van Impe 17:13

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 20:16

L2 Nikolishin · Zubrus · Dahlen 18:35

L3 Simon · Pettinger · Khristich 14:26

L4 Sacco · Halpern · Peat 5:10

D1 Kucera · Gonchar 21:40

D2 Witt · Cote 20:02

D3 Klee · Reekie 16:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on December 4, 2001?

Capitals won 5–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Lindros, Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (2), Chris Simon, Dainius Zubrus, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 3–0 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 · Dec 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 2

Also on December 4, 2001

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