🦅 Away Capitals 23-24-5 before this game

3–6

Final

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

Capitals at Rangers

Rangers beat Capitals 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on January 26, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Jan 26, 2002 · 12:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Radek Dvorak

2 G

2 shots · 20:06 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Sandy McCarthy

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 12:16 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Theo Fleury

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:58 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Sandy McCarthy Go-ahead 1st · 01:59

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Manny Malhotra · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🗽 Radek Dvorak 1st · 14:49

Assists: Brian Leetch, Petr Nedved · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Dainius Zubrus 2nd · 07:32

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Ivan Ciernik · beat Mike Richter

1–2

🗽 Eric Lindros PP 2nd · 15:20

Assists: Brian Leetch, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Olie Kolzig

1–3

🦅 Brendan Witt 2nd · 17:55

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra · beat Mike Richter

2–3

🗽 Theo Fleury 2nd · 19:38

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

2–4

3rd period

🦅 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 10:38

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Ulf Dahlen · beat Mike Richter

3–4

🗽 Radek Dvorak 3rd · 13:19

Assists: Petr Nedved, Theo Fleury · beat Olie Kolzig

3–5

🗽 Bryan Berard 3rd · 17:38

Assists: Sandy McCarthy, Manny Malhotra · beat Olie Kolzig

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 47

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

23 Hits 21

16 Blocked shots 25

1 Takeaways 5

9 Giveaways 11

11 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25) NYR shooting 12.8% (6/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

41/47

.872 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

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 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 25:01

L2 Zubrus · Nikolishin · Dahlen 20:30

L3 Forbes · Pettinger · Ciernik 12:58

L4 Simon · Peat 5:40

D1 Gonchar · Klee 23:45

D2 Kucera · Witt 16:26

D3 Fortin · Rohloff 12:47

D4 Zettler 5:15

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Nedved · Fleury 21:50

L2 York · Malhotra · Dvorak 20:06

L3 Toms · McCarthy · Barnaby 12:16

L4 McKenna · Samuelsson 4:58

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 23:50

D2 Berard · Lefebvre 19:52

D3 Kloucek · Karpa 14:46

D4 Purinton 1:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on January 26, 2002?

Rangers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 3, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dainius Zubrus (2), Brendan Witt.

Who scored for Rangers?

Radek Dvorak (2), Bryan Berard, Eric Lindros, Sandy McCarthy, Theo Fleury.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 41 saves on 47 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Jan 23

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 23

Also on January 26, 2002

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