🦅 Away Capitals 16-29-5 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2004.

🗓 Wed, Jan 28, 2004 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Trent Whitfield

1 G

1 shots · 17:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

1 G

1 shots · 22:02 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jason Doig

1 A

2 shots · 19:01 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

24 Shots on goal 33

20 Hits 17

6 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 12

11 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) NYR shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Jussi Markkanen

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:49 TOI

Mike Dunham

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 16-29-5 (32% win rate, 50 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 23-20-7 (46% win rate, 50 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 16-29-5 (32% win rate, 50 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 23-20-7 (46% win rate, 50 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Halpern · Zubrus · Grier 21:25

L2 Lang · Whitfield · Carter 17:31

L3 Battaglia · Bondra · Semin 12:40

L4 Pettinger · Verot · Peat 6:20

D1 Witt · Berry 21:47

D2 Doig · Kwiatkowski 19:00

D3 Rohloff · Boumedienne 17:22

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Messier · Jagr 20:05

L2 Rucinsky · Lundmark · Kovalev 16:52

L3 Simon · Holik · Barnaby 15:00

L4 Hlavac · Lindros · Ortmeyer 8:35

D1 Poti · Mironov 23:48

D2 Bouchard · Leetch 17:18

D3 Purinton · Pushor 9:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Rangers won

Jan 4, 2003

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on January 28, 2004?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Rangers 1.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jussi Markkanen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 25

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 26

Also on January 28, 2004

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