🦅 Away Capitals 23-36-7 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Capitals at Rangers

Rangers beat Capitals 3–2 at Madison Square Garden on March 5, 2004.

🗓 Fri, Mar 5, 2004 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:58 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

2 A

2 shots · 25:12 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Simon

1 G

4 shots · 18:24 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

21 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

19 Hits 26

16 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 7

24 Penalty minutes 20

WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21) NYR shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Sebastien Charpentier

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🗽Rangers

Jason LaBarbera

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-36-7 (35% win rate, 66 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 27-32-8 (40% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-36-7 (35% win rate, 66 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 27-32-8 (40% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Halpern · Carter · Grier 22:33

L2 Pettinger · Whitfield · Semin 16:09

L3 Battaglia · Miller · Willsie 14:05

L4 Zubrus · Verot · Peat 5:56

D1 Boumedienne · Witt 27:48

D2 Kwiatkowski · Rohloff 21:04

D3 Norton · Doig 8:22

🗽Rangers

L1 Rucinsky · Holik · Jagr 22:22

L2 Simon · Messier · Barnaby 18:24

L3 Lacouture · Lundmark · Ortmeyer 11:41

L4 Dusablon · Murray · Gernander 4:49

D1 Tyutin · Mironov 20:54

D2 Malakhov · Poti 20:08

D3 De Vries · Purinton 18:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Rangers won

Jan 4, 2003

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Oct 23, 2002

🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR

2–1 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on March 5, 2004?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Rangers 3.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Sebastien Charpentier made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jason LaBarbera made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 2

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 4

Also on March 5, 2004

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