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2006-07 regular season

Capitals at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Rangers beat Capitals 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 30, 2006.

WSH – NYR
23–35
Shots on goal
0/7–1/5
Power play
21–32
Hits
16–17
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Petr Prucha
2 G
3 shots · 13:26 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Michael Nylander
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:25 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Karel Rachunek
2 A
2 shots · 19:26 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Petr Prucha Go-ahead 1st · 01:55
Assists: Karel Rachunek, Michael Nylander · beat Olie Kolzig
0–1
🗽 Michael Nylander 1st · 13:25
Assists: Martin Straka, Michal Rozsival · beat Olie Kolzig
0–2
2nd period
🗽 Darius Kasparaitis 2nd · 19:12
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka · beat Olie Kolzig
0–3
3rd period
🗽 Petr Prucha PP 3rd · 17:23
Assists: Adam Hall, Karel Rachunek · beat Olie Kolzig
0–4
🦅 Ben Clymer 3rd · 17:31
Assists: Lawrence Nycholat, Brooks Laich · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clark 18:22
L2 Pettinger · Laich · Semin 16:38
L3 Gordon · Steckel · Clymer 13:45
L4 Brashear · Beech · Klepis 9:07
D1 Nycholat · Pothier 23:07
D2 Morrisonn · Eminger 17:08
D3 Heward · Helbling 11:41
🗽Rangers
L1 Shanahan · Nylander · Jagr 19:25
L2 Straka · Cullen · Betts 16:59
L3 Hall · Prucha · Ward 13:26
L4 Hollweg · Hossa · Orr 8:45
D1 Rozsival · Pock 22:52
D2 Tyutin · Rachunek 19:37
D3 Ward · Kasparaitis 15:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
23 Shots on goal 35
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
21 Hits 32
16 Blocked shots 17
7 Takeaways 12
9 Giveaways 7
49 Penalty minutes 37
WSH shooting 4.3% (1/23) NYR shooting 11.4% (4/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
31/35
.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:50 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 59:39 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 0–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 2–1
Nov 112006 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Oct 52006 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5 Mar 162006 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–5 Dec 32005 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–5 Nov 262005 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–3 SO
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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on December 30, 2006?

Rangers won 4–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ben Clymer.

Who scored for Rangers?

Petr Prucha (2), Darius Kasparaitis, Michael Nylander.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 29 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterJan 1 🌵PHX @ 🦅WSH 3–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT 0–1 AfterJan 2 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 3–2
Also on December 30
🐦ATL 1–4 ⚔️BUF 🏛️OTT 3–2 🍁TOR 😈NJD 2–0 🏝️NYI 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 ⚡TBL 🏔️COL 0–2 🎵STL 🐻BOS 0–5 🐯NSH 🦈SJS 0–8 🌵PHX 🐋VAN 6–2 🛢️EDM
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