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2008-09 regular season

Capitals at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Rangers 5–4 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on December 23, 2008.

WSH – NYR
36–28
Shots on goal
2/5–0/3
Power play
37–34
Hits
11–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
13 shots · 22:02 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
3 A
1 shots · 20:41 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Chris Drury
3 A
1 shots · 19:08 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Markus Naslund Go-ahead 1st · 03:38
Assists: Nikolay Zherdev, Scott Gomez · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🗽 Michal Rozsival 1st · 11:04
Assists: Chris Drury · beat Jose Theodore
0–2
🗽 Ryan Callahan 1st · 11:15
Assists: Chris Drury, Nigel Dawes · beat Jose Theodore
0–3
2nd period
🗽 Ryan Callahan 2nd · 04:48
Assists: Nigel Dawes, Chris Drury · beat Jose Theodore
0–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 12:35
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–4
3rd period
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann PP 3rd · 01:41
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Laich · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–4
🦅 Viktor Kozlov PP 3rd · 07:04
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Henrik Lundqvist
3–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 12:38
Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Shaone Morrisonn Go-ahead OT · 00:59
Assists: Michael Nylander, Sean Collins · beat Henrik Lundqvist
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 20:41
L2 Nylander · Laich · Fehr 16:07
L3 Giroux · Fleischmann · Gordon 14:22
L4 Steckel · Bradley · Gordon 11:29
D1 Alzner · Helmer 21:10
D2 Morrisonn · Jurcina 18:32
D3 Sloan · Collins 16:21
🗽Rangers
L1 Gomez · Drury · Callahan 19:08
L2 Naslund · Dubinsky · Zherdev 18:13
L3 Sjostrom · Dawes · Voros 11:52
L4 Korpikoski · Betts · Orr 9:58
D1 Rozsival · Redden 21:46
D2 Staal · Mara 20:28
D3 Girardi · Kalinin 18:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
36 Shots on goal 28
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
37 Hits 34
11 Blocked shots 12
10 Takeaways 8
1 Giveaways 2
6 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 13.9% (5/36) NYR shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 52:03 TOI
Brent Johnson Shutout
3/3
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 08:45 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
31/36
.861 SV% · 5 GA · 60:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 12:35 · 1–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:38 · 4–4
WSH NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–4
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Nov 82008 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Feb 102008 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Dec 122007 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Nov 12007 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 0–2 Oct 122007 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–3
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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on December 23, 2008?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Shaone Morrisonn, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ryan Callahan (2), Markus Naslund, Michal Rozsival.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 20 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 1–7 AfterDec 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3
🗽 Rangers
BeforeDec 20 🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterDec 27 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 4–2
Also on December 23
🐻BOS 2–0 😈NJD 🐦ATL 4–2 🏝️NYI 🏛️OTT 4–6 🔔PHI 👑LAK 3–0 🧥CBJ ⭐DAL 8–2 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 2–0 🐧PIT 🐯NSH 0–3 🐆FLA 🎵STL 1–4 🐙DET
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