🗽 Away Rangers 23-13-3
1–2
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 25-11-3
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🗽 NYR 0101
🦅 WSH 0202

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 2–1 at Capital One Arena on January 3, 2009.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
9 shots · 27:23 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
1 G
3 shots · 24:41 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
1 A
2 shots · 16:14 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🗽 Petr Prucha Go-ahead 2nd · 10:04
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Nikolay Zherdev · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🦅 Mike Green PP Tying 2nd · 11:23
Assists: Alexander Semin, Viktor Kozlov · beat Steve Valiquette
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin SH Go-ahead 2nd · 19:28
Assists: David Steckel · beat Steve Valiquette
1–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Naslund · Gomez · Drury 18:38
L2 Dubinsky · Callahan · Zherdev 16:09
L3 Dawes · Korpikoski · Prucha 14:05
L4 Sjostrom · Betts · Orr 9:14
D1 Rozsival · Girardi 23:22
D2 Redden · Mara 19:50
D3 Staal · Kalinin 16:48
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 20:55
L2 Kozlov · Gordon · Nylander 13:42
L3 Steckel · Bradley · Semin 12:50
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Clark 9:09
D1 Green · Morrisonn 22:18
D2 Alzner · Collins 17:54
D3 Jurcina · Schultz 16:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
22 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
18 Hits 15
17 Blocked shots 13
12 Takeaways 11
12 Giveaways 10
20 Penalty minutes 28
NYR shooting 4.5% (1/22) WSH shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Valiquette
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:07 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

1 of 3 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 19:28 · 1–2
NYR WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 11-3 (79% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Dec 232008 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 5–4 OT 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
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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on January 3, 2009?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Rangers 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Petr Prucha.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Valiquette made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–5 AfterJan 5 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 0–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 1 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–7 AfterJan 6 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 1–2
Also on January 3
⚔️BUF 4–2 🐻BOS 🐆FLA 6–1 🐧PIT 🔥CGY 3–2 🐯NSH 🏛️OTT 1–3 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 3–2 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 3–2 🌲MIN 🧥CBJ 2–5 🎵STL ⭐DAL 1–4 🛢️EDM
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