5–3

Final

WSH leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	3	2	0	5
NYR	1	0	2	3

Capitals at Rangers — First Round Game 6

Capitals, First Round Game 6, beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on April 26, 2009.

🗓 Sun, Apr 26, 2009 · 13:00 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2008-09 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYR vs WSH · WSH leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 6

5–3

Final · WSH

Game 7

1–2

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Tom Poti

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · 23:46 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

David Steckel

2 A

18:39 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Scott Gomez

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:59 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Milan Jurcina Go-ahead 1st · 07:09

Assists: Brooks Laich, David Steckel · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

🗽 Scott Gomez PP Tying 1st · 08:15

Assists: Wade Redden, Sean Avery · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🦅 Mike Green PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:58

Assists: Alexander Semin, Tom Poti · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–1

🦅 Tom Poti 1st · 17:14

Assists: David Steckel, Boyd Gordon · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–1

2nd period

🦅 Viktor Kozlov 2nd · 09:21

Assists: Tom Poti, Sergei Fedorov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 16:44

Assists: Tom Poti, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Henrik Lundqvist

5–1

3rd period

🗽 Ryan Callahan PP 3rd · 04:21

Assists: Derek Morris, Scott Gomez · beat Semyon Varlamov

5–2

🗽 Marc Staal 3rd · 19:54

Assists: Lauri Korpikoski, Fredrik Sjostrom · beat Semyon Varlamov

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 32

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

27 Hits 35

12 Blocked shots 11

8 Takeaways 6

0 Giveaways 5

22 Penalty minutes 20

WSH shooting 22.7% (5/22) NYR shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

15/20

.750 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Steve Valiquette Shutout

2/2

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Steckel 19:46

L2 Laich · Fedorov · Semin 16:08

L3 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Bradley 14:05

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Fehr 3:25

D1 Poti · Green 23:32

D2 Erskine · Morrisonn 19:12

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 16:12

🗽Rangers

L1 Avery · Gomez · Drury 20:00

L2 Naslund · Antropov · Callahan 17:44

L3 Korpikoski · Dubinsky · Zherdev 14:13

L4 Sjostrom · Voros · Betts 8:47

D1 Redden · Rozsival 23:18

D2 Girardi · Staal 20:03

D3 Morris · Mara 15:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on April 26, 2009?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 5, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina, Tom Poti, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Rangers?

Marc Staal, Ryan Callahan, Scott Gomez.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

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 · Apr 24

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 24

Also on April 26, 2009

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0–4 final

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