🗽 Away Rangers 3-3 in series
1–2
Final
WSH leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 3-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NYR 1001
WSH 1012

Rangers at Capitals — First Round Game 7

Capitals, First Round Game 7, beat Rangers 2–1 at Capital One Arena on April 28, 2009.

🗓 Tue, Apr 28, 2009 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 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 1
4–3
Final · NYR
Game 2
1–0
Final · NYR
Game 3
4–0
Final · WSH
Game 4
1–2
Final · NYR
Game 5
0–4
Final · WSH
Game 6
5–3
Final · WSH
Game 7
1–2
Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alexander Semin
1 G
6 shots · 20:47 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Sergei Fedorov
1 G
2 shots · 17:08 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 A
1 shots · 20:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Nik Antropov Go-ahead 1st · 05:35
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Sean Avery · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–0
🦅 Alexander Semin Tying 1st · 15:34
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Sergei Fedorov Go-ahead 3rd · 15:01
Assists: Matt Bradley · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
15 Shots on goal 24
30 Hits 46
16 Blocked shots 11
13 Takeaways 8
14 Giveaways 20
4 Penalty minutes 2
NYR shooting 6.7% (1/15) WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
14/15
.933 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 46-33-9 (52% win rate, 88 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 53-27-8 (60% win rate, 88 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 46-33-9 (52% win rate, 88 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 53-27-8 (60% win rate, 88 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Avery · Dubinsky · Antropov 20:59
L2 Naslund · Gomez · Callahan 18:43
L3 Korpikoski · Drury · Zherdev 13:38
L4 Sjostrom · Voros · Anisimov 5:35
D1 Girardi · Redden 22:20
D2 Staal · Morris 20:22
D3 Rozsival · Mara 17:21
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:47
L2 Fedorov · Steckel · Kozlov 15:05
L3 Fleischmann · Laich · Bradley 13:52
L4 Gordon · Fehr · Clark 8:40
D1 Green · Poti 24:02
D2 Jurcina · Morrisonn 19:55
D3 Erskine · Pothier 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 26, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–3 · Capitals won
Apr 24, 2009
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
0–4 · Capitals won
Apr 22, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · Rangers won
Apr 20, 2009
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
4–0 · Capitals won
Apr 18, 2009
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
1–0 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on April 28, 2009?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Nik Antropov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals 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
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Apr 26
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–3 · WSH won
Next game · Oct 2
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 26
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–3 · WSH won
Next game · May 2
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Also on April 28, 2009
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
4–3 final
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