Capitals 4–1 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 7, 2012)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	3	1	0	4
🗽 NYR	0	1	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:24 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Roman Hamrlik

2 A

16:38 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:32

Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

🦅 Mathieu Perreault 1st · 02:18

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Keith Aucoin · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–0

🦅 John Carlson PP 1st · 18:13

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–0

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 05:58

Assists: Alexander Semin, Roman Hamrlik · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–0

🗽 Brian Boyle 2nd · 12:44

Assists: Stu Bickel, Brandon Dubinsky · beat Braden Holtby

4–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Laich · Brouwer 18:12

L2 Ovechkin · Beagle · Semin 16:37

L3 Johansson · Chimera · Hendricks 13:41

L4 Aucoin · Perreault · Ward 7:44

D1 Wideman · Alzner 22:06

D2 Carlson · Green 20:08

D3 Orlov · Hamrlik 18:11

🗽Rangers

L1 Stepan · Richards · Callahan 19:47

L2 Hagelin · Anisimov · Gaborik 16:02

L3 Prust · Boyle · Dubinsky 13:59

L4 Fedotenko · Rupp · Mitchell 9:05

D1 Staal · Del Zotto 23:54

D2 Girardi · McDonagh 20:34

D3 Stralman · Bickel 13:14

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

17 Shots on goal 36

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 3

10 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 23.5% (4/17) NYR shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

13/17

.765 SV% · 4 GA · 59:58 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH NYR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 2–2

Feb 122012 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–3 Dec 282011 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 252011 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Apr 232011 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Apr 202011 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–3 OT

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❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on April 7, 2012?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Mathieu Perreault, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Boyle.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 13 saves on 17 shots (.765 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 5 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 2–4 AfterApr 12 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 0–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeApr 5 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterApr 12 🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR 2–4

Also on April 7

🪶CHI 3–2 🐙DET 🏛️OTT 2–4 😈NJD ⚔️BUF 3–4 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 2–4 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 2–5 🔥CGY 🏝️NYI 3–7 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 1–4 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 4–3 ✈️WPG

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