🗽 Away Rangers 1-2 in series
2–3
Final
NYR leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 2-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Rangers at Capitals — Second Round Game 4

Capitals, Second Round Game 4, beat Rangers 3–2 at Capital One Arena on May 5, 2012.

🗓 Sat, May 5, 2012 · 11:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2011-12 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

WSH vs NYR · NYR leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
1–3
Final · NYR
Game 2
3–2
Final · WSH
Game 3
2–1
OT · NYR
Game 4
2–3
Final · WSH
Game 5
2–3
OT · NYR
Game 6
1–2
Final · WSH
Game 7
1–2
Final · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Artem Anisimov
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 18:48 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
4 shots · 15:09 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G
3 shots · 17:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
20 Shots on goal 26
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
33 Hits 24
7 Blocked shots 26
3 Takeaways 8
6 Giveaways 17
4 Penalty minutes 4
NYR shooting 10.0% (2/20) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:28 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 57-26-9 (62% win rate, 92 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 47-34-11 (51% win rate, 92 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 57-26-9 (62% win rate, 92 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 47-34-11 (51% win rate, 92 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Richards · Callahan · Gaborik 22:51
L2 Hagelin · Boyle · Anisimov 18:48
L3 Fedotenko · Prust · Stepan 14:27
L4 Kreider · Rupp · Mitchell 7:21
D1 Staal · Girardi 23:33
D2 McDonagh · Del Zotto 21:23
D3 Stralman · Bickel 12:28
🦅Capitals
L1 Beagle · Backstrom · Hendricks 17:47
L2 Johansson · Semin · Brouwer 16:35
L3 Ovechkin · Chimera · Laich 15:09
L4 Aucoin · Ward · Knuble 10:10
D1 Alzner · Green 22:08
D2 Carlson · Hamrlik 20:52
D3 Wideman · Schultz 16:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 2, 2012
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–1 (OT) · Rangers won
Apr 30, 2012
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–2 · Capitals won
Apr 28, 2012
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
1–3 · Rangers won
Apr 7, 2012
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
4–1 · Capitals won
Feb 12, 2012
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on May 5, 2012?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 2, Capitals 3.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 · May 2
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · NYR won
Next game · May 7
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · NYR won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · May 2
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · NYR won
Next game · May 7
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · NYR won
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