🦅 Away Capitals 0-0 in series
2–1
Final
NYR leads 4–3
🗽 Home Rangers 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Capitals at Rangers — Second Round Game 1

Capitals, Second Round Game 1, beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 30, 2015.

🗓 Thu, Apr 30, 2015 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2014-15 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

WSH vs NYR · NYR leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
2–1
Final · WSH
Game 2
2–3
Final · NYR
Game 3
0–1
Final · WSH
Game 4
1–2
Final · WSH
Game 5
1–2
OT · NYR
Game 6
4–3
Final · NYR
Game 7
1–2
OT · NYR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 18:26 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Joel Ward
1 G
1 shots · 16:34 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 A
2 shots · 23:10 TOI
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
31 saves
0.969 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
29 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
32 Hits 34
19 Blocked shots 15
3 Takeaways 7
13 Giveaways 20
6 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 6.9% (2/29) NYR shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
31/32
.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 49-28-12 (55% win rate, 89 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 57-23-7 (66% win rate, 87 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 49-28-12 (55% win rate, 89 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 57-23-7 (66% win rate, 87 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 18:26
L2 Chimera · Kuznetsov · Ward 15:53
L3 Glencross · Beagle · Laich 13:58
L4 Johansson · Burakovsky · Wilson 10:45
D1 Carlson · Orpik 23:02
D2 Niskanen · Alzner 20:02
D3 Green · Gleason 16:14
🗽Rangers
L1 Nash · Stepan · St. Louis 17:38
L2 Hagelin · Brassard · Miller 16:23
L3 Kreider · Hayes · Fast 14:49
L4 Glass · Moore · Sheppard 11:02
D1 McDonagh · Girardi 21:48
D2 Staal · Klein 19:25
D3 Boyle · Yandle 17:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 11, 2015
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
4–2 · Rangers won
Mar 29, 2015
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–2 · Capitals won
Mar 11, 2015
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · Rangers won
Dec 23, 2014
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · Rangers won
Jan 19, 2014
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
1–4 · Rangers won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on April 30, 2015?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Rangers 1.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 27
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
Next game · May 2
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · NYR won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Apr 24
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · NYR won
Next game · May 2
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
2–3 · NYR won
Also on April 30, 2015
🔥CGY @ 🦆ANA
1–6 final
Capitals season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule