Capitals 7–3 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2015)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	1	4	2	7
🗽 NYR	3	0	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Justin Williams

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:15 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:42 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 12:03

Assists: Taylor Chorney, John Carlson · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

🗽 J.T. Miller Tying 1st · 13:42

Assists: Rick Nash, Keith Yandle · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🗽 Chris Kreider Go-ahead 1st · 15:44

Assists: Marc Staal, Jesper Fast · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

🗽 Dan Boyle PP 1st · 18:03

Assists: Ryan McDonagh, Mats Zuccarello · beat Braden Holtby

1–3

2nd period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd · 05:25

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Justin Williams · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–3

🦅 T.J. Oshie Tying 2nd · 07:01

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dmitry Orlov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:03

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–3

🦅 Justin Williams PP 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Henrik Lundqvist

5–3

3rd period

🦅 Jason Chimera SH 3rd · 02:26

Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Magnus Hellberg

6–3

🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 04:36

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Magnus Hellberg

7–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Johansson · Ovechkin · Kuznetsov 18:36

L2 Backstrom · Williams · Wilson 16:53

L3 Beagle · Laich · Oshie 13:25

L4 Chimera · Burakovsky · Latta 9:29

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 21:50

D2 Alzner · Orlov 19:12

D3 Chorney · Schmidt 17:00

🗽Rangers

L1 Stepan · Brassard · Fast 17:24

L2 Nash · Kreider · Miller 16:26

L3 Moore · Zuccarello · Hayes 15:21

L4 Glass · Lindberg · Etem 11:16

D1 McDonagh · Boyle 21:16

D2 Staal · McIlrath 19:46

D3 Yandle · Summers 17:19

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 36

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

24 Hits 15

14 Blocked shots 10

9 Takeaways 11

2 Giveaways 7

14 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 23.3% (7/30) NYR shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Magnus Hellberg

4/6

.667 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

WSH NYR

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 5–3

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Rangers

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 32015 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5 May 132015 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2 OT May 102015 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 May 82015 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2 OT May 62015 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2

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❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on December 20, 2015?

Capitals won 7–3. The final score was Capitals 7, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Williams (2), Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jason Chimera, Marcus Johansson, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider, Dan Boyle, J.T. Miller.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 18 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterDec 21 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 18 🗽NYR @ ✈️WPG 2–5 AfterDec 22 🦆ANA @ 🗽NYR 2–3

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