Rangers 2–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:58 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:56 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

1 G

3 shots · 24:04 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jay Beagle Go-ahead 1st · 00:14

Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly, Chandler Stephenson · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 11:42

Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–2

🗽 Michael Grabner 2nd · 19:03

Assists: J.T. Miller, Ryan McDonagh · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Jesper Fast Tying 3rd · 09:37

Assists: Paul Carey, Marc Staal · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🦅 Matt Niskanen Go-ahead 3rd · 16:28

Assists: Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–3

🦅 Tom Wilson 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dmitry Orlov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nash · Miller · Zuccarello 17:51

L2 Grabner · Buchnevich · Hayes 15:43

L3 Kreider · Vesey · Desharnais 13:06

L4 Carey · Nieves · Fast 11:47

D1 McDonagh · Skjei 22:40

D2 Shattenkirk · Holden 19:30

D3 Staal · Smith 16:11

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Eller 18:56

L2 Kuznetsov · Wilson · Connolly 15:58

L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Chiasson 13:57

L4 Vrana · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 11:10

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:58

D2 Orlov · Orpik 22:33

D3 Bowey · Djoos 9:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 40

20 Hits 21

16 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29) WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 59:08 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

NYR WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Apr 52017 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 0–2 Feb 282017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–1 Feb 192017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2 Oct 222016 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Mar 42016 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–2

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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on December 8, 2017?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jesper Fast, Michael Grabner.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jay Beagle, Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 5 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterDec 9 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 2–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 6 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 2–6 AfterDec 11 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–3

Also on December 8

🧥CBJ 5–3 😈NJD 🎰VGK 4–3 🐯NSH ⚔️BUF 2–3 🪶CHI 🌲MIN 3–2 🦆ANA

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