Capitals 4–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 26, 2018)

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

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 17:41 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:36 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

2 shots · 19:02 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 1st · 02:50

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Jakub Jerabek · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🦅 Matt Niskanen 1st · 05:13

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 08:54

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–0

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov SH 1st · 16:39

Assists: Alex Chiasson · beat Ondrej Pavelec

4–0

2nd period

🗽 Lias Andersson 2nd · 13:16

Assists: Jimmy Vesey · beat Philipp Grubauer

4–1

3rd period

🗽 Mats Zuccarello 3rd · 04:26

Assists: Filip Chytil, Rob O'Gara · beat Philipp Grubauer

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:02

L2 Burakovsky · Kuznetsov · Eller 16:45

L3 Beagle · Stephenson · Wilson 13:27

L4 Vrana · Connolly · Chiasson 10:11

D1 Orlov · Niskanen 23:44

D2 Carlson · Orpik 19:08

D3 Kempny · Jerabek 14:44

🗽Rangers

L1 Zibanejad · Hayes · Zuccarello 20:00

L2 Kreider · Namestnikov · Fast 16:25

L3 Buchnevich · Chytil · Spooner 14:23

L4 Vesey · McLeod · Andersson 10:44

D1 Pionk · Skjei 23:11

D2 O'Gara · Sproul 17:39

D3 Staal · Gilmour 15:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

16 Hits 17

15 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:34 TOI

🗽Rangers

Ondrej Pavelec

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 48:42 TOI

Alexandar Georgiev

3/6

.500 SV% · 3 GA · 08:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 4–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 4 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: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 272017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 0–1 SO Dec 82017 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Apr 52017 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 0–2 Feb 282017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–1 Feb 192017 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2

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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on March 26, 2018?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Rangers?

Lias Andersson, Mats Zuccarello.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 24 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 AfterMar 28 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–3

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–5 AfterMar 28 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–3

Also on March 26

⚔️BUF 3–2 🍁TOR 🐆FLA 3–0 🏝️NYI 🏛️OTT 1–4 🌪️CAR 🐙DET 2–4 🇨🇦MTL 🌵ARI 4–1 ⚡TBL 🦈SJS 4–3 🪶CHI 🏔️COL 1–4 🎰VGK 🔥CGY 0–3 👑LAK

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