🗽 Away Rangers 33-35-8
2–3
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 45-24-7
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🗽 NYR 10102
🦅 WSH 10113

Rangers at Capitals

Capitals beat Rangers 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 28, 2018.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2017-18 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:56 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 A
1 shots · 21:02 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Kevin Hayes PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:42
Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Brady Skjei · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦅 Andre Burakovsky Tying 1st · 19:27
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–1
3rd period
🗽 Ryan Spooner Go-ahead 3rd · 10:35
Assists: Lias Andersson, Brady Skjei · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 3rd · 18:55
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–2
Overtime
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead OT · 00:38
Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Zibanejad · Zuccarello · Hayes 19:49
L2 Kreider · Buchnevich · Spooner 15:32
L3 Namestnikov · Chytil · Fast 15:07
L4 Vesey · McLeod · Andersson 12:20
D1 Pionk · Skjei 25:10
D2 Staal · O'Gara 19:18
D3 Sproul · Gilmour 11:30
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:02
L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Wilson 17:09
L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Smith-Pelly 13:53
L4 Gersich · Stephenson · Chiasson 8:52
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 24:17
D2 Carlson · Kempny 19:09
D3 Orpik · Djoos 13:49

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
37 Shots on goal 33
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
21 Hits 16
15 Blocked shots 12
12 Takeaways 15
14 Giveaways 15
8 Penalty minutes 12
NYR shooting 5.4% (2/37) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:36 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:09 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Kevin Hayes · 1st 12:42 · 1–0 Andre Burakovsky · 1st 19:27 · 1–1 Ryan Spooner · 3rd 10:35 · 2–1 Lars Eller · 3rd 18:55 · 2–2 Evgeny Kuznetsov · OT 00:38 · 2–3
NYR WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 14-8-1 (61% win rate, 23 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-10-6 (45% win rate, 29 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Mar 262018 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2 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
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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on March 28, 2018?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Rangers 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Kevin Hayes, Ryan Spooner.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMar 26 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2 AfterMar 30 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 7–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 26 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2 AfterMar 30 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–1
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