Capitals 2–4 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Feb 4, 2021)

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 🗽 NYR

Artemi Panarin

3 A

5 shots · 20:21 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Ryan Strome

2 G

2 shots · 21:42 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Igor Shesterkin

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Ryan Strome Go-ahead 1st · 01:41

Assists: Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin · beat Vitek Vanecek

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Anthony Bitetto 2nd · 09:15

Assists: Kevin Rooney · beat Vitek Vanecek

0–2

🦅 Carl Hagelin 2nd · 18:57

Assists: Garnet Hathaway, Michael Sgarbossa · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Ryan Strome 3rd · 07:55

Assists: Artemi Panarin, Kaapo Kakko · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 11:01

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–3

🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Empty net 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 21:19

L2 Vrana · Hagelin · Oshie 18:37

L3 Dowd · Hathaway · Panik 13:23

L4 Sgarbossa · Sprong 7:45

D1 Carlson · Chara 22:11

D2 van Riemsdyk · Dillon 16:09

D3 Orlov · Jensen 13:46

D4 Siegenthaler 7:00

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Strome · Zibanejad 20:21

L2 Kreider · Buchnevich · Howden 15:38

L3 Di Giuseppe · Lafrenière · Kakko 14:04

L4 Lemieux · Rooney · Gauthier 9:24

D1 Fox · Trouba 25:34

D2 Miller · Lindgren 21:56

D3 Bitetto · Hajek 9:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

33 Shots on goal 31

17 Hits 20

9 Blocked shots 18

7 Takeaways 12

6 Giveaways 10

13 Penalty minutes 17

WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33) NYR shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH NYR

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

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

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Mar 52020 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 5–6 OT Nov 202019 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Oct 182019 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Mar 32019 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–2 SO Feb 242019 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 5–6 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on February 4, 2021?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Carl Hagelin.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ryan Strome (2), Anthony Bitetto, Pavel Buchnevich.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 1 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 5–3 AfterFeb 7 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 7–4

🗽 Rangers

BeforeFeb 1 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterFeb 8 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 2–0

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