Rangers 3–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 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

Mika Zibanejad

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:30 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Buchnevich

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:59 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brett Howden

1 G

1 shots · 13:04 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Go-ahead 1st · 17:49

Assists: Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–0

3rd period

🦅 John Carlson Tying 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Keith Kinkaid

1–1

🗽 Mika Zibanejad Go-ahead 3rd · 17:28

Unassisted · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–1

🗽 Brett Howden Empty net 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Ryan Strome, Pavel Buchnevich

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Kreider · Strome · Zibanejad 21:30

L2 Buchnevich · Panarin · Blackwell 19:34

L3 Howden · Chytil · Kakko 12:42

L4 Lafrenière · Lemieux · Rooney 7:53

D1 Fox · Lindgren 25:44

D2 Trouba · Miller 20:28

D3 Smith · Hajek 11:14

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:14

L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Dowd 17:27

L3 Hagelin · Wilson · Hathaway 15:58

L4 Sheary · Sprong · Panik 9:59

D1 Carlson · Schultz 23:06

D2 Orlov · Dillon 18:06

D3 Jensen · Chara 14:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 29

14 Hits 31

23 Blocked shots 7

8 Takeaways 8

8 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYR shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Keith Kinkaid

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:24 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

NYR WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 3–1

Mar 192021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Feb 202021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Feb 42021 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–4 Mar 52020 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 5–6 OT Nov 202019 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–4

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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on March 20, 2021?

Rangers won 3–1. The final score was Rangers 3, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brett Howden, Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich.

Who scored for Capitals?

John Carlson.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 19 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 AfterMar 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 19 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 AfterMar 25 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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