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2020-21 regular season

Rangers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–2

Capitals beat Rangers 5–4 at Capital One Arena on March 28, 2021.

NYR – WSH
20–22
Shots on goal
1/4–0/3
Power play
21–36
Hits
7–20
Blocked shots
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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
T.J. Oshie
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 16:54 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
2 G
2 shots · 19:58 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Dmitry Orlov
2 A
16:47 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:43
Assists: Jakub Vrana · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 12:29
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Dmitry Orlov · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–2
🦅 Tom Wilson 2nd · 15:07
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–3
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd · 05:10
Assists: Carl Hagelin, Garnet Hathaway · beat Keith Kinkaid
0–4
🗽 Colin Blackwell 3rd · 06:42
Assists: Adam Fox · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–4
🗽 Colin Blackwell 3rd · 09:41
Assists: Kevin Rooney, Phillip Di Giuseppe · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–4
🦅 T.J. Oshie 3rd · 11:46
Assists: Justin Schultz, Dmitry Orlov · beat Keith Kinkaid
2–5
🗽 Alexis Lafrenière 3rd · 12:18
Assists: Julien Gauthier, Kevin Rooney · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–5
🗽 Chris Kreider PP 3rd · 16:08
Assists: Ryan Strome, Adam Fox · beat Ilya Samsonov
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Buchnevich · Kreider · Zibanejad 22:09
L2 Panarin · Strome · Kakko 21:15
L3 Rooney · Chytil · Blackwell 11:55
L4 Lafrenière · Di Giuseppe · Gauthier 7:46
D1 Fox · Trouba 24:38
D2 Lindgren · Miller 19:18
D3 Smith · Hajek 12:46
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 19:58
L2 Sheary · Oshie · Hathaway 16:05
L3 Hagelin · Kuznetsov · Dowd 15:00
L4 Vrana · Sprong · Panik 8:29
D1 Carlson · Dillon 21:12
D2 Jensen · Chara 18:36
D3 Schultz · Orlov 17:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
20 Shots on goal 22
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
21 Hits 36
7 Blocked shots 20
7 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 8
NYR shooting 20.0% (4/20) WSH shooting 22.7% (5/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Keith Kinkaid
17/22
.773 SV% · 5 GA · 57:59 TOI
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
16/20
.800 SV% · 4 GA · 59:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Tom Wilson · 2nd 10:43 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 12:29 · 0–2 Tom Wilson · 2nd 15:07 · 0–3 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 05:10 · 0–4 Colin Blackwell · 3rd 06:42 · 1–4 Colin Blackwell · 3rd 09:41 · 2–4 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 11:46 · 2–5 Alexis Lafrenière · 3rd 12:18 · 3–5 Chris Kreider · 3rd 16:08 · 4–5
NYR WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 0–3
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 3–2
Mar 202021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 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
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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on March 28, 2021?

Capitals won 5–4. The final score was Rangers 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Colin Blackwell (2), Alexis Lafrenière, Chris Kreider.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Keith Kinkaid made 17 saves on 22 shots (.773 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMar 27 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 1–2 AfterMar 30 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 26 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–4 AfterMar 30 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5
Also on March 28
🧥CBJ 1–4 🐙DET 🦆ANA 3–2 🎵STL 😈NJD 1–0 🐻BOS 🐆FLA 4–1 ⭐DAL 🐯NSH 3–2 🪶CHI
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