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2020-21 regular season

Capitals at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–3

Capitals beat Rangers 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2021.

WSH – NYR
40–26
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
20–16
Hits
8–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Garnet Hathaway
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:25 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nic Dowd
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:25 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 11:49 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 1st · 14:12
Assists: Carl Hagelin, Garnet Hathaway · beat Igor Shesterkin
1–0
🦅 Conor Sheary 1st · 15:44
Assists: Michael Raffl, Tom Wilson · beat Igor Shesterkin
2–0
🗽 Mika Zibanejad 1st · 18:00
Assists: Artemi Panarin, Pavel Buchnevich · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–1
2nd period
🗽 Mika Zibanejad PP Tying 2nd · 02:30
Assists: Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–2
🗽 Kaapo Kakko Go-ahead 2nd · 04:35
Assists: Alexis Lafrenière, Kevin Rooney · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–3
🦅 Garnet Hathaway Tying 2nd · 18:30
Assists: Nic Dowd · beat Igor Shesterkin
3–3
3rd period
🦅 Daniel Sprong Go-ahead 3rd · 04:37
Unassisted · beat Igor Shesterkin
4–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 11:41
Assists: Michael Raffl, Nick Jensen · beat Igor Shesterkin
5–3
🦅 Tom Wilson Empty net 3rd · 18:34
Assists: John Carlson
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Dowd · Eller · Mantha 19:51
L2 Hagelin · Sheary · Backstrom 18:02
L3 Raffl · Sprong · Hathaway 16:25
L4 Ovechkin · Wilson 6:14
D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:56
D2 Dillon · van Riemsdyk 18:17
D3 Chara · Jensen 15:34
🗽Rangers
L1 Buchnevich · Zibanejad · Strome 22:29
L2 Blackwell · Chytil · Kravtsov 16:18
L3 Lafrenière · Rooney · Kakko 13:57
L4 Panarin · Barron · Gauthier 10:44
D1 Fox · Miller 25:18
D2 Jones · Hajek 18:02
D3 Smith · Reunanen 12:43

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
40 Shots on goal 26
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
20 Hits 16
8 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 10
22 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 15.0% (6/40) NYR shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Igor Shesterkin
34/39
.872 SV% · 5 GA · 57:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Nic Dowd · 1st 14:12 · 1–0 Conor Sheary · 1st 15:44 · 2–0 Mika Zibanejad · 1st 18:00 · 2–1 Mika Zibanejad · 2nd 02:30 · 2–2 Kaapo Kakko · 2nd 04:35 · 2–3 Garnet Hathaway · 2nd 18:30 · 3–3 Daniel Sprong · 3rd 04:37 · 4–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 11:41 · 5–3 Tom Wilson · 3rd 18:34 · 6–3
WSH NYR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-2-5 (42% win rate, 12 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 4–3
Mar 302021 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5 Mar 282021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 Mar 202021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Mar 192021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Feb 202021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–1
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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on May 3, 2021?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 6, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Conor Sheary, Daniel Sprong, Garnet Hathaway, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mika Zibanejad (2), Kaapo Kakko.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 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 4–3 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 1 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–0 AfterMay 5 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMay 1 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–3 AfterMay 5 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–2
Also on May 3
✈️WPG 1–2 🏛️OTT ⭐DAL 4–5 🐆FLA 🏝️NYI 2–4 ⚔️BUF 🐻BOS 3–0 😈NJD 🐧PIT 2–7 🔔PHI 🪶CHI 2–5 🌪️CAR 🐯NSH 4–3 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 2–3 🇨🇦MTL
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