Capitals 4–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (May 5, 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 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

3 G

7 shots · 22:06 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dmitry Orlov

3 A

3 shots · 26:13 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Zac Jones

2 A

2 shots · 18:40 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:12

Assists: Brenden Dillon, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 2nd · 08:26

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–0

🦅 Nic Dowd 2nd · 14:48

Assists: John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–0

3rd period

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière 3rd · 01:15

Assists: Filip Chytil, Zac Jones · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie Empty net 3rd · 18:20

Assists: Carl Hagelin, Dmitry Orlov

4–1

🗽 Morgan Barron 3rd · 18:44

Assists: Zac Jones, Libor Hajek · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Oshie · Mantha 22:06

L2 Sheary · Raffl · Eller 19:40

L3 Hagelin · Carr · Dowd 12:08

L4 Hathaway · Wilson 7:00

D1 Orlov · Carlson 24:40

D2 van Riemsdyk · Dillon 20:14

D3 Jensen · Chara 16:00

🗽Rangers

L1 Zibanejad · Barron · Blackwell 18:00

L2 Lafrenière · Strome · Kakko 15:51

L3 Chytil · Rooney · Kravtsov 13:37

L4 Buchnevich · Di Giuseppe · Gauthier 8:37

D1 Fox · Miller 25:55

D2 Hajek · Jones 19:00

D3 Smith · Bitetto 12:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

35 Shots on goal 21

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

11 Hits 18

8 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 9

56 Penalty minutes 85

WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35) NYR shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🗽Rangers

Alexandar Georgiev

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-2-1 (81% win rate, 16 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 4–4

May 32021 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 6–3 Mar 302021 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5 Mar 282021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 Mar 202021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Mar 192021 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2

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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on May 5, 2021?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (3), Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alexis Lafrenière, Morgan Barron.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 6–3 AfterMay 7 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 4–2

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMay 3 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 6–3 AfterMay 6 🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS 0–4

Also on May 5

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