Capitals 1–5 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2023)

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

K'Andre Miller

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:20 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Artemi Panarin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:02 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mika Zibanejad

2 A

1 shots · 17:16 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Aliaksei Protas · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–0

🗽 K'Andre Miller Tying 2nd · 07:03

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–1

🗽 Artemi Panarin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–2

🗽 Braden Schneider 2nd · 12:48

Assists: Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–3

3rd period

🗽 K'Andre Miller 3rd · 06:54

Assists: Chris Kreider, Blake Wheeler · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–4

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière 3rd · 11:15

Assists: Adam Fox, K'Andre Miller · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 16:46

L2 Malenstyn · Dowd · Mantha 16:05

L3 Protas · McMichael · Kuznetsov 14:43

L4 Miroshnichenko · Lapierre · Aube-Kubel 12:23

D1 Carlson · van Riemsdyk 20:52

D2 Fehervary · Sandin 19:22

D3 Edmundson · Jensen 18:08

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Trocheck · Zibanejad 19:02

L2 Lafrenière · Kreider · Bonino 15:55

L3 Vesey · Goodrow · Brodzinski 13:47

L4 Cuylle · Pitlick · Wheeler 11:13

D1 Fox · Miller 24:00

D2 Lindgren · Gustafsson 20:34

D3 Schneider · Trouba 13:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYR🗽

27 Shots on goal 31

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 28

6 Blocked shots 15

4 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27) NYR shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 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: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 92023 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Apr 22023 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Mar 142023 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–5 Feb 252023 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Dec 272022 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 4–0

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WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on December 27, 2023?

Rangers won 5–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Anthony Mantha.

Who scored for Rangers?

K'Andre Miller (2), Alexis Lafrenière, Artemi Panarin, Braden Schneider.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–5

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–4 AfterDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–4

Also on December 27

🧥CBJ 3–4 😈NJD 🐆FLA 3–2 ⚡TBL 🏛️OTT 4–2 🍁TOR 🐧PIT 7–0 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 4–1 ⚔️BUF 🐙DET 3–6 🌲MIN 🌪️CAR 5–2 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 1–2 🎵STL

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