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2024-25 regular season

Rangers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Rangers 7–4 at Capital One Arena on January 4, 2025.

NYR – WSH
33–28
Shots on goal
0/4–2/4
Power play
15–20
Hits
13–22
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dylan Strome
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 14:52 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 17:44 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:43 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Chris Kreider Go-ahead 1st · 07:00
Unassisted · beat Logan Thompson
1–0
🦅 Dylan Strome PP Tying 1st · 18:46
Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Tom Wilson · beat Jonathan Quick
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 2nd · 02:29
Assists: Martin Fehervary, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Jonathan Quick
1–2
🦅 Andrew Mangiapane 2nd · 10:08
Assists: Nic Dowd, Rasmus Sandin · beat Jonathan Quick
1–3
🗽 Sam Carrick 2nd · 16:26
Assists: Adam Edstrom · beat Logan Thompson
2–3
🦅 Connor McMichael PP 2nd · 18:13
Assists: Dylan Strome, Andrew Mangiapane · beat Jonathan Quick
2–4
3rd period
🗽 Filip Chytil 3rd · 08:32
Assists: Urho Vaakanainen, Braden Schneider · beat Logan Thompson
3–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 10:50
Assists: Dylan Strome · beat Jonathan Quick
3–5
🗽 Mika Zibanejad 3rd · 13:04
Assists: Reilly Smith · beat Logan Thompson
4–5
🦅 Aliaksei Protas 3rd · 14:00
Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jakob Chychrun · beat Jonathan Quick
4–6
🦅 Tom Wilson Empty net 3rd · 19:22
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Martin Fehervary
4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Panarin · Lafrenière · Trocheck 22:02
L2 Kreider · Zibanejad · Smith 17:49
L3 Cuylle · Berard · Chytil 13:40
L4 Vesey · Carrick · Edstrom 9:13
D1 Fox · Miller 24:01
D2 Lindgren · Schneider 16:15
D3 Borgen · Vaakanainen 14:54
🦅Capitals
L1 Dubois · Protas · Wilson 18:50
L2 Ovechkin · Strome · Dowd 14:52
L3 McMichael · Eller · Duhaime 12:41
L4 Mangiapane · Vrana · Raddysh 8:55
D1 Carlson · Chychrun 23:24
D2 Roy · Fehervary 19:56
D3 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 16:03

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 28
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
15 Hits 20
13 Blocked shots 22
1 Takeaways 2
18 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 8
NYR shooting 12.1% (4/33) WSH shooting 25.0% (7/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Jonathan Quick
21/27
.778 SV% · 6 GA · 57:49 TOI
🦅Capitals
Logan Thompson
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Chris Kreider · 1st 07:00 · 1–0 Dylan Strome · 1st 18:46 · 1–1 Lars Eller · 2nd 02:29 · 1–2 Andrew Mangiapane · 2nd 10:08 · 1–3 Sam Carrick · 2nd 16:26 · 2–3 Connor McMichael · 2nd 18:13 · 2–4 Filip Chytil · 3rd 08:32 · 3–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:50 · 3–5 Mika Zibanejad · 3rd 13:04 · 4–5 Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 14:00 · 4–6 Tom Wilson · 3rd 19:22 · 4–7
NYR WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Oct 292024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Apr 282024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Apr 262024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Apr 232024 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–4 Apr 212024 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–4
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Who won Rangers vs Capitals on January 4, 2025?

Capitals won 7–4. The final score was Rangers 4, Capitals 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad, Sam Carrick.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael, Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Tom Wilson.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 21 saves on 27 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeJan 2 🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR 1–2 AfterJan 5 🗽NYR @ 🪶CHI 6–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 2 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterJan 6 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
Also on January 4
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