🦅 Away Capitals 39-14-8
3–2
Final / OT
🗽 Home Rangers 31-26-4
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🦅 WSH 10113
🗽 NYR 11002

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 3–2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on March 5, 2025.

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2024-25 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 23:23 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
5 shots · 18:34 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Pierre-Luc Dubois
1 G
2 shots · 19:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Pierre-Luc Dubois Go-ahead 1st · 01:04
Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Igor Shesterkin
1–0
🗽 Artemi Panarin Tying 1st · 13:37
Assists: Zac Jones, Alexis Lafrenière · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Sam Carrick Go-ahead 2nd · 08:05
Assists: K'Andre Miller, Will Borgen · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 3rd · 10:28
Assists: Andrew Mangiapane, Ethen Frank · beat Igor Shesterkin
2–2
Overtime
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead OT · 04:07
Assists: Dylan Strome · beat Igor Shesterkin
3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Dubois · Strome · Wilson 21:14
L2 Ovechkin · Protas · McMichael 18:34
L3 Dowd · Eller · Raddysh 14:27
L4 Mangiapane · Frank · Duhaime 9:22
D1 Carlson · Chychrun 25:50
D2 Roy · Fehervary 18:37
D3 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 14:34
🗽Rangers
L1 Panarin · Zibanejad · Trocheck 24:03
L2 Lafrenière · Cuylle · Miller 18:03
L3 Othmann · Carrick · Rempe 11:07
L4 Berard · Brodzinski · Parssinen 8:33
D1 Miller · Schneider 24:14
D2 Vaakanainen · Jones 18:35
D3 Borgen · de Haan 15:32

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
26 Shots on goal 17
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
22 Hits 36
19 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 3
14 Giveaways 4
18 Penalty minutes 18
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 11.8% (2/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Charlie Lindgren
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 64:07 TOI
🗽Rangers
Igor Shesterkin
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 64:07 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 01:04 · 1–0 Artemi Panarin · 1st 13:37 · 1–1 Sam Carrick · 2nd 08:05 · 1–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:28 · 2–2 Tom Wilson · OT 04:07 · 3–2
WSH NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 39-14-8 (64% win rate, 61 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 31-26-4 (51% win rate, 61 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Jan 42025 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–7 Oct 292024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Apr 282024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Apr 262024 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Apr 232024 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 3–4
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Who won Capitals vs Rangers on March 5, 2025?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Rangers?

Artemi Panarin, Sam Carrick.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 3 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 4–5 AfterMar 7 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–5
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMar 3 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 0–4 AfterMar 8 🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT 3–4
Also on March 5
🏛️OTT 4–3 🪶CHI 🍁TOR 2–5 🎰VGK 🦆ANA 2–3 🐋VAN 🎵STL 3–2 👑LAK
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