Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Sun, Dec 20, 2015 · Madison Square Garden · 2015–16 Regular Season
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 7–3 on Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at Madison Square Garden. Justin Williams scored twice. Braden Holtby made 33 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–36.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| NYR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12:03 | WSH | EV | Justin Williams (9) · tip-in | Taylor Chorney (4), John Carlson (20) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 13:42 | NYR | EV | J.T. Miller (7) · wrist | Rick Nash (14), Keith Yandle (18) | 1–1 |
| 1st | 15:44 | NYR | EV | Chris Kreider (6) · wrist | Marc Staal (10), Jesper Fast (6) | 1–2 |
| 1st | 18:03 | NYR | PP | Dan Boyle (4) · slap | Ryan McDonagh (12), Mats Zuccarello (14) | 1–3 |
| 2nd | 05:25 | WSH | EV | Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) · backhand | Dmitry Orlov (8), Justin Williams (13) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 07:01 | WSH | EV | T.J. Oshie (13) · backhand | Nicklas Backstrom (19), Dmitry Orlov (9) | 3–3 |
| 2nd | 11:03 | WSH | PP | Alex Ovechkin (17) · snap | Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (20) | 4–3 |
| 2nd | 19:00 | WSH | PP | Justin Williams (10) · snap | Marcus Johansson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (21) | 5–3 |
| 3rd | 02:26 | WSH | SH | Jason Chimera (8) · wrist | Tom Wilson (6) | 6–3 |
| 3rd | 04:36 | WSH | EV | Marcus Johansson (7) · snap | Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) | 7–3 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 04:21 | WSH | Justin Williams | hooking | 2 |
| 1st | 17:05 | WSH | Dmitry Orlov | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 00:53 | NYR | Oscar Lindberg | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 03:09 | WSH | Tom Wilson | unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:33 | WSH | Tom Wilson | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:33 | NYR | Tanner Glass | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:33 | WSH | Tom Wilson | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 08:33 | NYR | Tanner Glass | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 10:33 | NYR | Chris Summers | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 14:34 | WSH | Michael Latta | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 17:50 | NYR | Oscar Lindberg | high sticking | 2 |
| 3rd | 01:19 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | hooking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: WSH 3.00 · NYR 3.00 · xG% WSH 50.0
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:42 | 20 | |
| 14 | Justin Williams | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 17:15 | 23 |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 16:53 | 24 |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 20 | |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 18:36 | 21 |
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22:13 | 30 | |
| 4 | Taylor Chorney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:40 | 21 | |
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17:21 | 20 | |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 15:21 | 25 |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 14:49 | 20 |
| 25 | Jason Chimera | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 11:50 | 20 |
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21:27 | 28 | |
| 27 | Karl Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19:23 | 27 | |
| 88 | Nate Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:19 | 24 | |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 13:25 | 23 |
| 21 | Brooks Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 12:36 | 17 |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:29 | 13 | |
| 46 | Michael Latta | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 8:41 | 12 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Braden Holtby | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:22 | 25 | |
| 22 | Dan Boyle | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 27 | |
| 18 | Marc Staal | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19:48 | 24 | |
| 93 | Keith Yandle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 | 24 | |
| 19 | Jesper Fast | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:24 | 22 | |
| 61 | Rick Nash | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 | 23 | |
| 20 | Chris Kreider | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:26 | 21 | |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 15:30 | 21 |
| 36 | Mats Zuccarello | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:25 | 21 | |
| 6 | Dylan McIlrath | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19:43 | 27 | |
| 21 | Derek Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 17:30 | 24 |
| 16 | Derick Brassard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 | 17:10 | 23 |
| 55 | Chris Summers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:39 | 25 | |
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 15:21 | 21 |
| 28 | Dominic Moore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 13:46 | 17 |
| 96 | Emerson Etem | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 18 | |
| 15 | Tanner Glass | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:16 | 17 | |
| 24 | Oscar Lindberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 11:12 | 17 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Henrik Lundqvist | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 40:00 |
| 45 | Magnus Hellberg | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 20:00 |