Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

NHL

Capitals

17-10-5, 39 PTS

1-5

Final

Rangers

24-8-1, 49 PTS

Madison Square Garden

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftNYR shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	10	10	7	27
NYR	7	11	13	31

In net

Darcy Kuemper26/31 SV, .839

Igor Shesterkin26/27 SV, .963

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	0	1
NYR	0	3	2	5

Who won: Rangers 5-1

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at Madison Square Garden. The series is tied 1-1. The Rangers outscored the Capitals 3-1 in the 2nd period. K'Andre Miller led the Rangers in goals (2). Rasmus Sandin led the Capitals in assists (1).

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Capitals 8-6-2 on the road; Rangers 12-4-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Rangers1st in Metropolitan Division

Adam Sykora LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Aidan Thompson C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Joe Veleno C
Lower Body, right
Injured Reserve
Joonas Korpisalo G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Rangers1st in Metropolitan Division

Igor Shesterkin G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Capitals 4, Rangers 0 (Dec 9)

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Game info

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY · Attendance 18,006
Officials: Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Steve Barton (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)