New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Rangers

19-18-5, 43 PTS

3-6

Final

Capitals

21-14-5, 47 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NYR shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NYR	5	11	9	25
WSH	7	11	9	27

In net

Jonathan Quick21/26 SV, .808

Charlie Lindgren22/25 SV, .880

Team	1	2	3	T
NYR	1	1	1	3
WSH	1	2	3	6

Who won: Capitals 6-3

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outscored the Rangers 3-1 in the 3rd period. Tom Wilson led the Capitals in goals (2). Adam Fox led the Rangers in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NYRWSH

27Blocked Shots21

21Hits21

5Takeaways5

25Shots27

1Power Play Goals1

1Power Play Opportunities3

100.0Power Play Percentage33.3

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

30Faceoffs Won30

50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0

17Giveaways18

4Total Penalties2

11Penalty Minutes7

Player of the game

Tom Wilson

WSH · 2 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.9

Deserved to win

43%

NYR · 2.71 xG

57%

WSH · 3.14 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 57% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:08
Slap shot wide right
Carson Soucy Slap Shot Wide Right
C. Soucy
P3 0:49
Faceoff win vs H. Lapierre
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
S. Carrick
GOALP3 0:49
Goal! Snap shot
J. Sourdif · 2 G
Justin Sourdif Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (19), Aliaksei Protas (15)
NYR 3 - 6 WSH
P3 1:23
Shot blocked by J. Carlson
Adam Fox shot blocked by John Carlson
A. Fox · 1 G, 1 A
P3 1:44
Faceoff win vs J. Sourdif
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
V. Trocheck · 1 G
GOALP3 1:44
Goal! Snap shot
B. Schneider · 1 G
Braden Schneider Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Gabe Perreault (4)
NYR 3 - 5 WSH
P3 2:37
Big hit on B. Duhaime
Will Borgen hit Brandon Duhaime
W. Borgen
P3 2:41
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Jonny Brodzinski
J. Brodzinski
P3 3:12
Shot blocked by R. Leonard
Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
M. Robertson
P3 3:23
Faceoff win vs H. Lapierre
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
S. Carrick
GOALP3 3:23
Goal! Snap shot
T. Wilson · 2 G, 1 A
Tom Wilson Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (16)
NYR 2 - 5 WSH
P3 3:32
Snap shot on goal
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
J. Chychrun
P3 3:49
Big hit on T. Wilson
Will Borgen hit Tom Wilson
W. Borgen
P3 3:59
Face off
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
P3 4:05
Shot blocked by M. Fehervary
Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
V. Gavrikov
P3 4:11
Alexis lafrenière tip-in wide right
Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In Wide Right
A. Lafreniere
P3 4:11
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
T. Wilson · 2 G, 1 A
P3 4:43
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Adam Fox
A. Fox · 1 G, 1 A
P3 4:48
Faceoff win vs V. Trocheck
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
N. Dowd · 1 A
P3 4:50
Tip-in shot on goal
Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
A. Lafreniere
P3 5:33
Tip-in wide left
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
A. Ovechkin · 1 A
P3 6:01
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
A. Protas · 1 G, 1 A
GOALP3 6:26
Goal! Tip-in
A. Protas · 1 G, 1 A
Aliaksei Protas Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Sandin (11), Nic Dowd (7)
NYR 2 - 4 WSH
P3 6:44
Snap shot failed bank attempt
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
C. McMichael · 2 A