New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Final
Recap
WASHINGTON -- Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 3-1 on Friday night after New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin was helped off the ice with a leg injury. Jenner picked off an errant pass and beat backup Dylan Garand with a wrist shot from the slot to make it 2-1 with 2:22 remaining in the second. Timothy Liljegren also scored for the Capitals, and Tom Wilson added an empty-netter with less than a second left. Logan Thompson made 21 saves.
Team stats
22Shots on goal27
54%Faceoff %46%
.923Save %.955
35Hits22
9Blocked shots12
5Takeaways2
9Giveaways19
6Penalty minutes6
Box score
Skaters
| Skaters | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. MillerLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:55 |
| Tye KartyeLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 |
| Mika ZibanejadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 |
| Alberts SmitsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 |
| Gabe PerreaultRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 |
| Cole Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:56 |
| Sean DurziD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:52 |
| Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:29 |
| Eeli TolvanenRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:49 |
| Noah LabaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 |
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 |
| Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19:11 |
| Pavel DorofeyevRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 |
| Adam FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23:11 |
| Braden SchneiderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:37 |
| Will CuylleLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 |
| Alexis LafreniereLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 6 |
Goalies
| Goalies | SV | SA | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan GarandG | 11 | 12 | 1 | 29:45 |
| Igor ShesterkinG | 13 | 14 | 1 | 28:20 |