Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

24-6-2, 11-3-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	4	2	7
Rangers NYR	3	0	0	3

New York RangersRangersNYR

19-12-4, 13-5-1 Home

Capitals close with 6 straight goals, beat Rangers 7-3

The Washington Capitals closed with six straight goals to beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-3 on Sunday night.

Dec 21, 2015, 02:56 am - Associated Press

TVA		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	4	2	7
	Rangers	3	0	0	3

1st Period		WSH	NYR
12:03	Justin Williams (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Taylor Chorney (4), John Carlson (20)	1	0
13:42	J.T. Miller (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rick Nash (14), Keith Yandle (18)	1	1
15:44	Chris Kreider (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marc Staal (10), Jesper Fast (6)	1	2
18:03	Dan Boyle (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (12), Mats Zuccarello (14)	1	3

2nd Period		WSH	NYR
5:25	Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (8), Justin Williams (13)	2	3
7:01	T.J. Oshie (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (19), Dmitry Orlov (9)	3	3
11:03	Alex Ovechkin (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (20)	4	3
19:00	Justin Williams (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (21)	5	3

3rd Period			WSH	NYR
2:26		Jason Chimera (8) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (6)	6	3
4:36		Marcus Johansson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)	7	3

CAPITALS

RANGERS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
2
Rangers
5

Game 1

11/3

Capitals
7
Rangers
3

Game 2

12/20

Capitals
4
Rangers
3

Game 3

1/9

Rangers
2
Capitals
5

Game 4

1/17

Rangers
3
Capitals
2

Game 5

3/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

Stars of the Game

Justin WilliamsRW - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Marcus JohanssonLW - WSH

Game Information

Capitals close with 6 straight goals, beat Rangers 7-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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