Capitals Vs. Rangers, Game 4: Mike Green's Goal Gives Washington 3-2 Win, Ties Series 2-2

Capitals Vs. Rangers, Game 4 Final Score: Mike Green Goal Boosts Washington To 3-2 Win

Mike Green's third period power play goal turned out to be the game-winner as the Washington Capitals topped the New York Rangers, 3-2. The win evens the Eastern Conference Semifinal series at 2-2, and it eliminates any momentum the Rangers held after a triple overtime triumph in Game 3.

Green teed up a slap shot from the point that got by defenseman Ryan McDonagh and beat Henrik Lundqvist through the five-hole.

New York never held a lead in the hockey game. The Capitals scored the opening goal on an Alex Ovechkin shot off a Chris Kreider turn over, and after Artem Anisimov tied the game at 1-1, Nicklas Backstrom grabbed momentum right back in the form of an incredible shift that resulted in a goal.

Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers' second goal about five minutes after Backstrom's tally to tie the score, but the Rangers ran out of clock late in the third and couldn't respond to Green's eventual game-winner.

The officiating was questionable on both sides, perhaps most notably late in the third period when it appeared that Mike Knuble had knocked a puck clean over the glass with his glove. The officials gathered and decided not to give New York a power play.

Game 5 will be played Monday at Madison Square Garden.

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Capitals Vs. Rangers, Game 4 Score: Nicklas Backstrom Gives Washington Lead, But NY Answers

We often hear how momentum is vital in the playoffs, but for much of the first half of the second period, the New York Rangers had all of it. The Washington Capitals couldn't get any pucks on Henrik Lundqvist's goal, and the Rangers were absolutely rolling.

But momentum can be a fickle thing, and Nicklas Backstrom proved that one player can step on the ice and completely change it in a heartbeat. Backstrom shrugged off Artem Anisimov in the corner, then cycled the puck and moved out to the hash mark. He picked up a pass from Jason Chimera and gave the Capitals the lead for the second time on the afternoon.

Marian Gaborik tied the score for the Capitals about five minutes later on an assist from Anisimov, who's been involved in a lot of scoring situations in Game 4. After the second period, the score is tied, which has become just about a guarantee in every game of this series so far.

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The Washington Capitals came out firing in the first period of Game 4, an essential must win for the club after their triple overtime loss in Game 3 on Wednesday night. At times it felt like the Caps were simply on a really, really long power play, and at the 12:43 mark of the period, Alex Ovechkin got a result out of it.

It was an awful turnover by rookie Chris Kreider that led to the shot from Ovechkin, which Henrik Lundqvist got a piece of with his glove but couldn't keep the puck out of the net. The goal gave the Caps even more jump, and as the period carried on, they continued to get a number of quality chances.

The Rangers knew they had to do something to turn the tide at the start of the second period, and they certainly came out with more aggression and energy as the second frame got underway. They started winning board battles and races to loose pucks, and, they pulled the score even when Brooks Laich lost a puck in his skates in front of goalie Braden Holtby. Artem Anisimov was there to throw it in the back of the net.

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