Wednesday Roundup - Caps 5, Rangers 4 (OT)
[AP Recap - Game Summary - Event Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame] If there's anyone in the hockey world who still questions who the best player in the NHL is, send 'em a tape of last night's...
| Final - 12.23.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| New York Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Tuesday Roundup - Gamenight: Caps @ Rangers
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| NY Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, NY Rangers Goal - Markus Naslund (13), from Nikolai Zherdev and Scott Gomez at 3:38. 2, NY Rangers Goal - Michal Rozsival (5), from Chris Drury at 11:04. 3, NY Rangers Goal - Ryan Callahan (10), from Chris Drury and Nigel Dawes at 11:15. Penalties - Nikolai Zherdev, NY Rangers (charging), 13:01; Eric Fehr, Washington (hooking), 14:21. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, NY Rangers Goal - Ryan Callahan (11), from Nigel Dawes and Chris Drury at 4:48. 5, Washington Goal - Alex Ovechkin (21), from Nicklas Backstrom at 12:35. Penalties - Tyler Sloan, Washington (hooking), 6:04; Fredrik Sjostrom, NY Rangers (tripping), 16:20; Milan Jurcina, Washington (hooking), 18:59. |
| Third Period |
| - 6, Washington Power-Play Goal - Tomas Fleischmann (12), from Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich at 1:41. 7, Washington Power-Play Goal - Viktor Kozlov (8), from Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin at 7:04. 8, Washington Goal - Alex Ovechkin (22) unassisted at 12:38. Penalties - Michal Rozsival, NY Rangers (hooking), 1:12; Blair Betts, NY Rangers (kneeing), 6:07; Dan Girardi, NY Rangers (tripping), 8:55. |
| Overtime |
| - 9, Washington Goal - Shaone Morrisonn (1), from Michael Nylander and Sean Collins at 0:59. |
Shots on Goal:
Washington 9 + 14 + 12 + 1 = 36.
NY Rangers 8 + 12 + 8 + 0 = 28.
Power Play Conversion: Washington 2-5. NY Rangers 0-3.
Goaltenders: Washington, Brent Johnson 0-3-1.000; Jose Theodore 4-25-.840. NY Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist 5-36-.861.
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Darren Gibbs
Power Play Conversion: Washington 2-5. NY Rangers 0-3.
Goaltenders: Washington, Brent Johnson 0-3-1.000; Jose Theodore 4-25-.840. NY Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist 5-36-.861.
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Darren Gibbs
