Cyclone Ovechkin
The sound and fury of Caps fans during Game 5 at Verizon Center.
| Final - 4.24.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Stories
Recap - Capitals 4, Rangers 0
The Capitals won Game 5 in convincing fashion to force a Game 6 back at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
More magic from Ovechkin
Game 6 goes Sunday afternoon, and I bet NBC will be happy with their ratings for that one. Here's hoping the Caps can setup a beauty of a Game 7.
Your Plans Tonight?
I'm not terribly into the Caps-Rangers series. It's been pretty boring hockey; Washington controls the puck on the perimeter for around sixty minutes and no one on that team dares head to the front...
Game (5) Day - Rangers @ Capitals
It's a real live, honest-to-goodness must-win for the Washington Capitals tonight, and despite being down 3-1 in the series, there are plenty of reasons to justify the fans' faith in their team.
GameThreads
Capitals Fans GameThread on Japers' Rink
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Rangers Fans GameThread on Blueshirt Banter
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Washington Short-Handed Goal - Matt Bradley (1), from Boyd Gordon and Mike Green at 4:58. 2, Washington Goal - Matt Bradley (2), from Brooks Laich and Tom Poti at 12:07. Penalties - Scott Gomez, NY Rangers (slashing), 1:16; Brian Pothier, Washington (tripping), 3:40; Bench, NY Rangers (, served by Orr (too many men), 9:27; Shaone Morrisonn, Washington (hooking), 13:14; Nik Antropov, NY Rangers (slashing), 13:59. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Washington Goal - Alexander Semin (4), from Nicklas Backstrom at 4:57. 4, Washington Goal - Alex Ovechkin (2), from Sergei Fedorov at 19:31. Penalties - Nicklas Backstrom, Washington (hooking), 14:15; Ryan Callahan, NY Rangers (roughing), 20:00; John Erskine, Washington (roughing), 20:00. |
| Third Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Brandon Dubinsky, NY Rangers (roughing), 4:03; Donald Brashear, Washington (roughing), 4:03; Aaron Voros, NY Rangers (roughing), 7:37; Brandon Dubinsky, NY Rangers (charging), 11:40; Colton Orr, NY Rangers (holding, roughing), 14:14; Aaron Voros, NY Rangers (misconduct), 14:14; Tomas Fleischmann, Washington (hooking), 15:34. |
Shots on Goal:
NY Rangers 3 + 7 + 10 = 20.
Washington 6 + 8 + 7 = 21.
Power Play Conversion: NY Rangers 0-4. Washington 0-7.
Goaltenders: NY Rangers, Stephen Valiquette 0-7-1.000; Henrik Lundqvist 4-14-.714. Washington, Simeon Varlamov 0-20-1.000.
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Steve Barton
Power Play Conversion: NY Rangers 0-4. Washington 0-7.
Goaltenders: NY Rangers, Stephen Valiquette 0-7-1.000; Henrik Lundqvist 4-14-.714. Washington, Simeon Varlamov 0-20-1.000.
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Steve Barton
