Washington Capitals 0 — 1 New York Rangers
2017-12-27 · Madison Square Garden · SO
Shots on goal by period
| Period | WSH | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondrej Pavelec start | NYR | W | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26/26 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 65:00 |
| Philipp Grubauer start | WSH | O | 37 | 37 | 0 | 34/34 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 65:00 |
WSH skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:18 |
| Jakub Vrana | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:46 |
| T.J. Oshie | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20:26 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24:31 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:20 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 |
| Alex Chiasson | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:32 |
| Christian Djoos | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:28 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:44 |
| Brett Connolly | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:50 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:35 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:05 |
| John Carlson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:03 |
| Lars Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:48 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:32 |
| Madison Bowey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:50 |
NYR skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Nash | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 |
| Brendan Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:03 |
| Kevin Hayes | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 |
| J.T. Miller | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:06 |
| David Desharnais | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 |
| Michael Grabner | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 |
| Chris Kreider | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:04 |
| Nick Holden | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20:27 |
| Paul Carey | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:35 |
| Jimmy Vesey | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Boo Nieves | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:53 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:40 |
| Brady Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21:38 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:18 |
| Marc Staal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:30 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25:28 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | 2025-26 | WSH | 1 | NYR | 8 | |
| 2025-12-31 | 2025-26 | NYR | 3 | WSH | 6 | |
| 2025-12-23 | 2025-26 | NYR | 7 | WSH | 3 | |
| 2025-10-12 | 2025-26 | WSH | 1 | NYR | 0 | |
| 2025-03-05 | 2024-25 | WSH | 3 | NYR | 2 | OT |
| 2025-01-04 | 2024-25 | NYR | 4 | WSH | 7 | |
| 2024-10-29 | 2024-25 | NYR | 3 | WSH | 5 | |
| 2024-04-28 | 2023-24 | NYR | 4 | WSH | 2 | |
| 2024-04-26 | 2023-24 | NYR | 3 | WSH | 1 | |
| 2024-04-23 | 2023-24 | WSH | 3 | NYR | 4 |