
Game No: 537
Started: 2011-12-28 19:40:00
Ended: 2011-12-28 21:58:00
Attendance: 18,506
Three Stars by:
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:18 | WSH | Marcus Johansson | Wrist | 11 | Jeff Halpern | ||
| 1 | 17:16 | NYR | Brandon Dubinsky | Snap | 32 | Ryan Callahan | ||
| 2 | 10:24 | WSH | Troy Brouwer | Deflected | 11 | John Carlson | ||
| 2 | 13:02 | WSH | Alexander Semin | Backhand | 22 | Nicklas Backstrom | Alex Ovechkin | |
| 3 | 17:25 | WSH | Alexander Semin | Slap | 38 | Alex Ovechkin | Karl Alzner | 
#18 Greg Kimmerly
#28 Chris Lee
#89 Steve Miller
#84 Tony Sericolo
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:19 | NYR | Stu Bickel | Hi-sticking | 2 | Brooks Laich | 
| 3 | 5:22 | NYR | Marian Gaborik | Hi-sticking | 2 | Troy Brouwer | 
| 1 | 10:56 | WSH | Karl Alzner | Holding | 2 | Artem Anisimov | 
| 1 | 14:40 | WSH | John Erskine | Tripping | 2 | Mike Rupp | 
| 2 | 13:20 | WSH | Jay Beagle | Tripping | 2 | Brandon Prust | 
| 3 | 11:36 | WSH | Dennis Wideman | Elbowing | 2 | Derek Stepan | 
| 3 | 13:46 | WSH | Troy Brouwer | Delaying Game-Puck over glass | 2 | 
Coach: John Tortorella
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Michael Del Zotto | D | 
| 5 | Dan Girardi | D | 
| 6 | Jeff Woywitka | D | 
| 8 | Brandon Prust | L | 
| 10 | Marian Gaborik | R | 
| 17 | Brandon Dubinsky | C | 
| 19 | Brad Richards | C | 
| 21 | Derek Stepan | C | 
| 22 | Brian Boyle | C | 
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | R | 
| 26 | Ruslan Fedotenko | L | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D | 
| 30 | Henrik Lundqvist | G | 
| 32 | Anton Stralman | D | 
| 34 | John Mitchell | C | 
| 41 | Stu Bickel | D | 
| 42 | Artem Anisimov | C | 
| 43 | Martin Biron | G | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L | 
| 71 | Mike Rupp | C | 
Coach: Dale Hunter
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 4 | John Erskine | D | 
| 6 | Dennis Wideman | D | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 
| 15 | Jeff Halpern | C | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | R | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | C | 
| 22 | Mike Knuble | R | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | L | 
| 26 | Matt Hendricks | C | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | D | 
| 28 | Alexander Semin | R | 
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 
| 30 | Michal Neuvirth | G | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | R | 
| 44 | Roman Hamrlik | D | 
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 
| 81 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sean Avery | L | 
| 40 | Erik Christensen | C | 
| 53 | Tim Erixon | D | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Mike Green | D | 
| 55 | Jeff Schultz | D | 
| 85 | Mathieu Perreault | C | 
| 1 | Goals | 4 | 
| 1 | Assists | 6 | 
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 | 
| 2 | Penalties | 5 | 
| 4 | PIM | 10 | 
| 48 | Corsi For | 31 | 
| 60.76 | Corsi % | 39.24 | 
| 32 | Fenwick For | 31 | 
| 50.79 | Fenwick % | 49.21 | 
| 32 | Shots | 23 | 
| 20 | Shots Blocked | 18 | 
| 16 | Missed Shots | 8 | 
| 15 | Hits | 22 | 
| 7 | Giveaways | 13 | 
| 1 | Takeaways | 2 | 
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 20 | 
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 28 | 
| 28 | Faceoffs Lost | 23 | 
| 45% | Faceoff Percentage | 55% | 
| New York Rangers | Washington Capitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 8:58 | 1 | |
| 2 | 13:08 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2:38 | 3 | |
| 4 | 24:23 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2:35 | 5 | |
| New York Rangers - Washington Capitals | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 8:58 | 
| 2 - 0 | 13:08 | 
| 3 - 0 | 2:38 | 
| 4 - 0 | 24:23 | 
| 5 - 0 | 2:35 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Michael Del Zotto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Jeff Woywitka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Brandon Prust | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Marian Gaborik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | Brandon Dubinsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 
| 19 | Brad Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 
| 21 | Derek Stepan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 
| 22 | Brian Boyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | Ruslan Fedotenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Henrik Lundqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | Anton Stralman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | John Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 41 | Stu Bickel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 42 | Artem Anisimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 
| 43 | Martin Biron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 71 | Mike Rupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | John Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Dennis Wideman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 15 | Jeff Halpern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 
| 22 | Mike Knuble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | Matt Hendricks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Alexander Semin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Michal Neuvirth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 81 | Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 4 | Michael Del Zotto | 26 | 00:53 | 23:03 | 05:50 | 01:24 | 15:49 | 
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 28 | 00:52 | 24:33 | 01:50 | 02:41 | 20:02 | 
| 6 | Jeff Woywitka | 14 | 00:39 | 09:13 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:13 | 
| 8 | Brandon Prust | 11 | 00:46 | 08:32 | 00:00 | 00:35 | 07:57 | 
| 10 | Marian Gaborik | 22 | 00:54 | 20:03 | 07:17 | 00:00 | 12:46 | 
| 17 | Brandon Dubinsky | 20 | 00:50 | 16:50 | 02:27 | 01:17 | 13:06 | 
| 19 | Brad Richards | 21 | 00:55 | 19:32 | 08:21 | 00:00 | 11:11 | 
| 21 | Derek Stepan | 21 | 01:02 | 21:57 | 06:56 | 00:55 | 14:06 | 
| 22 | Brian Boyle | 19 | 00:50 | 15:58 | 01:06 | 00:35 | 14:17 | 
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 21 | 00:55 | 19:16 | 05:39 | 02:06 | 11:31 | 
| 26 | Ruslan Fedotenko | 13 | 00:47 | 10:19 | 00:00 | 00:24 | 09:55 | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 27 | 00:56 | 25:17 | 01:42 | 02:36 | 20:59 | 
| 32 | Anton Stralman | 21 | 00:50 | 17:45 | 00:00 | 01:19 | 16:26 | 
| 34 | John Mitchell | 17 | 00:51 | 14:36 | 01:18 | 00:00 | 13:18 | 
| 41 | Stu Bickel | 15 | 00:36 | 09:13 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:13 | 
| 42 | Artem Anisimov | 22 | 01:00 | 22:03 | 07:18 | 00:54 | 13:51 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 16 | 00:47 | 12:40 | 00:16 | 01:14 | 11:10 | 
| 71 | Mike Rupp | 8 | 00:39 | 05:15 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:15 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 4 | John Erskine | 14 | 00:43 | 10:11 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:11 | 
| 6 | Dennis Wideman | 30 | 00:51 | 25:47 | 03:05 | 04:01 | 18:41 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 20 | 00:55 | 18:20 | 02:46 | 00:00 | 15:34 | 
| 15 | Jeff Halpern | 26 | 00:37 | 16:03 | 00:19 | 03:37 | 12:07 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 27 | 00:49 | 22:19 | 02:26 | 04:22 | 15:31 | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | 25 | 00:41 | 17:28 | 02:57 | 03:31 | 11:00 | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | 25 | 00:42 | 17:49 | 01:15 | 04:02 | 12:32 | 
| 22 | Mike Knuble | 14 | 00:40 | 09:25 | 00:00 | 02:30 | 06:55 | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | 21 | 00:41 | 14:21 | 01:15 | 01:58 | 11:08 | 
| 26 | Matt Hendricks | 10 | 00:40 | 06:44 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 06:44 | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | 27 | 00:47 | 21:24 | 00:00 | 04:28 | 16:56 | 
| 28 | Alexander Semin | 18 | 00:52 | 15:40 | 01:03 | 00:00 | 14:37 | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | 17 | 00:43 | 12:21 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:21 | 
| 44 | Roman Hamrlik | 26 | 00:48 | 21:01 | 00:00 | 05:43 | 15:18 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 29 | 00:48 | 23:35 | 01:14 | 04:17 | 18:04 | 
| 81 | Dmitry Orlov | 21 | 00:44 | 15:31 | 00:55 | 01:31 | 13:05 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 9 | 00:39 | 05:55 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:55 | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | 21 | 00:46 | 16:06 | 02:45 | 00:00 | 13:21 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Martin Biron | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.889 | 
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.75 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 | 
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 |