
Game No: 561
Started: 2017-12-27 20:10:00
Ended: 2017-12-27 22:46:00
Attendance: 18,006
Three Stars by: attending media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|
#4 Wes McCauley
#2 Jon McIsaac
#52 Shandor Alphonso
#96 David Brisebois
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10:11 | NYR | Brendan Smith | Cross checking | 2 | Jakub Vrana | 
| 2 | 12:33 | WSH | Lars Eller | Holding | 2 | Brendan Smith | 
| 2 | 15:21 | NYR | Rick Nash | Interference | 2 | T.J. Oshie | 
| 3 | 2:24 | WSH | Matt Niskanen | Closing hand on puck | 2 | Boo Nieves | 
| 0 | 4:35 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Tripping | 2 | 
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | R | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | L | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 
| 22 | Madison Bowey | D | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G | 
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 
Coach: Alain Vigneault
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 10 | J.T. Miller | C | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | R | 
| 18 | Marc Staal | D | 
| 20 | Chris Kreider | C | 
| 22 | Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 
| 24 | Boo Nieves | C | 
| 26 | Jimmy Vesey | L | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D | 
| 28 | Paul Carey | C | 
| 30 | Henrik Lundqvist | G | 
| 31 | Ondrej Pavelec | G | 
| 36 | Mats Zuccarello | C | 
| 40 | Michael Grabner | R | 
| 42 | Brendan Smith | D | 
| 51 | David Desharnais | C | 
| 55 | Nick Holden | D | 
| 61 | Rick Nash | L | 
| 76 | Brady Skjei | D | 
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | L | 
| 93 | Mika Zibanejad | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Taylor Chorney | D | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | C | 
| 79 | Nathan Walker | L | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jesper Fast | R | 
| 47 | Steven Kampfer | D | 
| 0 | Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Assists | 0 | 
| 0 | Plus / Minus | 0 | 
| 3 | Penalties | 2 | 
| 6 | PIM | 4 | 
| 35 | Corsi For | 52 | 
| 40.23 | Corsi % | 59.77 | 
| 30 | Fenwick For | 52 | 
| 36.59 | Fenwick % | 63.41 | 
| 30 | Shots | 37 | 
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 12 | 
| 5 | Missed Shots | 15 | 
| 22 | Hits | 20 | 
| 18 | Giveaways | 21 | 
| 11 | Takeaways | 13 | 
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 19 | 
| 19 | Faceoffs Won | 32 | 
| 32 | Faceoffs Lost | 19 | 
| 37% | Faceoff Percentage | 63% | 
| Washington Capitals | New York Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Washington Capitals - New York Rangers | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 0 | 
| 2 - 0 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 
| 22 | Madison Bowey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 
| 18 | Marc Staal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | Chris Kreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | Kevin Shattenkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | Boo Nieves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 26 | Jimmy Vesey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Paul Carey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 30 | Henrik Lundqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | Ondrej Pavelec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 36 | Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | Michael Grabner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 42 | Brendan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 51 | David Desharnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 
| 55 | Nick Holden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 61 | Rick Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 76 | Brady Skjei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 93 | Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 26 | 00:56 | 24:31 | 00:19 | 01:34 | 22:38 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 20 | 01:03 | 21:18 | 03:41 | 00:00 | 17:37 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 26 | 00:56 | 24:32 | 01:01 | 01:31 | 22:00 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 12 | 00:44 | 08:50 | 01:25 | 00:00 | 07:25 | 
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | 18 | 00:55 | 16:46 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:46 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 20 | 00:58 | 19:20 | 02:34 | 00:34 | 16:12 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 18 | 00:46 | 13:48 | 01:25 | 00:56 | 11:27 | 
| 22 | Madison Bowey | 16 | 00:51 | 13:50 | 00:00 | 00:21 | 13:29 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 13 | 00:53 | 11:35 | 00:01 | 00:24 | 11:10 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 17 | 00:41 | 11:50 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:50 | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 16 | 00:47 | 12:32 | 00:01 | 02:06 | 10:25 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 19 | 01:02 | 19:44 | 00:00 | 01:54 | 17:50 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 25 | 00:53 | 22:05 | 00:00 | 02:55 | 19:10 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 13 | 00:39 | 08:28 | 01:11 | 00:00 | 07:17 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 27 | 00:55 | 25:03 | 02:59 | 02:29 | 19:35 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 19 | 01:04 | 20:26 | 02:34 | 00:00 | 17:52 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 18 | 00:45 | 13:35 | 00:01 | 02:31 | 11:03 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 19 | 01:11 | 22:47 | 02:48 | 00:00 | 19:59 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 24 | 00:52 | 21:06 | 02:11 | 00:00 | 18:55 | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | 24 | 00:48 | 19:17 | 00:06 | 01:16 | 17:55 | 
| 18 | Marc Staal | 27 | 00:43 | 19:30 | 00:15 | 01:41 | 17:34 | 
| 20 | Chris Kreider | 7 | 00:43 | 05:04 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:04 | 
| 22 | Kevin Shattenkirk | 25 | 00:46 | 19:18 | 02:30 | 00:00 | 16:48 | 
| 24 | Boo Nieves | 15 | 00:31 | 07:53 | 00:00 | 01:13 | 06:40 | 
| 26 | Jimmy Vesey | 19 | 00:54 | 17:10 | 02:11 | 00:00 | 14:59 | 
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 28 | 00:54 | 25:28 | 01:44 | 02:15 | 21:29 | 
| 28 | Paul Carey | 15 | 00:30 | 07:35 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:35 | 
| 36 | Mats Zuccarello | 27 | 00:46 | 21:03 | 02:20 | 01:50 | 16:53 | 
| 40 | Michael Grabner | 26 | 00:45 | 19:55 | 00:06 | 01:51 | 17:58 | 
| 42 | Brendan Smith | 24 | 00:42 | 17:08 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:08 | 
| 51 | David Desharnais | 21 | 00:48 | 17:02 | 02:07 | 00:00 | 14:55 | 
| 55 | Nick Holden | 25 | 00:49 | 20:27 | 00:11 | 02:19 | 17:57 | 
| 61 | Rick Nash | 28 | 00:38 | 17:48 | 02:08 | 01:01 | 14:39 | 
| 76 | Brady Skjei | 29 | 00:44 | 21:38 | 01:52 | 01:45 | 18:01 | 
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | 20 | 00:47 | 15:40 | 01:41 | 00:00 | 13:59 | 
| 93 | Mika Zibanejad | 25 | 00:44 | 18:23 | 02:18 | 00:49 | 15:16 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 
| 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ondrej Pavelec | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 
| 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |