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WSH2
12
1 - Final1PHX
NSH0
20
2
Final 3OT
New York won 4-3
| Game 1: Saturday, April 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, April 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Rangers | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2 | Final 3OT |
| Capitals | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, May 5th | ||
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| Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, May 7th | ||
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| Capitals | 2 | Final OT |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, May 9th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 7: Saturday, May 12th | ||
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| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Rangers | 2 | |
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Coverage: NBCSN
7:30 PM ET, May 2, 2012
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 3OT | T | |
| NYR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | B Richards 15 | R Callahan 6 | B Richards 9 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
M. Gaborik (Rangers - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

H. Lundqvist (Rangers - G): Saves: 45, Save Pct.: .978


B. Holtby (Capitals - G): Saves: 47, Save Pct.: .959
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone |
| 0:28 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Over Net(Snap 38 ft) |
| 0:34 | Washington | Giveaway by Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 0:39 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 38 ft) |
| 0:39 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:39 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 0:46 | Washington | Giveaway by Dennis Wideman in offensive zone |
| 0:57 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 55 ft) |
| 1:07 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 1:07 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 1:07 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 1:13 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 1:23 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone |
| 1:44 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 1:52 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 2:52 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 3:00 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 3:08 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Stu Bickel in offensive zone |
| 3:12 | NY Rangers | Brandon Prust credited with hit on Dennis Wideman in defensive zone |
| 3:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:14 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell won faceoff against Joel Ward in neutral zone |
| 3:35 | Washington | Keith Aucoin credited with hit on Stu Bickel in defensive zone |
| 3:46 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell credited with hit on Mike Green in defensive zone |
| 3:56 | Washington | Shot on goal by Roman Hamrlik saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 4:00 | Washington | Roman Hamrlik shot blocked by Brandon Prust |
| 4:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 4:20 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 4:35 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 5:02 | Washington | Stoppage - Net Off |
| 5:02 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 5:22 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Artem Anisimov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 5:35 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Artem Anisimov |
| 6:45 | Washington | Takeaway by Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 6:53 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Brad Richards, Wide of Net(Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 7:03 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 7:03 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 7:03 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 7:31 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 32 ft) |
| 8:01 | Washington | Roman Hamrlik shot blocked by Marian Gaborik |
| 8:27 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ruslan Fedotenko saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 8:33 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Dennis Wideman in defensive zone |
| 9:04 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 9:04 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 9:13 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 68 ft) |
| 9:21 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in neutral zone |
| 9:23 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 9:23 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:23 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 9:29 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 9:39 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Brandon Prust in defensive zone |
| 9:45 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 9:45 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 10:00 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 10:09 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 10:43 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 10:43 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 11:04 | Washington | Takeaway by Marcus Johansson in offensive zone |
| 11:07 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 11:15 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 11:19 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 11:19 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 11:39 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Chris Kreider in offensive zone |
| 12:09 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in neutral zone |
| 12:24 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 12:33 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 12:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 13:07 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 13:12 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 13:17 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ruslan Fedotenko saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 13:23 | Washington | Roman Hamrlik credited with hit on Artem Anisimov in defensive zone |
| 13:32 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 13:35 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 25 ft) |
| 13:44 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 13:47 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 13:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 13:50 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell won faceoff against Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 14:11 | NY Rangers | Brandon Prust credited with hit on Joel Ward in offensive zone |
| 14:19 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Brandon Prust in offensive zone |
| 14:33 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brandon Prust saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 14:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:33 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 14:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 14:38 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 14:49 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 15:00 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone |
| 15:13 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Marc Staal, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 15:16 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 15:51 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 16:11 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 16:11 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 16:11 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone |
| 16:21 | Washington | Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Backhand 35 ft) |
| 16:32 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Mike Green in defensive zone |
| 16:32 | NY Rangers | penalty to Marc Staal 2 minutes for Slashing Brooks Laich |
| 16:32 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 17:08 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 31 ft) |
| 17:36 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 17:42 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 17:46 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 18:03 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 34 ft) |
| 18:15 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 18:46 | Washington | Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Over Net(Wristshot 57 ft) |
| 18:53 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Brad Richards |
| 18:59 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft) |
| 19:11 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 19:27 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 49 ft) |
| 19:38 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 19:47 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Brian Boyle |
| 19:53 | Washington | Shot on goal by Roman Hamrlik saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |


