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New York won 4-3
| Game 1: Saturday, April 28th | ||
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| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, April 30th | ||
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| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Rangers | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 2nd | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 9, 2012
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| NYR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | B Richards 15 | R Callahan 6 | B Richards 9 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
B. Holtby (Capitals - G): Saves: 30, Save Pct.: .968

A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0


J. Chimera (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 0:07 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 0:07 | Washington | Jason Chimera won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 0:22 | Washington | Roman Hamrlik credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone |
| 0:27 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 0:27 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 0:50 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 0:52 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Brad Richards, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 0:56 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Michael Del Zotto saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 48 ft) |
| 0:58 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:58 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 1:13 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 1:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:13 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 1:18 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 1:25 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:25 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 1:30 | Washington | Giveaway by Jeff Schultz in defensive zone |
| 1:38 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 1:42 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Daniel Girardi, Wide of Net(Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 2:06 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 2:16 | Washington | penalty to Mike Green 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 2:16 | NY Rangers | Power play - Brad Richards won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in offensive zone |
| 2:42 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 37 ft) |
| 2:50 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 3:26 | Washington | Shorthanded - Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in neutral zone |
| 3:37 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 26 ft) |
| 3:37 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:37 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 3:58 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Michael Del Zotto, Over Net(Snap 44 ft) |
| 4:27 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 4:29 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 4:42 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Michael Rupp in defensive zone |
| 4:46 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 4:46 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:46 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 5:04 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 5:10 | Washington | Shot missed by Dennis Wideman, Wide of Net(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 5:14 | NY Rangers | Brandon Prust credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in defensive zone |
| 6:02 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Michael Rupp saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 41 ft) |
| 6:03 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:03 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 6:23 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp credited with hit on Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 6:33 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 6:39 | Washington | Alexander Semin credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 6:41 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 6:41 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 6:41 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone |
| 6:47 | Washington | Shot missed by Dennis Wideman, Over Net(Slapshot 93 ft) |
| 7:02 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 65 ft) |
| 7:11 | NY Rangers | Ruslan Fedotenko shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 7:11 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 7:11 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 7:19 | Washington | Giveaway by Jeff Schultz in defensive zone |
| 7:29 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 30 ft) |
| 7:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:29 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 7:42 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 7:54 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 7:54 | Washington | Jason Chimera won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 8:12 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 8:24 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 38 ft) |
| 8:25 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Henrik Lundqvist in defensive zone |
| 8:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 8:30 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 8:55 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 9:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 9:02 | Washington | Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 9:18 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Ruslan Fedotenko in defensive zone |
| 9:28 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Michael Del Zotto, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft) |
| 9:37 | NY Rangers | Brandon Prust credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 9:48 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin |
| 9:57 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ruslan Fedotenko in offensive zone |
| 10:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 10:13 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 10:21 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Anton Stralman in neutral zone |
| 10:28 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 10:28 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 10:39 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto credited with hit on Joel Ward in neutral zone |
| 11:33 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Michael Rupp saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 48 ft) |
| 11:54 | Washington | Takeaway by Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 11:58 | Washington | Giveaway by Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 12:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 12:29 | Washington | Keith Aucoin won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 13:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 13:35 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 13:49 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ruslan Fedotenko saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 26 ft) |
| 13:49 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:49 | Washington | Jeff Halpern won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 14:13 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 14:36 | Washington | Takeaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 15:04 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone |
| 15:10 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Ryan Callahan in offensive zone |
| 15:14 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in neutral zone |
| 15:15 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 15:45 | Washington | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in defensive zone |
| 15:49 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Daniel Girardi, Wide of Net(Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 16:10 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing; Home Timeout |
| 16:10 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 16:15 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Daniel Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 16:18 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Derek Stepan, Wide of Net(Backhand 20 ft) |
| 17:11 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 18:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:14 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone |
| 18:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 18:30 | Washington | Jeff Halpern won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 19:04 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 45 ft) |
| 19:04 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:04 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jeff Halpern in offensive zone |
| 19:09 | NY Rangers | Goal scored by Marian Gaborik(Slapshot 53 ft) assisted by Daniel Girardi and Derek Stepan |
| 19:09 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 19:31 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 19:58 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:58 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Washington | game-end |




