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New York won 4-3
| Game 1: Saturday, April 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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, April 30, 2012
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
| NYR | B Richards 15 | R Callahan 6 | B Richards 9 |
B. Holtby (Capitals - G): Saves: 26, Save Pct.: .929

M. Del Zotto (Rangers - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 1


A. Ovechkin (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 | NY Rangers | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone |
| 0:05 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 0:05 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 0:22 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Offside |
| 0:22 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 0:39 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Ruslan Fedotenko in offensive zone |
| 0:40 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto shot blocked by Matt Hendricks |
| 0:50 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 1:07 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 1:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 1:43 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 21 ft) |
| 1:52 | NY Rangers | Anton Stralman shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 1:53 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 1:53 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 1:56 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 1:56 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 2:00 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 2:01 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:01 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 3:01 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Keith Aucoin in offensive zone |
| 3:08 | Washington | Mike Knuble credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in offensive zone |
| 3:23 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 3:52 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ruslan Fedotenko saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 29 ft) |
| 4:00 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 4:00 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 4:13 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on Jason Chimera in neutral zone |
| 4:26 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 4:26 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 4:30 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Michael Del Zotto, Goalpost(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 4:39 | Washington | Shot missed by Matt Hendricks, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 4:43 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 4:56 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Michael Del Zotto saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 5:20 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:20 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 5:40 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Derek Stepan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 5:52 | Washington | Keith Aucoin credited with hit on Marian Gaborik in offensive zone |
| 5:54 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 6:02 | Washington | penalty to Mike Knuble 2 minutes for High-sticking Ryan Callahan |
| 6:02 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:02 | NY Rangers | Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 6:09 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Brad Richards, Over Net(Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 6:16 | Washington | Shorthanded - Karl Alzner credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 6:36 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Michael Del Zotto, Over Net(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 6:42 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft) |
| 6:58 | NY Rangers | Power Play Goal Scored by Ryan Callahan(Tip-In 8 ft) assisted by Michael Del Zotto and Brad Richards |
| 6:58 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 7:15 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Ruslan Fedotenko in offensive zone |
| 7:35 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 7:35 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 7:45 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 7:45 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 7:50 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Over Net(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 8:09 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 8:33 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Dennis Wideman |
| 8:44 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 8:52 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider credited with hit on Keith Aucoin in offensive zone |
| 9:16 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in offensive zone |
| 9:39 | NY Rangers | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Roman Hamrlik in offensive zone |
| 9:53 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 9:53 | NY Rangers | penalty to Brian Boyle 2 minutes for Holding the stick Mike Green |
| 9:53 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brad Richards won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 10:25 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 11:21 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Over Net(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 11:31 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 11:36 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 29 ft) |
| 11:40 | Washington | Power play - Alexander Semin credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in offensive zone |
| 12:09 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 12:29 | NY Rangers | penalty to Brad Richards 2 minutes for Holding John Carlson |
| 12:29 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 12:29 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 12:33 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Wristshot 57 ft) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 12:33 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 12:40 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 12:40 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Chris Kreider in defensive zone |
| 13:21 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 13:33 | Washington | Giveaway by Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 13:34 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by Troy Brouwer |
| 13:41 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 46 ft) |
| 13:41 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:41 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 13:57 | Washington | Takeaway by Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 14:04 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 14:04 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 14:04 | Washington | Keith Aucoin won faceoff against Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 14:08 | Washington | Dennis Wideman shot blocked by Carl Hagelin |
| 14:10 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Chris Kreider in offensive zone |
| 14:37 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Michael Del Zotto saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 14:49 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 14:49 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 14:59 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Marian Gaborik, Over Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 15:00 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 15:00 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 15:09 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in neutral zone |
| 15:20 | NY Rangers | Marian Gaborik credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 15:40 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 16:16 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Roman Hamrlik in neutral zone |
| 16:22 | Washington | Takeaway by Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 16:31 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 22 ft) |
| 17:02 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto credited with hit on Jason Chimera in neutral zone |
| 17:04 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 17:04 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 17:11 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 17:43 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Brad Richards, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft) |
| 17:46 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 18:00 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 18:15 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 19:00 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 19:00 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 19:10 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Michael Del Zotto, Hit Crossbar(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 19:32 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 38 ft) |
| 19:56 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards(Snap 19 ft) |
| 19:59 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | game-end |




