- Final 3OT3OT0NYR
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, May 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 0:24 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 0:47 | Washington | Shot missed by Matt Hendricks, Wide of Net(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 1:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 1:09 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 1:13 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin |
| 1:23 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 1:42 | Washington | Giveaway by Jeff Schultz in defensive zone |
| 1:58 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 2:16 | Washington | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in defensive zone |
| 2:27 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 2:38 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 57 ft) |
| 2:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:38 | Washington | Keith Aucoin won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 2:59 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 7 ft) |
| 3:13 | NY Rangers | Stu Bickel credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 3:22 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Stu Bickel, Wide of Net(Slapshot 39 ft) |
| 3:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 28 ft) |
| 3:39 | Washington | Dennis Wideman shot blocked by Stu Bickel |
| 3:47 | Washington | Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 4:26 | Washington | Giveaway by Dennis Wideman in defensive zone |
| 4:35 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 30 ft) |
| 5:02 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 39 ft) |
| 5:08 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing; Home Timeout |
| 5:08 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 5:43 | Washington | penalty to Brooks Laich 2 minutes for Hooking Marian Gaborik |
| 5:43 | NY Rangers | Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 6:00 | NY Rangers | Power play - Brad Richards shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 6:26 | Washington | Shorthanded - Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Michael Del Zotto |
| 6:40 | NY Rangers | Power play - Michael Del Zotto shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 6:41 | NY Rangers | Power Play Goal Scored by Ryan Callahan(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Michael Del Zotto and Marian Gaborik |
| 6:41 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 7:51 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 38 ft) |
| 7:58 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 24 ft) |
| 7:58 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 7:58 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 8:42 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp credited with hit on Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 8:42 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 8:42 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 9:19 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in defensive zone |
| 9:30 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in defensive zone |
| 9:37 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 9:37 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 9:39 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan Callahan |
| 9:40 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 9:40 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:40 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 10:02 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in offensive zone |
| 10:20 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 10:20 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 10:24 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 10:24 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 10:24 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 10:51 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone |
| 11:03 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 11:10 | Washington | Goal scored by John Carlson(Wristshot 26 ft) assisted by Alexander Semin and Karl Alzner |
| 11:10 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 11:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 11:15 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 11:26 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 11:30 | Washington | Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Brad Richards |
| 11:49 | Washington | Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Snap 29 ft) |
| 11:50 | NY Rangers | penalty to Ryan Callahan 2 minutes for Slashing Matt Hendricks |
| 11:50 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 12:18 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brian Boyle credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 12:25 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 12:39 | Washington | Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 13:13 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brian Boyle shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 13:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 13:36 | Washington | Power play - Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 13:53 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 14:30 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in defensive zone |
| 14:38 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 14:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 15:05 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Brandon Prust in offensive zone |
| 15:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 15:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 34 ft) |
| 15:27 | Washington | Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 15:39 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 15:51 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Backhand 26 ft) |
| 16:02 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 40 ft) |
| 16:11 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 16:21 | Washington | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 16:27 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Daniel Girardi saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 16:49 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Artem Anisimov in defensive zone |
| 17:00 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 17:11 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 17:27 | NY Rangers | Anton Stralman shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 17:35 | NY Rangers | Artem Anisimov shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 17:44 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 18:04 | Washington | Takeaway by Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 18:58 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 19:05 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Knuble saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 19:06 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 19:06 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:14 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 19:31 | Washington | Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 19:59 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brad Richards saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 2nd period |




