- 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.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 0:21 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 0:40 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 0:44 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 1:13 | NY Rangers | Marian Gaborik credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 1:19 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 2:23 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 2:23 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 2:23 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 2:35 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in neutral zone |
| 2:55 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in offensive zone |
| 3:02 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 37 ft) |
| 3:09 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 46 ft) |
| 3:26 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 3:26 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 3:57 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 4:06 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 4:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 4:09 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 4:12 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Anton Stralman |
| 4:19 | Washington | Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone |
| 4:20 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 4:29 | NY Rangers | Marian Gaborik shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 4:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 4:29 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 4:44 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 4:49 | Washington | Giveaway by Braden Holtby in defensive zone |
| 5:00 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 5:05 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 62 ft) |
| 5:05 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:05 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 5:14 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 5:15 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Dennis Wideman in offensive zone |
| 5:19 | Washington | Giveaway by Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 5:31 | Washington | Giveaway by Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 6:39 | Washington | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in defensive zone |
| 6:57 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 7:36 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 10 ft) |
| 7:37 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 7 ft) |
| 8:01 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 8:48 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 39 ft) |
| 8:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 8:53 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 9:02 | Washington | Brooks Laich shot blocked by Marc Staal |
| 9:28 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 9:28 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 9:43 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 74 ft) |
| 10:04 | NY Rangers | Marian Gaborik shot blocked by Matt Hendricks |
| 10:24 | NY Rangers | Artem Anisimov credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 11:06 | Washington | Keith Aucoin shot blocked by Ruslan Fedotenko |
| 11:28 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 11:38 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 11:44 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Chris Kreider, Wide of Net(Backhand 20 ft) |
| 12:18 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Braden Holtby(Wrap-around 5 ft) |
| 12:25 | Washington | Dennis Wideman shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 12:30 | Washington | Shot missed by Marcus Johansson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 12:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 12:30 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 12:39 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Anton Stralman in neutral zone |
| 12:53 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 13:05 | NY Rangers | Anton Stralman credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 13:13 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 13:31 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Ryan Callahan |
| 13:40 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Ryan Callahan |
| 13:45 | Washington | Takeaway by Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 13:57 | Washington | Giveaway by Alexander Semin in neutral zone |
| 14:13 | NY Rangers | Artem Anisimov shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 14:24 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 14:25 | Washington | penalty to Mike Knuble 2 minutes for Interference - Goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist |
| 14:25 | Washington | Shot missed by Joel Ward, Wide of Net(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 14:25 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 14:25 | NY Rangers | Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 14:34 | NY Rangers | Power play - Shot missed by Marian Gaborik, Wide of Net(Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 14:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 14:36 | NY Rangers | Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brooks Laich in neutral zone |
| 15:09 | NY Rangers | Power play - Brad Richards shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 15:50 | Washington | Shorthanded - Roman Hamrlik credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 16:12 | NY Rangers | penalty to Brad Richards 2 minutes for Tripping Roman Hamrlik |
| 16:12 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 17:48 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Tip-In 28 ft) |
| 17:58 | Washington | Power play - Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 18:06 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone |
| 18:10 | Washington | Power play - Dennis Wideman shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 18:17 | Washington | Mike Green shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 18:25 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 18:34 | Washington | Giveaway by Mike Green in defensive zone |
| 18:41 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 18:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 23 ft) |
| 18:49 | Washington | Karl Alzner shot blocked by Brandon Prust |
| 19:22 | Washington | Jason Chimera shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 19:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 19:50 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 52 ft) |
| 19:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:50 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 19:56 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |




