6:30 pm EDT Sat Apr 7, 2012
| Time | Team | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:32 | Washington Capitals WAS |
Alex Ovechkin 38 (Assists: Brooks Laich 25) |
1 - 0 |
| 2:18 | Washington Capitals WAS |
Mathieu Perreault 16 (Assists: Roman Hamrlik 10, Keith Aucoin 8) |
2 - 0 |
| 18:13 | Washington Capitals WAS |
John Carlson 9 (power play) (Assists: Nicklas Backstrom 30, Marcus Johansson 32) |
3 - 0 |
| Time | Team | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:58 | Washington Capitals WAS |
Nicklas Backstrom 14 (Assists: Alexander Semin 33, Roman Hamrlik 11) |
4 - 0 |
| 12:44 | New York Rangers NYR |
Brian Boyle 11 (Assists: Stu Bickel 9, Brandon Dubinsky 24) |
4 - 1 |
| Time | Team | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
|
None |
4 - 1 | ||
| Goalies | SA | GA | SV | SV% | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Holtby(notes) | 36 | 1 | 35 | .972 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Skaters | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | S | BS | Hits | FW | FL | FO% | Shifts | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Alzner(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 20:34 |
| K. Aucoin(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 11 | 07:44 |
| N. Backstrom(notes) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 19 | 18:24 |
| J. Beagle(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 19 | 17:09 |
| T. Brouwer(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 17:44 |
| J. Carlson(notes) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 20:25 |
| J. Chimera(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 13:25 |
| M. Green(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 19:50 |
| R. Hamrlik(notes) | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 16:38 |
| M. Hendricks(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 18 | 13:41 |
| M. Johansson(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 14:11 |
| B. Laich(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 22 | 18:12 |
| D. Orlov(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 19:44 |
| A. Ovechkin(notes) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 16:21 |
| M. Perreault(notes) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 07:38 |
| A. Semin(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 16:37 |
| J. Ward(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 10:04 |
| D. Wideman(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 23:39 |
| Goalies | SA | GA | SV | SV% | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lundqvist(notes) | 17 | 4 | 13 | .765 | 0 | 59:58 |
| Skaters | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | S | BS | Hits | FW | FL | FO% | Shifts | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Anisimov(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 19 | 16:02 |
| S. Bickel(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 10:30 |
| B. Boyle(notes) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 18 | 15:15 |
| R. Callahan(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 19:23 |
| M. Del Zotto(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 23:51 |
| B. Dubinsky(notes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 13:59 |
| R. Fedotenko(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 10:28 |
| M. Gaborik(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 18:07 |
| D. Girardi(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 21:17 |
| C. Hagelin(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 19 | 15:46 |
| R. McDonagh(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 19:50 |
| J. Mitchell(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 11 | 09:05 |
| B. Prust(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 10:50 |
| B. Richards(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 22 | 19:47 |
| M. Rupp(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 08:20 |
| M. Staal(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 23:56 |
| D. Stepan(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 21 | 20:06 |
| A. Stralman(notes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 15:58 |
| Time | Team | Penalty | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:34 | NY Rangers | hooking - 2 min | B. Richards drawn by N. Backstrom |
| 16:41 | NY Rangers | puck over glass - 2 min | R. McDonagh drawn by M. Johansson |
| Time | Team | Penalty | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:43 | Washington | slashing - 2 min | J. Chimera drawn by B. Prust |
| 13:41 | Washington | roughing - 2 min | N. Backstrom drawn by R. Callahan |
| 13:41 | NY Rangers | roughing - 2 min | R. Callahan drawn by N. Backstrom |
| Time | Team | Penalty | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45 | Washington | slashing - 2 min | M. Hendricks drawn by B. Prust |
| 9:40 | NY Rangers | interference - 2 min | B. Boyle drawn by J. Carlson |
| 16:53 | Washington | interference - 2 min | R. Hamrlik drawn by J. Mitchell |
Capitals - G
Saves: 35
Save Pct.: .972
Capitals - C
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Capitals - D
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
| Team Statistics | Washington Capitals | New York Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on Goal | 17 | 36 |
| 1st | 7 | 11 |
| 2nd | 7 | 12 |
| 3rd | 3 | 13 |
| Power Plays | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 1 | 0 |
| Power Play % | 33% | 0% |
| Season Power Play % | 18% | 13% |
| Penalty Minutes | 8 | 8 |
| Faceoffs Won | 23 | 27 |
| Faceoff % | 46% | 54% |
| Season Faceoff % | 50% | 50% |
| Hits | 14 | 22 |
| Blocked Shots | 9 | 10 |
| Chicago | 3 | |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Ottawa | 2 | |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Buffalo | 3 | |
| Boston | 4 |
| Anaheim | 2 | |
| Calgary | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Washington | 4 | |
| NY Rangers | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
| Winnipeg | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | |
| Montreal | 4 |
| NY Islanders | 3 | |
| Columbus | 7 |
| Carolina | 1 | |
| Florida | 4 |
| Phoenix | 4 | |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
| Dallas | 2 |
| Nashville | 6 | |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Edmonton | 0 | |
| Vancouver | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | |
| San Jose | 3 |