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NHL, round 2

Friday, October 9, 2026Capital One ArenaAll Clearwater sports
FinalFinalNHL Net · MNMT · MSGPlay by play
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NYR1001
WSH0213
Final

Capitals beat Rangers 3-1

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Friday at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals came back from 1 down after the first period. The second period made the difference: the Capitals outscored the Rangers 2-0.

The Capitals had 27 shots to 22.

For the Capitals, Boone Jenner (C): 1. For the Rangers, Alexis Lafreniere (LW): 1.

The Capitals improve to 3-1-0. The Rangers fall to 4-2-0.

Attendance: 17,992.

Full recap at ESPN: Capitals beat Rangers 3-1 after New York goalie Igor Shesterkin is helped off the ice with an injury

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#13
NYR · GoalsAlexis Lafreniere LW1
#10
NYR · AssistsJ.T. Miller LW1
#13
NYR · PointsAlexis Lafreniere LW1
#22
WSH · GoalsBoone Jenner C1
#73
WSH · AssistsVincent Desharnais D1
#22
WSH · PointsBoone Jenner C1
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
C. Beaudoin C110-110:560:000:4510:11150001002433.3212
O. Bjorkstrand RW000-19:180:570:008:2114020110000.0000
J. Chmelar RW021-19:380:000:009:3814000010000.0000
W. Cuylle LW040016:381:532:5511:50260001003175.0000
P. Dorofeyev RW010-219:333:440:0015:4922011440000.0000
T. Kartye LW020-115:260:001:4413:4223000100000.0100
N. Laba C040013:420:002:5510:47250001106460.0100
A. Lafreniere LW001-118:463:440:0015:0221140120010.0000
J.T. Miller LW010-220:553:121:0516:38250110005838.5012
G. Perreault RW010-116:281:090:0015:1922020310000.0000
E. Tolvanen RW100011:490:571:289:2422030200000.0000
M. Zibanejad C060-119:023:441:0814:102301022013765.0100
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
S. Durzi D131018:521:092:1815:2525010000000.0100
A. Fox D202-223:113:440:1919:0824000000000.0212
V. Gavrikov D110-220:290:002:5917:3023010300000.0000
M. Pettersson D150019:110:123:0315:5624000100000.0000
B. Schneider D220017:370:003:2114:1621000010000.0100
A. Smits D020-114:240:000:0014:2416000110000.0000
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
D. Garand G1120011.91772229:4500
I. Shesterkin G1140013.929102128:2010

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