WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
SO
Final
1—8
2026-04-05 · Madison Square Garden
NYR
New York Rangers
33-38-9 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
SO
L
L
NYR dominated expected goals 3.5 to 1.6 · NYR controlled 58.2% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
1.63
ACTUAL
1 — 8
NYR xG
3.52
Scoring Timeline
0.30
HIGH xG
1P 0:23Even Strength
73
Conor Sheary(7)
L · NYR · #73
Tye Kartye (13), Adam Fox (41)WSH 0 - 1 NYR
0.09
MED xG
1P 13:45Even Strength
24
Connor McMichael(12)
C · WSH · #24
Tom Wilson (29), Martin Fehérváry (19)WSH 1 - 1 NYR
0.34
HIGH xG
2P 3:07Power Play
8
J.T. Miller(17)
L · NYR · #8
Mika Zibanejad (40), Adam Fox (42)WSH 1 - 2 NYR
0.34
HIGH xG
2P 5:53Even Strength
50
Will Cuylle(18)
L · NYR · #50
Braden Schneider (16), Jonny Brodzinski (10)WSH 1 - 3 NYR
0.01
LOW xG
2P 8:33Even Strength50
Will Cuylle(19)
L · NYR · #50
Vincent Trocheck (36), Vladislav Gavrikov (20)WSH 1 - 4 NYR
0.15
HIGH xG
2P 13:22Even Strength
38
Adam Sykora(3)
L · NYR · #38
Noah Laba (14), Jaroslav Chmelar (2)WSH 1 - 5 NYR
0.03
LOW xG
2P 18:27Power Play
23
Adam Fox(8)
D · NYR · #23
Mika Zibanejad (41), J.T. Miller (33)WSH 1 - 6 NYR
0.05
MED xG
3P 2:27Even Strength
16
Vincent Trocheck(16)
C · NYR · #16
WSH 1 - 7 NYR
0.08
MED xG
3P 19:28Even Strength50
Will Cuylle(20)
L · NYR · #50
Mika Zibanejad (42), Alexis Lafrenière (31)WSH 1 - 8 NYR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
31
Igor Shesterkin
G · NYR · #31
20/21 saves, .952 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
50
Will Cuylle
L · NYR · #50
3G, 6 SOG, 4 HIT
★3
23
Adam Fox
D · NYR · #23
1G, 2A, 1 SOG
Team Stats
WSHNYR
21Shots32
1.29xGF3.13
41.8CF%58.2
35FO%65
0/3PP2/4
26Hits23
20Blocks13
10Giveaways17
4Takeaways5
23PIM21
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | NYR SOG | WSH xG | NYR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 6 | 0.87 | 0.72 |
| 2nd | 7 | 10 | 0.33 | 1.79 |
| 3rd | 7 | 8 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| Total | 20 | 24 | 1.63 | 3.52 |
Penalties
13 TOTAL1P 1:31
Will Cuylleholding (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas1P 19:02
Dylan Stromedelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
2P 1:09
Anthony Beauvillierdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
2P 6:28
Will Cuylleholding (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime2P 17:12
Will Cuyllefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jakob Chychrun2P 17:12
Jakob Chychrunfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Will Cuylle2P 17:55
Brandon Duhaimefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Tye Kartye2P 17:55
Brandon Duhaimeroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Tye Kartye2P 17:55
Tye Kartyefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime3P 3:03
Braden Schneiderslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ethen Frank3P 10:23
Connor McMichaeltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Adam Fox3P 15:36
Noah Labafighting (5 min)
Drawn by Hendrix Lapierre3P 15:36
Hendrix Lapierrefighting (5 min)
Drawn by Noah Laba