RANGERS VS CAPITALS POST GAME WRAP UP 12/27

PAVELEC, RANGERS BLANK CAPS IN SHOOTOUT 1-0

A Battle of the Backup Goaltenders as Ondrej Pavelec stopped all 30 shots on goal by the Washington Capitals and at the other end Phillipp Grubauer stopped 37 Rangers shots on goal through 65 minutes of play.

It took until the shoout out for the Rangers to win the game 1-0 in 2 rounds. Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad both scored for the Rangers while Pavelc stopped an attempt by T.J. Oshie and Alexander Ovechkin misssed wide on his attempt.

Chris Kreider left the game between the first and second periods and did not return. After the game coach Alain Vigneault annouced that Kreider had suffered an upper body injury and more would be revealed after tomorrow's pratice.

The Rangers 20th win of the year kept them tied with the Islanders for the final wild card playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 0 Washington Capitals 0

GOALIES:

NYR Ondrej Pavelec 30 SV

WSH Philipp Grubauer 37 SV

SOG:

NYR 37 WSH 30

PPO:

NYR 0/3 WSH 0/2

PIM:

NYR 4 WSH 6

   

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

NONE

2nd Period

NONE

3rd Period

NONE

Overtime

NONE

Shootout

GOAL scored by Mats Zuccarello on Philipp Grubauer

Attempt by T.J. Oshie saved by Ondrej Pavelec

GOAL scored by Mika Zibanejad on Philipp Grubauer
Attempt by Alex Ovechkin saved by Ondrej Pavelec

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period

NONE

2nd Period

10:11    B. Smith: 2:00 Crosschecking

12:33    L. Eller: 2:00 Holding
15:21    R. Nash: 2:00 Interference

3rd Period

2:24    M. Niskanen 2:00 Closing Hand on Puck

Overtime

4:35    A. Ovechkin: 2:00 Tripping

3 STARS OF THE GAME

1. ONDREJ PAVELEC NYR

2. Phillip Grubauer WSH

3. MATS ZUCCARELLO NYR

BRAODWAY HAT

MIKA ZIBANEJAD