Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Braden Holtby for Washington. New York struck first in the first period with a Carl Hagelin goal, assisted by Ryan Callahan and Ryan McDonagh. Washington tied it in the second period as Alex Ovechkin scored a power play goal, powered by Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead as Marcus Johansson scored, with a lone helper from Steve Oleksy. Washington extended the lead on a Jason Chimera goal, guided in by Mathieu Perreault. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars belonging to Holtby (35 for 36 in saves), Chimera, and Hagelin. The Capitals take a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Braden Holtby for Washington. The game was scoreless until Mike Green scored a power play goal in overtime for Washington, powered by Mike Ribeiro and Alex Ovechkin. The final was 1-0, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (37 for 38 in saves), Green, and Holtby (24 save shutout). The Capitals will head on the road with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington and Henrik Lundqvist for New York. Washington started in the first period as Nicklas Backstrom scored, courtesy of John Carlson and John Erskine. New York tied it on a Brian Boyle power play goal, powered by Derick Brassard and Michael Del Zotto. The Rangers took the lead in the second period as Brassard scored a power play goal, set up by Mats Zuccarello and Boyle. The Capitals retied it when Mike Green scored his second of the postseason, via Mathieu Perreault and Jason Chimera. New York retook the lead in the third period on an Arron Asham goal, coming off of Brassard and Taylor Pyatt. Washington pulled even again as Jack Hillen found twine, with helpers provided by Joel Ward and Matt Hendricks. The Rangers pulled ahead on a Derek Stepan goal, guided in by Rick Nash and Zuccarello. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Brassard, Boyle, and Ryan McDonagh, while Zuccarello could take the third slot. The Capitals still hold a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington and Henrik Lundqvist for New York. New York was first to score in the first period as Brad Richards scored, with assists provided by Carl Hagelin and Taylor Pyatt. The Rangers added on in the second period on a Hagelin goal, his second of the postseason, guided in by Derick Brassard and Ryane Clowe. Washington got on the board with a Mathieu Perreault goal, fueled by Joel Ward and Jason Chimera. The Capitals tied it on a Troy Brouwer goal, assisted by Mike Green. New York took the lead back in the third period with a Dan Girardi power play goal, powered by Brassard and Mats Zuccarello. The Rangers extended the lead when Derek Stepan scored his second of the playoffs, with helpers from Hagelin and Ryan Callahan. Washington got one back as Karl Alzner scored, with the help of Ward and Perreault. They failed to tie it, losing 4-3, with the three stars being handed to Hagelin, Brassard, and Girardi, while Perreault and Ward get the honorable mentions. The series heads back to DC tied at 2.
Game 5: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Braden Holtby for Washington. New York began in the first period on a Brian Boyle goal, his second of the postseason, with assists provided by Derick Brassard and Dan Girardi. Washington tied it with a Joel Ward power play goal in the second period, powered by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime with a Mike Ribeiro goal, fueled by Troy Brouwer and Karl Alzner. The three stars belonged to Ribeiro, Ward, and Lundqvist (33 for 35 in saves). The Capitals now have a 3-2 series lead.
Game 6: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington and Henrik Lundqvist for New York. New York got going in the second period with a Derick Brassard goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by John Moore and Mats Zuccarello. This was the only goal in the game, resulting in a 1-0 final, with the three stars going to Lundqvist (27 save shutout), Brassard, and Derek Dorsett, while Holtby (28 for 29 in saves) deserves the third slot. The series will be decided in game 7, and is currently tied at 3.
Game 7: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Braden Holtby for Washington. New York opened with a first period goal by Arron Asham, his second of the postseason, thanks to Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on in the second period as Taylor Pyatt scored, with the help of Derek Dorsett and Steve Eminger. New York extended the lead on a Michael Del Zotto goal, set up by Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. The Rangers padded the lead on a third period goal by Ryan Callahan, an unassisted goal. New York kept going as Mats Zuccarello scored, coming off of Brassard and Eminger. This was good for a 5-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Lundqvist (35 save shutout), Brassard, and Asham, while Eminger got the honorable mention. The Rangers win the series 4-3 and advance to face the Boston Bruins in Round 2.
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