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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Rangers 1, Washington 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees: Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18006
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Washington 00000
NY Rangers 0001SO1
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Washington   NY Rangers
  0:00 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:12 Kevin Hayes hits Matt Niskanen.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 0:17  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Kevin Hayes. 0:38  
  0:42 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  1:08 Giveaway by Rick Nash.
  1:20 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Desharnais. 1:20  
  1:28 Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey.
Dmitry Orlov hits David Desharnais. 1:36  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves. 1:42  
  1:56 Giveaway by Paul Carey.
  1:58 Boo Nieves blocks shot from John Carlson.
  2:05 Marc Staal hits Andre Burakovsky.
  2:21 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  2:29 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  2:29 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Alex Chiasson hits Brendan Smith. 2:34  
  2:35 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  3:15 Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  3:20 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 3:30  
  3:30 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:51 Takeaway by David Desharnais.
  3:53 Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
John Carlson hits Jimmy Vesey. 4:01  
Giveaway by Madison Bowey. 4:51  
  4:59 Giveaway by Kevin Hayes.
  5:27 Nick Holden blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Paul Carey. 5:27  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Paul Carey. 5:34  
  5:47 Pavel Buchnevich blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 5:47  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Nick Holden. 6:00  
  6:40 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
Jay Beagle hits Brendan Smith. 7:51  
Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. 8:05  
  8:14 Chris Kreider shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 8:28  
  8:50 Pavel Buchnevich hits Andre Burakovsky.
  8:51 Pavel Buchnevich blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  9:28 Brady Skjei hits Tom Wilson.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 10:20  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:32  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad. 10:40  
  10:44 Rick Nash hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 10:56  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Nick Holden. 11:28  
  12:03 Brady Skjei blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  12:39 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 12:48  
  13:19 Ryan McDonagh hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:27 Ryan McDonagh hits Tom Wilson.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 13:35  
  14:16 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:36 Giveaway by Chris Kreider.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 14:51  
  15:03 Marc Staal blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
  15:16 Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net
  15:26 Shot by Rick Nash misses the net
Alex Chiasson hits Mats Zuccarello. 15:35  
  15:49 Rick Nash hits Jay Beagle.
  16:00 Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  16:11 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 16:27  
  16:44 Giveaway by J.T. Miller.
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 16:54  
  16:55 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:02 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:08 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  17:09 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:14 Giveaway by J.T. Miller.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 17:18  
  17:25 Takeaway by J.T. Miller.
  17:32 Ryan McDonagh hits Tom Wilson.
  17:38 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 17:46  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 18:34  
Takeaway by Brooks Orpik. 19:03  
  19:13 David Desharnais shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. 19:16  
Madison Bowey hits David Desharnais. 19:23  
  19:32 Chris Kreider shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
2
Washington   NY Rangers
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 0:00  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 0:31  
  1:04 Takeaway by Marc Staal.
  1:06 Shot by Marc Staal misses the net
Jakub Vrana hits Mats Zuccarello. 1:13  
  1:20 Rick Nash hits Matt Niskanen.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 1:47  
  1:48 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 2:45  
Giveaway by Alex Chiasson. 2:50  
  3:38 Takeaway by Marc Staal.
  3:51 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 3:51  
  3:57 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 4:42  
Jakub Vrana wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 4:43  
  4:47 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
  4:47 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:59 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Marc Staal. 5:04  
  5:08 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  5:15 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:24 Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 5:34  
  5:35 Boo Nieves wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:57 Boo Nieves shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Desharnais. 5:57  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 6:09  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Desharnais. 6:09  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 6:17  
  6:40 Brendan Smith hits Alex Chiasson.
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 7:00  
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 7:01  
  7:15 Jimmy Vesey blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  7:32 Nick Holden hits Tom Wilson.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 7:53  
  7:57 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 7:57  
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 8:09  
  8:09 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:17 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:35 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  9:31 Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 10:11  
  10:11 Brendan Smith penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana.
  10:11 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  10:16 Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 11:28  
  11:33 Nick Holden blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 11:47  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 12:19  
Lars Eller penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Smith. 12:33  
  12:33 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  12:40 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
  12:46 Giveaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
  13:07 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
Matt Niskanen hits Jimmy Vesey. 13:57  
  14:47 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:48 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
T.J. Oshie hits Marc Staal. 14:58  
Takeaway by Madison Bowey. 15:14  
  15:21 Rick Nash penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 15:21  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 15:21  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 15:29  
  16:04 Brady Skjei blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:02 Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh.
  17:08 Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  17:17 Boo Nieves hits Andre Burakovsky.
  17:36 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  17:52 Brady Skjei hits Alex Chiasson.
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 18:27  
Madison Bowey hits Pavel Buchnevich. 18:49  
  19:01 Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
  19:12 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  19:18 J.T. Miller shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 19:18  
  19:37 Shot by J.T. Miller misses the net
3
Washington   NY Rangers
  0:00 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin hits J.T. Miller. 0:06  
  0:07 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:18 Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  0:24 J.T. Miller shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  0:26 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Alex Ovechkin hits Nick Holden. 0:34  
  0:48 Nick Holden hits Tom Wilson.
  1:02 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad. 1:06  
  1:14 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  1:23 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
T.J. Oshie hits Jimmy Vesey. 1:40  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:48  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Pavel Buchnevich. 1:55  
  1:57 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Matt Niskanen penalty for closing hand on puck - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Boo Nieves. 2:24  
  2:24 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 2:35  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 2:43  
  2:50 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  3:02 Shot by Rick Nash misses the net
  3:14 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  3:14 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 3:22  
  3:36 Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net
  3:57 Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh.
  4:18 Giveaway by J.T. Miller.
  5:12 Giveaway by Kevin Hayes.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 5:16  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Michael Grabner. 5:25  
  5:31 Shot by Michael Grabner misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 6:06  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 6:38  
  6:59 Paul Carey shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  7:08 Takeaway by Marc Staal.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 7:49  
  7:58 Takeaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
  8:34 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  8:38 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 8:40  
  8:41 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  8:43 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Desharnais. 8:44  
  8:53 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  8:56 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  9:04 Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 9:20  
Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 9:24  
  9:36 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Alex Chiasson.
  9:58 Ryan McDonagh hits Tom Wilson.
  10:12 Nick Holden blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 10:14  
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 10:38  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 11:06  
Matt Niskanen hits Mika Zibanejad. 11:12  
  11:20 Shot by Marc Staal misses the net
Tom Wilson hits Brady Skjei. 11:23  
  11:52 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Pavel Buchnevich. 11:56  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Desharnais. 11:56  
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 12:28  
Takeaway by Jay Beagle. 13:15  
Madison Bowey hits Brady Skjei. 13:32  
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from J.T. Miller. 13:46  
Alex Ovechkin hits J.T. Miller. 13:56  
  14:10 Nick Holden hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen hits Mika Zibanejad. 14:42  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 15:01  
  15:01 David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:34  
  15:52 Giveaway by Boo Nieves.
  16:05 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 17:32  
  17:53 Nick Holden blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 18:09  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 18:20  
  18:26 David Desharnais shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Pavel Buchnevich. 18:43  
  19:00 Rick Nash shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:15 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:16 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 19:34  
  19:41 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 19:53  
  19:54 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
1 OT
Washington   NY Rangers
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 0:00  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 0:19  
  0:32 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
  0:42 Giveaway by Brady Skjei.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:10  
  1:22 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  1:26 J.T. Miller shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 1:31  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ondrej Pavelec. 2:15  
  2:42 Shot by Ryan McDonagh misses the net
  2:48 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  3:11 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 3:32  
  3:37 Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 3:46  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Michael Grabner. 3:54  
  4:05 Brady Skjei blocks shot from John Carlson.
  4:28 Takeaway by J.T. Miller.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by J.T. Miller. 4:35  
  4:35 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad. 4:43  
Shootout
Round 1
NYR Mats Zuccarello scores on shootout attempt.
WAS Shootout attempt by T.J. Oshie. Saved by Ondrej Pavelec.
Round 2
NYR Mika Zibanejad scores on shootout attempt.
WAS Shootout attempt by Alex Ovechkin. Saved by Ondrej Pavelec.