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NHL · Season 2021

Match Summary

New York Rangers defeated Washington Capitals 4:1. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by M. Zibanejad 12′, A. Lafreniere 18′, C. Kreider 6′, B. Goodrow 11′, A. Ovechkin 18′. League standings: New York Rangers #4, Washington Capitals #8.

Match Events

Key match events between New York Rangers and Washington Capitals — 5 goals and 10 cards recorded during the match.

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

Period 1

M. Zibanejad

Z. Jones

12′

🏒

R. Strome

Tripping

20′

Period 2

1′

A. Ovechkin

Hooking

C. Kreider

High sticking

14′

A. Lafreniere

18′

🏒

R. Strome

Tripping

20′

Period 3

3′

M. Fehervary

Holding

C. Kreider

M. Zibanejad

6′

🏒

B. Goodrow

R. Reaves

11′

🏒

J. Gauthier

Holding

15′

R. Lindgren

Slashing

17′

R. Lindgren

Roughing

17′

C. Sheary

Roughing

17′

C. Sheary

Slashing

🏒

18′

A. Ovechkin

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Head to Head Results

New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have met 111 times — New York Rangers won 53, Washington Capitals won 58, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 58 victories from 111 meetings. A combined 601 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.41 per match (299 for the home side, 302 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 94 matches (85%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 101 games (91%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–4 in 2025.

New York Rangers

Drawn

Washington Capitals

Goals: 299Goals: 302

Recent Meetings (111)

5 Apr 2026New York Rangers8 – 1Washington CapitalsNHL

31 Dec 2025Washington Capitals6 – 3New York RangersNHL

24 Dec 2025Washington Capitals3 – 7New York RangersNHL

12 Oct 2025New York Rangers0 – 1Washington CapitalsNHL

6 Mar 2025New York Rangers2 – 3Washington CapitalsNHL

4 Jan 2025Washington Capitals7 – 4New York RangersNHL

29 Oct 2024Washington Capitals5 – 3New York RangersNHL

29 Apr 2024Washington Capitals2 – 4New York RangersNHL

26 Apr 2024Washington Capitals1 – 3New York RangersNHL

23 Apr 2024New York Rangers4 – 3Washington CapitalsNHL

More results

Standings

New York Rangers sit #4 and Washington Capitals are #8 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026