New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 6: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers, New York Rangers 3 to Washington Capitals 6, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers.
NHLWednesday, December 31, 2025
DateDec 31, 2025
Start time12:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New York RangersWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
19-18-5Record21-14-5
3rd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
3-7Road record / home record7-4
WLWWWLast 5WWLLW
W1StreakW2
Team stats
New York RangersWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New York Rangers
Alberts Smits D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveSean Durzi D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveIgor Shesterkin G · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveJoe Veleno C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAidan Thompson C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
New York Rangers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Brodzinski | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 11:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Will Cuylle | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:08 | 0:00 | 3:23 | 14:45 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Laba | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 5:08 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 20:14 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 18:57 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:41 | 1:17 | 0:05 | 18:19 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Perreault | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 16:07 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Rempe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:39 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 6:05 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:51 | 1:17 | 2:41 | 17:53 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:01 | 1:17 | 2:37 | 17:07 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Borgen | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 20:33 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 17:56 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:13 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 19:56 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:07 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 20:43 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 14:58 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:57 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 17:52 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Soucy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:29 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:08 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quick | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .808 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 59:10 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 14:10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:55 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethen Frank | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 11:54 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 9:49 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:06 | 1:34 | 0:35 | 17:57 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:10 | 5:55 | 0:00 | 12:15 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:07 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 14:46 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18:46 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 17:12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19:26 | 3:30 | 0:43 | 15:13 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:55 | 1:38 | 0:56 | 20:21 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:49 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 17:28 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 19:53 | 0:03 | 0:56 | 18:54 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:38 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 19:17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | 0:01 | 0:21 | 18:10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 59:35 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 6-3, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
What was the final score of New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals?
New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 6.
Who were the top performers?
New York Rangers: Adam Fox (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (2 goals).
Where is New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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