Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 8: final score and stats
New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 1 to New York Rangers 8, on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals.
NHLSunday, April 5, 2026
DateApr 5, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York, NY
TVESPN
Attendance17,335
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New York Rangers | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsNew York Rangers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
39-30-9Record33-36-9
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding3rd in Metropolitan Division
3-2Road record / home record8-2
WWLLWLast 5LWWWL
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsNew York Rangers
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.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveNew 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 ReserveBox score
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 | 1 | -1 | 12:46 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 11:13 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 16:44 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:29 | 0:08 | 2:07 | 11:14 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Ethen Frank | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 9:36 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:33 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 10:25 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 15:58 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 12:45 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 17:12 | 2:41 | 2:50 | 11:41 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:26 | 5:52 | 0:00 | 11:34 | 18 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 14:27 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 15:29 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:35 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 11:57 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 19:13 | 4:16 | 3:51 | 11:06 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:41 | 3:22 | 0:28 | 13:51 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:59 | 0:00 | 4:26 | 14:33 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 18:38 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 16:06 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:00 | 0:08 | 4:25 | 13:27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:06 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 19:32 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:52 | 0:08 | 2:08 | 17:36 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .758 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 11:41 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:19 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 13:51 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Cuylle | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12:58 | 2:26 | 0:26 | 10:06 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Tye Kartye | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 8:09 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Noah Laba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:38 | 0:27 | 3:19 | 11:52 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 14:32 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 3:36 | 2:17 | 9:05 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 76.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Perreault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 | 2:32 | 2:14 | 9:03 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Sykora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:36 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 13:12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17:03 | 3:37 | 1:18 | 12:08 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:54 | 3:35 | 0:53 | 15:26 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 14:47 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Fortescue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:53 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:31 | 3:31 | 0:34 | 15:26 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:05 | 2:31 | 3:24 | 15:10 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 15:14 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:10 | 0:29 | 2:47 | 16:54 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
New York Rangers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .952 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 2-2
Apr 5, 2026WSH 1, NYR 8
Dec 31, 2025NYR 3, WSH 6
Dec 23, 2025NYR 7, WSH 3
Oct 12, 2025WSH 1, NYR 0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers?
New York Rangers won, 8-1, on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers?
Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 8.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Connor McMichael (1 goals). New York Rangers: Will Cuylle (3 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers played?
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
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