Capitals 3, Rangers 2, O.T.: Rangers Have the Chances, but Not the Result
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Goalie Steve Valiquette had played admirably in his second consecutive day starting in place of Henrik Lundqvist, but the Rangers failed to capitalize on many scoring chances.
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Marian Gaborik had a hand in all six of his teamâs goals as the Minnesota Wild dealt the Rangers a jarring defeat in St. Paul.
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Alexander Ovechkin had four goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Senators last night in Ottawa.
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Goaltender Stephen Valiquette stopped St. Louis forward Glen Metropolit on the final shot of the shootout to give the Rangers their most unlikely victory of the season on Saturday.
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Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Washington Capitals regained first place in the Southeast Division with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Goal scoring has been like pulling teeth for the New York Rangers this season.
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Momentum does not appear to play a big role in determining a World Series champion. For every example of a team that seemed to feed off its recent success, there is a counterexample.
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Evgeni Malkin scores to give Pittsburgh the lead in a tightly played game against Washington and the Penguins hold off the Capitals' late charge for a 3-2 win.
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The Capitals fight back from three-goal deficit to within one but canÃÂ¿t complete the comeback and the Lightning win, 5-4.
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The Capitals have a key division matchup Saturday against Atlanta, but all anyone wants to discuss is Alex Ovechkin's latest performance, when he racked up five points.
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The Rangers won a crucial game Monday night with a goal by Matt Cullen in the shootout. The victory moved them 4 points behind eighth-place Carolina in the Eastern Conference.
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With Alex Ovechkin around, the Washington Capitals figured it couldn't be too long before their scoring problems would fade away.
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Martin StrakaÂs goal with 2.2 seconds left in overtime gave the Rangers a 2-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
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Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby sets up the go-ahead goal on a power play,  Alex Ovechkin is held without a point for the first time this season, and the Penguins beat the Capitals, 2-1.
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The Capitals fail to cling to a lead in the final minutes of regulation and then give up a goal to Sergei Gonchar in overtime as the Penguins win, 4-3.
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Facing fellow Russian Alexander Ovechkin gives Evgeni Malkin a little extra motivation. Maybe it helped Sunday, when Malkin made the difference for Pittsburgh against Ovechkin's Capitals.
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When the Capitals host the Rangers Sunday, Coach Bruce Boudreau said he wants to see the same effort and determination his team displayed during Friday's.