NY Rangers 3, Washington 4

123T
NYR(3-3-1)0033
WAS(4-2-0)2204

Final

12:00 PM ET, September 27, 2009
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, DC
Referees: Kelly Sutherland , Stephane Auger
Linesmen: David Brisebois , null
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

First Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
4:26Brooks Laich   (Unassisted)
17:34Alexander Semin   (Assist: Tyler Sloan, Brooks Laich)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
8:18T Sloan  (tripping)
8:43S Varlamov  (shooting puck over glass served by D Steckel)
Second Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
2:59Chris Bourque   (Assist: Brian Pothier, David Steckel)
4:30Mike Knuble   (Assist: Mike Green, Jeff Schultz)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
5:07B Morrison  (hooking)
6:03P Rissmiller  (hooking)
8:33B Boyle  (roughing)
13:02D Girardi  (slashing)
15:15P Rissmiller  (hooking)
Third Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
6:52Artem Anisimov - power play  (Assist: Michal Rozsival, Wade Redden)
12:26Evgeny Grachev   (Assist: Marc Staal)
16:02Donald Brashear   (Assist: Marc Staal)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
5:21C Bourque  (boarding)
9:31B Pothier  (cross checking)
13:59T Sloan  (holding stick)

PLAYER SUMMARY
Washington Capitals
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Matt Bradley0001
Boyd Gordon0000
Nicklas Backstrom0002
Brian Pothier01+22
Brooks Laich11+22
Mike Knuble1002
Brandon Sugden0000
Alexander Semin10+22
Tom Poti00-10
David Steckel0101
John Erskine00-10
Semyon Varlamov0000
Mike Green01+16
Quintin Laing0000
Jeff Schultz01+10
Chris Bourque10+12
Jose Theodore0000
Alex Ovechkin0005
Tyler Sloan01+11
Brendan Morrison00+22
New York Rangers
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Marian Gaborik00-13
Brandon Dubinsky00-13
Marc Staal0200
Patrick Rissmiller00-13
Vaclav Prospal00-14
Christopher Higgins00-10
Brian Boyle00+11
Ryan Callahan00-10
Alexei Semenov0000
Henrik Lundqvist0000
Michal Rozsival01-11
Aaron Voros00-11
Stephen Valiquette0000
Artem Anisimov10-14
Michael Del Zotto00-12
Daniel Girardi00-10
Evgeny Grachev1003
Wade Redden01-13
Enver Lisin00+12
Donald Brashear1001
Goaltending Summary
Washington Capitals
PLAYER
Semyon Varlamov31 shots, 28 saves; record: 3-0-0
New York Rangers
PLAYER
Henrik Lundqvist24 shots, 20 saves; record: 2-1-0
Stephen Valiquette4 shots, 4 saves; record: 1-0-0
Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
NY Rangers562031
Washington915428

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
New York Rangers1 of 6
Washington0 of 4

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Sunday, September 27th
NY Rangers 3 Final
Washington 4
Pittsburgh 1 Final
Detroit 4
Tampa Bay 5 Final
Atlanta 1
Nashville 4 Final
Columbus 2
Buffalo 7 Final
Toronto 6
Vancouver 4 Final
Edmonton 5 OT
Los Angeles 4 Final
Anaheim 5