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Final
New York won 4-3
| Game 1: Saturday, April 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, April 30th | ||
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| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Rangers | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 2nd | ||
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| Rangers | 2 | Final 3OT |
| Capitals | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, May 5th | ||
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| Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, May 7th | ||
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| Capitals | 2 | Final OT |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, May 9th | ||
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| Rangers | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 7: Saturday, May 12th | ||
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| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Rangers | 2 | |
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Coverage: NBC
12:30 PM ET, May 5, 2012
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| NYR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | B Richards 15 | R Callahan 6 | B Richards 9 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
M. Green (Capitals - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

N. Backstrom (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0


A. Anisimov (Rangers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 0:15 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone |
| 0:19 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 0:19 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 0:19 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:19 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 0:52 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 1:39 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Brad Richards, Wide of Net(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 1:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 2:15 | NY Rangers | Chris Kreider shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 2:21 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Derek Stepan in offensive zone |
| 2:25 | NY Rangers | penalty to Anton Stralman 2 minutes for Interference Jason Chimera |
| 2:25 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 2:30 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 41 ft) |
| 2:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:30 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 2:54 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 9 ft) |
| 2:54 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:54 | NY Rangers | Shorthanded - Brad Richards won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 3:18 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 10 ft) |
| 3:25 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Dennis Wideman, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 3:27 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone |
| 3:54 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 4:00 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 4:05 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 4:30 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 4:59 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in neutral zone |
| 5:23 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 5:27 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 6:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 6:01 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Keith Aucoin in offensive zone |
| 6:38 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Daniel Girardi in defensive zone |
| 6:53 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:53 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Carl Hagelin in offensive zone |
| 7:25 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:25 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 7:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 7:33 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 7:37 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 7:37 | Washington | Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 8:03 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 8:17 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 13 ft) |
| 8:56 | NY Rangers | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 9:18 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 9:25 | Washington | Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Chris Kreider in offensive zone |
| 9:31 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Over Net(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 10:06 | NY Rangers | Artem Anisimov shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 10:30 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 10:31 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 30 ft) |
| 10:43 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 11:07 | Washington | Shot on goal by Keith Aucoin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 11:14 | Washington | Dennis Wideman shot blocked by Marc Staal |
| 11:32 | NY Rangers | Michael Del Zotto credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in neutral zone |
| 11:41 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Michael Del Zotto in offensive zone |
| 12:02 | NY Rangers | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 12:07 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 12:34 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 12:42 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Chris Kreider in defensive zone |
| 12:43 | Washington | Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin(Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 12:43 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone |
| 12:59 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Anton Stralman in neutral zone |
| 13:13 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 13:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jeff Schultz saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 61 ft) |
| 13:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 13:29 | Washington | Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 13:38 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone |
| 13:39 | Washington | Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 13:45 | Washington | Shot missed by Jeff Schultz, Wide of Net(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 13:54 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 14:29 | NY Rangers | Stu Bickel credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 14:41 | Washington | Takeaway by Joel Ward in neutral zone |
| 15:01 | NY Rangers | Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 15:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 15:01 | NY Rangers | Brad Richards won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 15:06 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 15:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 15:22 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone |
| 15:35 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 15:55 | Washington | Giveaway by Dennis Wideman in defensive zone |
| 16:03 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Marian Gaborik in defensive zone |
| 16:09 | NY Rangers | Daniel Girardi shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 16:21 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 16:31 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 16:49 | Washington | Takeaway by Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 16:54 | Washington | Shot on goal by Roman Hamrlik saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 17:02 | NY Rangers | Marc Staal credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 17:03 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by John Mitchell |
| 17:48 | Washington | Mike Knuble credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone |
| 17:54 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 17:57 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 18:09 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Artem Anisimov in defensive zone |
| 18:24 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone |
| 18:34 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 18:48 | Washington | Giveaway by Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 19:17 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 19:34 | NY Rangers | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 19:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 19:38 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |




