New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Live Score (9 Oct, 2026)

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Live Score (9 Oct, 2026)
Scheduled
October 9, 2026
New York Rangers
0-0
-
VS
- : -
VS
Washington Capitals
0-0
-

Game Information

Stage Regular Season
Season 2027
Puck Drop Fri, Oct 9, 7:00 PM
Venue Capital One Arena
Location Washington, DC

Injury Report

New York Rangers logo New York Rangers
Matt Rempe
Matt Rempe
#73 · C · Array
IR
Cole Beaudoin
Cole Beaudoin
C · Array
O
Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin
#38 · D · Array
O
Jordan Kyrou
Jordan Kyrou
#25 · RW · out
O
Charlie Lindgren
Charlie Lindgren
#79 · G · out
O

Head-to-Head

New York Rangers logoNYR
Last 4 Games
WSHWashington Capitals logo
8◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Apr 5, 2026
1
3
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 31, 2025
▸6
7◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 23, 2025
3
0
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 12, 2025
▸1

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResultCompetition
4/15/26@ Tampa Bay Lightning logoTBW4-2NHL Regular Season
4/13/26@ Florida Panthers logoFLAL2-3NHL Regular Season
4/11/26@ Dallas Stars logoDALL0-2NHL Regular Season
4/8/26vs Buffalo Sabres logoBUFL3-5NHL Regular Season
4/5/26vs Washington Capitals logoWSHW8-1NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
4/14/26@ Columbus Blue Jackets logoCBJW2-1NHL Regular Season
4/12/26vs Pittsburgh Penguins logoPITW3-0NHL Regular Season
4/11/26@ Pittsburgh Penguins logoPITW6-3NHL Regular Season
4/8/26@ Toronto Maple Leafs logoTORW4-0NHL Regular Season
4/5/26@ New York Rangers logoNYRL1-8NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Hurricanes8253227—113+56W1
Penguins82412516—98+25L3
Flyers82432712—98+7W3
Capitals8243309—95+19W4
Blue Jackets82403012—920L2
Islanders8243345—91-8L3
Devils8242373—87-24L1
Rangers8234399—77-12W1

About the Game

New York Rangers and Washington Capitals meet on October 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. The matchup is part of the 2027 NHL regular season.

Period scoring, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play are followed here.

Track Rangers vs Capitals throughout the game, from the opening faceoff to the final horn. NHL scores and schedule page covers additional NHL games, schedules and completed results.

Rangers
1st in Metropolitan Division
VS
Capitals
1st in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#33
Dylan Garand
Dylan Garand G 24 6' 1" 172 lbs
Joonas Korpisalo
Joonas Korpisalo G 32 6' 4" 200 lbs
#41
Spencer Martin
Spencer Martin G 31 6' 3" 191 lbs
#32
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Quick G 40 6' 1" 220 lbs
#31
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin G 30 6' 1" 195 lbs

Defensemen

#44
Dennis Cholowski
Dennis Cholowski D 28 6' 2" 210 lbs
Marc Del Gaizo
Marc Del Gaizo D 26 5' 11" 188 lbs
Sean Durzi
Sean Durzi D 27 6' 0" 195 lbs
#45
Drew Fortescue
Drew Fortescue D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs
#23
Adam Fox
Adam Fox D 28 5' 11" 180 lbs
#44
Vladislav Gavrikov
Vladislav Gavrikov D 30 6' 3" 220 lbs
#6
Vincent Iorio
Vincent Iorio D 23 6' 2" 191 lbs
#60
Scott Morrow
Scott Morrow D 23 6' 2" 210 lbs
Marcus Pettersson
Marcus Pettersson D 30 6' 5" 174 lbs
#29
Matthew Robertson
Matthew Robertson D 25 6' 4" 201 lbs
#4
Braden Schneider
Braden Schneider D 24 6' 4" 213 lbs
William Trudeau
William Trudeau D 23 6' 0" 197 lbs
#18
Urho Vaakanainen
Urho Vaakanainen D 27 6' 2" 205 lbs

Left Wings

#25
Anton Blidh
Anton Blidh LW 31 6' 0" 120 lbs
#50
Will Cuylle
Will Cuylle LW 24 6' 3" 212 lbs
#24
Tye Kartye
Tye Kartye LW 25 5' 11" 202 lbs
#13
Alexis Lafreniere
Alexis Lafreniere LW 24 6' 2" 196 lbs
#8
J.T. Miller
J.T. Miller LW 33 6' 1" 218 lbs
#38
Adam Sykora
Adam Sykora LW 22 5' 11" 174 lbs

Centers

Cole Beaudoin
Cole Beaudoin C 20 6' 2" 210 lbs
#42
Noah Laba
Noah Laba C 23 6' 2" 192 lbs
#73
Matt Rempe
Matt Rempe C 24 6' 9" 255 lbs
Massimo Rizzo
Massimo Rizzo C 25 5' 11" 185 lbs
Joe Veleno
Joe Veleno C 26 6' 1" 201 lbs
#93
Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad C 33 6' 2" 203 lbs

Right Wings

Oliver Bjorkstrand
Oliver Bjorkstrand RW 31 6' 0" 175 lbs
#49
Jaroslav Chmelar
Jaroslav Chmelar RW 23 6' 4" 198 lbs
#16
Pavel Dorofeyev
Pavel Dorofeyev RW 25 6' 1" 194 lbs
#94
Gabe Perreault
Gabe Perreault RW 21 5' 11" 178 lbs
#14
Taylor Raddysh
Taylor Raddysh RW 28 6' 3" 200 lbs
#20
Eeli Tolvanen
Eeli Tolvanen RW 27 5' 10" 182 lbs

Goaltenders

#79
Charlie Lindgren
Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs
#33
Clay Stevenson
Clay Stevenson G 27 6' 4" 195 lbs
#48
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs
#32
Jesper Vikman
Jesper Vikman G 24 6' 4" 205 lbs

Defensemen

#6
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 216 lbs
Vincent Desharnais
Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 226 lbs
#42
Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary D 26 6' 2" 203 lbs
Justin Holl
Justin Holl D 34 6' 4" 194 lbs
#44
Cole Hutson
Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 171 lbs
#37
Timothy Liljegren
Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 201 lbs
#52
Dylan McIlrath
Dylan McIlrath D 34 6' 5" 240 lbs
#3
Matt Roy
Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 212 lbs
#38
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Left Wings

#72
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 180 lbs
#80
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs
#63
Ivan Miroshnichenko
Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs
#8
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin LW 40 6' 3" 238 lbs
#62
Ilya Protas
Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

Jonny Brodzinski
Jonny Brodzinski C 33 6' 0" 211 lbs
Josh Dunne
Josh Dunne C 27 6' 4" 210 lbs
#53
Ethen Frank
Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs
Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 203 lbs
#64
David Kampf
David Kampf C 31 6' 2" 193 lbs
#21
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 247 lbs
#17
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome C 29 6' 3" 196 lbs

Right Wings

#25
Jordan Kyrou
Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 196 lbs
#9
Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 0" 200 lbs
#34
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif RW 24 5' 11" 173 lbs
Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs
#43
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs
Rangers
1st in Metropolitan Division
VS
Capitals
1st in Metropolitan Division
Season Overview
82
Games Played
82
34
Wins
43
39
Losses
30
9
OT Losses
9
77
Points
95