Rangers vs Capitals Live Score, Rosters, Stats & Streaming Info

Rangers vs Capitals Live Score (9 Oct, 2026)

Final

Friday, October 9, 2026

1 : 3

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
NYR	1	0	0	1
WSH	0	2	1	3

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

1–3

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

1–3

3rd Period 19:59

Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller

1–3

3rd Period 19:59

Tom Wilson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Desharnais (1)

1–3

3rd Period 19:42

Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Hit Right Post

1–2

3rd Period 19:32

J.T. Miller shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais

1–2

3rd Period 19:17

Gabe Perreault Tip-In Wide Right

1–2

3rd Period 19:15

Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Martin Fehervary

1–2

3rd Period 19:03

Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois

1–2

3rd Period 19:03

Puck in Netting

1–2

3rd Period 19:01

Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois

1–2

3rd Period 18:40

Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad

1–2

3rd Period 18:40

Timeout - Visitor

1–2

3rd Period 18:40

Icing

1–2

3rd Period 18:35

Martin Fehervary Snap Shot Wide Right

1–2

3rd Period 18:29

Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais

1–2

3rd Period 18:21

Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Wide Right

1–2

3rd Period 18:15

Takeaway by Adam Fox

1–2

3rd Period 18:06

Tom Wilson hit Pavel Dorofeyev

1–2

3rd Period 17:36

Will Cuylle hit Jakob Chychrun

1–2

3rd Period 17:31

Giveaway by Justin Sourdif

1–2

3rd Period 17:03

Will Cuylle hit Jakob Chychrun

1–2

3rd Period 16:59

Boone Jenner faceoff won against Noah Laba

1–2

3rd Period 16:59

Icing

1–2

Scoring Summary

1st Period

10:17

Alexis Lafreniere

Assists: J.T. Miller, Pavel Dorofeyev

Alexis Lafrenière Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (2), Pavel Dorofeyev (2)

1 - 0

2nd Period

6:08

Timothy Liljegren

Assists: Dylan Strome, Ryan Leonard

Timothy Liljegren Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (4), Ryan Leonard (1)

1 - 1

17:38

Boone Jenner

Boone Jenner Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none

1 - 2

3rd Period

19:59

Tom Wilson

Assists: Vincent Desharnais

Tom Wilson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Desharnais (1)

1 - 3

Team Stats

NYR

WSH

9 Blocked Shots 12

35 Hits 22

5 Takeaways 2

9 Giveaways 19

1 Power Play Goals 0

3 Power Play Opportunities 3

22 Total Shots 27

6 Penalty Minutes 6

33.3 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

29 Faceoffs Won 25

53.7 Faceoff Percent 46.3

3 Penalties 3

Game Leaders

NYR

WSH

Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW

Goals

Boone Jenner#22 · C

J.T. Miller#10 · LW

Assists

Vincent Desharnais#73 · D

Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW

Points

Boone Jenner#22 · C

Player Box Score

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Cole Beaudoin#53 · C	1	1	0	-1	10:56	0:00	0:45	10:11	15	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	33.3	2	1	2
Oliver Bjorkstrand#28 · RW	0	0	0	-1	9:18	0:57	0:00	8:21	14	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jaroslav Chmelar#49 · RW	0	2	1	-1	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Will Cuylle#50 · LW	0	4	0	0	16:38	1:53	2:55	11:50	26	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
Pavel Dorofeyev#16 · RW	0	1	0	-2	19:33	3:44	0:00	15:49	22	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tye Kartye#24 · LW	0	2	0	-1	15:26	0:00	1:44	13:42	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Noah Laba#42 · C	0	4	0	0	13:42	0:00	2:55	10:47	25	0	0	0	1	1	6	4	60.0	1	0	0
Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW	0	0	1	-1	18:46	3:44	0:00	15:02	21	1	4	0	1	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
J.T. Miller#10 · LW	0	1	0	-2	20:55	3:12	1:05	16:38	25	0	1	1	0	0	5	8	38.5	0	1	2
Gabe Perreault#94 · RW	0	1	0	-1	16:28	1:09	0:00	15:19	22	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Eeli Tolvanen#17 · RW	1	0	0	0	11:49	0:57	1:28	9:24	22	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Mika Zibanejad#93 · C	0	6	0	-1	19:02	3:44	1:08	14:10	23	0	1	0	2	2	13	7	65.0	1	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW	0	0	0	0	10:19	0:00	0:00	10:19	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Pierre-Luc Dubois#80 · LW	2	2	0	1	20:02	3:36	0:00	16:26	21	0	1	0	1	0	9	8	52.9	0	0	0
Boone Jenner#22 · C	1	0	0	2	13:37	0:00	1:21	12:16	21	1	1	0	3	0	5	4	55.6	0	1	2
Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW	0	0	0	0	12:05	2:18	0:00	9:47	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan Leonard#9 · RW	0	2	0	2	13:26	2:26	0:00	11:00	17	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW	0	2	0	0	13:57	4:32	0:00	9:25	15	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C	0	0	1	0	15:35	0:00	2:29	13:06	18	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
Ilya Protas#62 · LW	0	0	0	0	10:57	1:28	0:00	9:29	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	50.0	0	0	0
Justin Sourdif#34 · RW	0	4	0	1	14:07	0:07	1:09	12:51	22	0	1	0	2	2	1	3	25.0	1	0	0
Dylan Strome#17 · C	0	0	0	1	14:20	3:35	0:00	10:45	15	0	0	1	4	1	3	7	30.0	1	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	0	0	0	1	20:25	2:56	2:33	14:56	22	0	3	0	2	2	2	2	50.0	2	0	0
Tom Wilson#43 · RW	0	3	0	1	21:41	2:42	2:14	16:45	24	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Sean Durzi#5 · D	1	3	1	0	18:52	1:09	2:18	15:25	25	1	0	0	1	0	0
Adam Fox#23 · D	2	0	2	-2	23:11	3:44	0:19	19:08	24	0	0	0	2	1	2
Vladislav Gavrikov#44 · D	1	1	0	-2	20:29	0:00	2:59	17:30	23	1	3	0	0	0	0
Marcus Pettersson#26 · D	1	5	0	0	19:11	0:12	3:03	15:56	24	0	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Schneider#4 · D	2	2	0	0	17:37	0:00	3:21	14:16	21	0	0	1	1	0	0
Alberts Smits#12 · D	0	2	0	-1	14:24	0:00	0:00	14:24	16	0	1	1	0	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D	1	1	1	1	26:53	3:44	2:12	20:57	24	0	1	0	3	4	5	0	0
Vincent Desharnais#73 · D	3	4	0	2	21:15	0:00	2:41	18:34	25	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Martin Fehervary#42 · D	4	4	0	2	23:57	0:17	2:54	20:46	26	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Cole Hutson#44 · D	0	0	0	0	18:18	2:19	0:00	15:59	22	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0
Timothy Liljegren#27 · D	1	0	0	1	19:14	0:00	1:59	17:15	22	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
Dylan McIlrath#52 · D	0	0	0	0	4:59	0:00	0:00	4:59	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Rangers

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Dylan Garand#33 · G	1	12	0	0	11	.917	7	2	2	29:45	0	0
Igor Shesterkin#31 · G	1	14	0	0	13	.929	10	2	1	28:20	1	0

Capitals

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Logan Thompson#48 · G	1	22	0	0	21	.955	15	5	1	60:00	0	0

Injury Report

Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

#31 · G · Array

DTD

#41 · G · Array

#90 · C · Array

#70 · G · Array

#75 · C · Array

#38 · LW · Array

Capitals

#3 · D · Array

#49 · C · Array

#38 · D · Array

#25 · RW · out

Head-to-Head

NYR

Last 4 Games

WSH

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 31, 2025

▸6

7◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 23, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 12, 2025

▸1

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/6/26	vs NYI	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
10/4/26	vs UTA	W4-2	NHL Regular Season
10/2/26	@ DET	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/1/26	vs TB	W5-1	NHL Regular Season
9/29/26	@ BOS	L0-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/7/26	vs PIT	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
10/3/26	@ TB	L1-3	NHL Regular Season
10/2/26	@ CAR	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/14/26	@ CBJ	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	vs PIT	W3-0	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Rangers	6	4	2	0	—	8	+6	L1
Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	—	7	+4	W3
Capitals	4	3	1	0	—	6	+5	W2
Penguins	5	2	2	1	—	5	+4	L3
Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	—	4	+1	W1
Islanders	4	2	2	0	—	4	+5	W1
Devils	3	1	2	0	—	2	-7	L2
Flyers	5	0	3	2	—	2	-13	L5

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Fri, Oct 9, 7:00 PM

Venue Capital One Arena

Location Washington, DC

Attendance 17,992

Officials Eric Furlatt · Referee, Brandon Gawryletz · Linesman, CJ Murray · Linesman, Mike Sullivan · Referee

Game Recap

— Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 3-1 on Friday night after New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin was

Rangers

1st in Metropolitan Division

Capitals

3rd in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#33

Dylan Garand G 24 6' 1" 185 lbs

#70

Joonas Korpisalo G 32 6' 4" 200 lbs

#31

Igor Shesterkin G 30 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

Sean Durzi D 27 6' 1" 196 lbs

#23

Adam Fox D 28 5' 11" 185 lbs

#44

Vladislav Gavrikov D 30 6' 3" 210 lbs

Vincent Iorio D 23 6' 4" 220 lbs

#60

Scott Morrow D 23 6' 2" 210 lbs

#26

Marcus Pettersson D 30 6' 5" 174 lbs

Braden Schneider D 25 6' 3" 206 lbs

#12

Alberts Smits D 18 6' 3" 209 lbs

#18

Urho Vaakanainen D 27 6' 2" 202 lbs

Left Wings

#50

Will Cuylle LW 24 6' 3" 212 lbs

#24

Tye Kartye LW 25 5' 11" 202 lbs

#13

Alexis Lafreniere LW 24 6' 2" 191 lbs

#10

J.T. Miller LW 33 6' 0" 211 lbs

#38

Adam Sykora LW 22 5' 11" 193 lbs

Centers

Cole Beaudoin C 20 6' 2" 210 lbs

#42

Noah Laba C 23 6' 3" 214 lbs

#73

Matt Rempe C 24 6' 9" 261 lbs

#90

Joe Veleno C 26 6' 1" 201 lbs

#93

Mika Zibanejad C 33 6' 2" 208 lbs

Right Wings

#28

Oliver Bjorkstrand RW 31 6' 0" 175 lbs

#49

Jaroslav Chmelar RW 23 6' 4" 226 lbs

#16

Pavel Dorofeyev RW 25 6' 1" 194 lbs

#94

Gabe Perreault RW 21 5' 11" 180 lbs

#17

Eeli Tolvanen RW 27 5' 10" 182 lbs

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 215 lbs

#73

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 225 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 27 6' 2" 215 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 175 lbs

#27

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 200 lbs

#52

Dylan McIlrath D 34 6' 5" 240 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 220 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 181 lbs

#80

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 41 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

#22

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 204 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 250 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 4" 200 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 189 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 1" 205 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#89

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Rangers

1st in Metropolitan Division

Capitals

3rd in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

1765:41

Time On Ice

1049:58

353:08

Time On Ice Per Game

349:59

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

1912

Shifts

1064

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

149

Faceoffs Won

139

Faceoffs Lost

Game-Winning Goals

Points

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

116

Shots

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

13.8

Shooting Percentage

14.7

51.7

Faceoff Win Percent

50.3

Defensive

1.60

Goals Against Average

2.67

110

Saves

.940

Save Percentage

.924

Goals Against

118

Shots Against

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

Penalty Minutes

FAQs: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals

What channel is Rangers vs. Capitals on?

NHL Network, MSG and MNMT will carry Rangers vs. Capitals on TV. Those are the three networks carrying the October 9 matchup.

What time does Rangers vs. Capitals start?

The game starts at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, October 9, 2026. That's 4:00 p.m. PT for fans watching on the West Coast.

Where is the game being played?

The teams will play at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Washington is the home team for this matchup, with the Rangers visiting the Capitals.

What are the teams' records heading into the game?

The Rangers are 2-1-0 and sit second in the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals are 1-1-0 and sit fifth. New York has played three regular-season games, while Washington has played two.

Which players are on the injury report?

Rangers goalie Joonas Korpisalo and forward Adam Sykora are out with lower-body injuries and are on injured reserve. Capitals defenseman Matt Roy is day-to-day with a lower-body injury after leaving the October 3 game against Tampa Bay.

Who leads each team in goals and assists?

Eeli Tolvanen leads the Rangers with two goals, and Adam Fox leads them with three assists. For Washington, Alex Tuch leads with two goals, while Jakob Chychrun leads with two assists.