Pre-Game Stats: Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers

Game: Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers
When: March 6, 2010

The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers have met 3 times this season.  The last time they met was on February 4, 2010 resulting in a 6-5 victory for the Washington Capitals.  The following is a statistical breakdown for the February 4, 2010 game and totals for the 2009-2010 season.

Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers - February 4, 2010

• Power Play
• The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 12:53 of which 00:13 were with a 2 man advantage.
• The New York Rangers were on the Power Play for 04:57 of which 00:07 were with a 2 man advantage.
  
• Events
• Goals (11 Total)
• Washington Capitals (6):
• Tom Poti: Wrist(1)
• Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(1) Snap(1)
• Mike Knuble: Snap(1)
• Boyd Gordon: Wrist(1)
• Nicklas Backstrom: Slap(1)
• New York Rangers (5):
• Vinny Prospal: Wrist(1) Tip-In(1)
• Olli Jokinen: Wrist(1)
• Brandon Dubinsky: Backhand(1)
• Ryan Callahan: Tip-In(1)
• Shots (59 Total)
• Washington Capitals: Wrist(15) Snap(1) Tip-In(2) Slap(5) Backhand(3)
• Alexander Semin (5)
• New York Rangers: Wrap-around(2) Wrist(12) Snap(8) Tip-In(3) Slap(6) Backhand(2)
• Olli Jokinen,Marian Gaborik (6)
• Saves
• Washington Capitals
• Jose Theodore (32, .865)
• New York Rangers
• Henrik Lundqvist (26, .813)
• Face-Offs (71 Total)
• 37 won by the Washington Capitals (8 won by Boyd Gordon,Nicklas Backstrom)
• 34 won by the New York Rangers (12 won by Erik Christensen)
• Penalty (13 Total)
• Washington Capitals: INTERFERENCE(2) HOOKING(1) TRIPPING(2)
• Mike Knuble,Alexander Semin,Tomas Fleischmann,Nicklas Backstrom,Shaone Morrisonn (1)
• New York Rangers: BOARDING(1) SLASHING(1) HOOKING(2) INTERFERENCE(2) HOLDING(2)
• Olli Jokinen (3)
• Giveaways (11 Total)
• 6 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Alex Ovechkin,Brooks Laich,Brendan Morrison,Brian Pothier,Nicklas Backstrom,Jeff Schultz)
• 5 by the New York Rangers (2 by Olli Jokinen)
• Takeaways (9 Total)
• 3 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Tom Poti,Alex Ovechkin,Alexander Semin)
• 6 by the New York Rangers (2 by Ryan Callahan)
• Hits (61 Total)
• 28 by the Washington Capitals (5 by John Erskine)
• John Erskine took 6 hit(s).
• 33 by the New York Rangers (5 by Vinny Prospal,Ryan Callahan)
• Marian Gaborik took 4 hit(s).
• Blocks (33 Total)
• 15 by the Washington Capitals (3 by Tom Poti,Shaone Morrisonn,Jeff Schultz)
• 18 by the New York Rangers (4 by Chris Drury,Dan Girardi)
• Top Matchups
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. New York Rangers Defense
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Marc Staal (18:49)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Marc Staal (15:07)
• Mike Knuble vs. Marc Staal (12:57)
• Washington Capitals Defense vs. New York Rangers Forwards
• Tom Poti vs. Ryan Callahan (14:40)
• Tom Poti vs. Chris Drury (11:20)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Marian Gaborik (08:52)
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. New York Rangers Forwards
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Ryan Callahan (15:55)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Brandon Dubinsky (12:51)
• Brooks Laich vs. Marian Gaborik (12:29)

Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers 2009-2010 Season
3 Meetings

• Power Play
• The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 32:01 of which 01:46 were with a 2 man advantage.
• The New York Rangers were on the Power Play for 17:49 of which 00:07 were with a 2 man advantage.
  
• Events
• Goals (24 Total)
• Washington Capitals (13):
• Brooks Laich: Backhand(1)
• Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(1) Snap(1) Slap(1)
• Tom Poti: Wrist(1)
• Mike Knuble: Snap(1)
• Alexander Semin: Wrist(1)
• Boyd Gordon: Wrist(1)
• Matt Bradley: Wrist(1)
• Brian Pothier: Backhand(1)
• Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1) Snap(1) Slap(1)
• New York Rangers (11):
• Vinny Prospal: Wrist(1) Tip-In(1)
• Olli Jokinen: Wrist(1)
• Brandon Dubinsky: Backhand(1)
• Marian Gaborik: Wrist(1) Snap(2) Slap(1)
• Ales Kotalik: Backhand(1)
• Ryan Callahan: Tip-In(1) Backhand(1)
• Shots (149 Total)
• Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(32) Snap(6) Tip-In(4) Slap(20) Backhand(10)
• Alex Ovechkin (12)
• New York Rangers: Wrap-around(3) Wrist(39) Snap(12) Tip-In(5) Slap(11) Backhand(6)
• Marian Gaborik (10)
• Saves
• Washington Capitals
• Jose Theodore (32, .865)
• Semyon Varlamov (18, .900)
• New York Rangers
• Henrik Lundqvist (73, .859)
• Face-Offs (185 Total)
• 102 won by the Washington Capitals (24 won by Nicklas Backstrom,David Steckel)
• 83 won by the New York Rangers (19 won by Chris Drury)
• Penalty (34 Total)
• Washington Capitals: HOOKING(2) INTERFERENCE(2) TRIPPING(5) ROUGHING(2) HOLDING(1) FIGHTING (1)
• Tomas Fleischmann,Nicklas Backstrom (2)
• New York Rangers: BOARDING(1) SLASHING(1) INTERFERENCE(4) HOOKING(4) TRIPPING(4) ROUGHING(1) HOLDING(5) FIGHTING (1)
• Olli Jokinen,Dan Girardi,Aaron Voros (3)
• Giveaways (44 Total)
• 25 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Brooks Laich,Nicklas Backstrom)
• 19 by the New York Rangers (3 by Ales Kotalik,Wade Redden,Dan Girardi)
• Takeaways (51 Total)
• 23 by the Washington Capitals (5 by Alex Ovechkin)
• 28 by the New York Rangers (3 by Vinny Prospal,Ryan Callahan)
• Hits (160 Total)
• 87 by the Washington Capitals (12 by Alex Ovechkin)
• John Erskine took 9 hit(s).
• 73 by the New York Rangers (12 by Ryan Callahan)
• Dan Girardi took 12 hit(s).
• Blocks (90 Total)
• 37 by the Washington Capitals (7 by Tom Poti)
• 53 by the New York Rangers (8 by Chris Drury)
• Top Matchups
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. New York Rangers Defense
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Marc Staal (51:14)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Marc Staal (44:10)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Dan Girardi (39:52)
• Washington Capitals Defense vs. New York Rangers Forwards
• Jeff Schultz vs. Marian Gaborik (33:49)
• Tom Poti vs. Marian Gaborik (33:42)
• Tom Poti vs. Ryan Callahan (24:12)
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. New York Rangers Forwards
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Ryan Callahan (32:51)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Ryan Callahan (27:57)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Brandon Dubinsky (24:00)