Rangers at Capitals: October 9, 2026

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3-1 at Capital One Arena on October 9, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final · Played October 9, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Alexis Lafrenière and J.T. Miller and Pavel Dorofeyev (Rangers, 1 each); Boone Jenner and Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard (Capitals, 1 each). Most saves: Igor Shesterkin (Rangers, 13); Logan Thompson (Capitals, 21).

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Team comparison

Team comparison — New York Rangers / Washington Capitals — NHL — October 9, 2026
Team statsNYRWSH
Shots on goal2227
Saves2421
Power-play goals10
Hits3522
Blocked shots912
Giveaways919
Takeaways52
Penalty minutes66

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Rangers 22, Capitals 27.
  • Saves: Rangers 24, Capitals 21.

Player lines

  • Adam Fox (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 23:11 TOI
  • Alberts Smits (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:24 TOI
  • Alexis Lafrenière (NYR LW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:46 TOI
  • Braden Schneider (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 17:37 TOI
  • Cole Beaudoin (NYR C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 10:56 TOI
  • Dylan Garand (NYR G): 12 SA, 11 SV, 1 GA, 29:45 TOI
  • Eeli Tolvanen (NYR RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 11:49 TOI
  • Gabe Perreault (NYR RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:28 TOI
  • Igor Shesterkin (NYR G): 14 SA, 13 SV, 1 GA, 28:20 TOI
  • J.T. Miller (NYR C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:55 TOI
  • Jaroslav Chmelar (NYR RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:38 TOI
  • Marcus Pettersson (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:11 TOI
  • Mika Zibanejad (NYR C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 6 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:02 TOI
  • Noah Laba (NYR C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:42 TOI
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand (NYR RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 9:18 TOI
  • Pavel Dorofeyev (NYR RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:33 TOI
  • Sean Durzi (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:52 TOI
  • Tye Kartye (NYR LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:26 TOI
  • Vladislav Gavrikov (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:29 TOI
  • Will Cuylle (NYR LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:38 TOI
  • Alex Ovechkin (WSH LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:57 TOI
  • Alex Tuch (WSH RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:25 TOI
  • Aliaksei Protas (WSH LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:35 TOI
  • Anthony Beauvillier (WSH RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 10:19 TOI
  • Boone Jenner (WSH C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:37 TOI
  • Cole Hutson (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:18 TOI
  • Dylan McIlrath (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 4:59 TOI
  • Dylan Strome (WSH C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:20 TOI
  • Ilya Protas (WSH LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 10:57 TOI
  • Jakob Chychrun (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 26:53 TOI
  • Jordan Kyrou (WSH RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:05 TOI
  • Justin Sourdif (WSH C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:07 TOI
  • Logan Thompson (WSH G): 22 SA, 21 SV, 1 GA, 60:00 TOI
  • Martin Fehérváry (WSH D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 4 BLK, 23:57 TOI
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 20:02 TOI
  • Ryan Leonard (WSH RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:26 TOI
  • Timothy Liljegren (WSH D): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:14 TOI
  • Tom Wilson (WSH RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 21:41 TOI
  • Vincent Desharnais (WSH D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 3 BLK, 21:15 TOI

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Head-to-head

Full Capitals vs Rangers head-to-head (8 meetings).

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