New York Rangers take measure of Washington Capitals

That brings us to the end of a first period — Washington Capitals 0, New York Rangers 1. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 9-8, while Washington Capitals still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Adam Fox opened the scoring for New York Rangers on the power play at 6:08.

Mackenzie Blackwood was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New York Rangers went 1-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 1. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 13-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Justin Hryckowian tied it for Washington Capitals at 11:00, then Christian Dvorak put New York Rangers in front at 15:08.

Dan Vladar was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-3 while New York Rangers went 0-for-3.

New York Rangers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Washington Capitals 1, New York Rangers 2. New York Rangers edged the shot clock 12-11, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Christian Dvorak extended the lead for New York Rangers on the power play at 1:50, William Nylander cut the deficit for Washington Capitals at 3:20, and Adam Fox extended the lead for New York Rangers into the empty net at 19:21.

Mackenzie Blackwood was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 0-for-1 while New York Rangers went 1-for-1, and an empty-netter helped seal it.

New York Rangers owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.