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19-17-5 - OT1

New York Rangers

20-14-5 - L1

Washington Capitals

Washington - Capital One Arena

December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
NYR
1
L
Artemi Panarin
14G - 25A
(39P)
2
C
Mika Zibanejad
12G - 17A
(29P)
3
D
Adam Fox
3G - 23A
(26P)
4
L
Will Cuylle
10G - 13A
(23P)
5
C
J.T. Miller
10G - 12A
(22P)
NYR Injuries
Fox, Adam
Upper Body
Day to Day
Fox (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision for Wednesday's road divisional matchup against the Washington Capitals, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Dec 31, 2025
Edstrom, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Edstrom (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 8, 2026
Miller, J.T.
Upper Body
Day to Day
Miller (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 12, 2026
Metropolitan Standings
Carolina Hurricanes logo
51 pts
New York Islanders logo
48 pts
Philadelphia Flyers logo
47 pts
Washington Capitals logo
45 pts
Pittsburgh Penguins logo
43 pts
New York Rangers logo
43 pts
New Jersey Devils logo
42 pts
Columbus Blue Jackets logo
40 pts
WSH
1
R
Tom Wilson
19G - 18A
(37P)
2
L
Alex Ovechkin
15G - 18A
(33P)
3
C
Dylan Strome
8G - 23A
(31P)
4
D
Jakob Chychrun
15G - 15A
(30P)
5
D
John Carlson
8G - 21A
(29P)
WSH Injuries
Dubois, Pierre-Luc
Abdomen
Month to Month
Dubois is having surgery on his abdominal and adductor muscles and will miss the next 3-4 months, the Washington Capitals announced Sunday.
Mar 9, 2026
Metropolitan Standings
Carolina Hurricanes logo
51 pts
New York Islanders logo
48 pts
Philadelphia Flyers logo
47 pts
Washington Capitals logo
45 pts
Pittsburgh Penguins logo
43 pts
New York Rangers logo
43 pts
New Jersey Devils logo
42 pts
Columbus Blue Jackets logo
40 pts

Goaltending

NYR
Igor Shesterkin
16-12-4
2.51 GAA
91.0% SV
WSH
Logan Thompson
15-10-3
2.33 GAA
91.5% SV
NYR
Jonathan Quick
3-5-1
1.79 GAA
93.7% SV
WSH
Charlie Lindgren
5-4-2
3.07 GAA
88.8% SV

Goaltenders

NYR
19-17-5
GAA: 2.68
SV%: 0.905
vs
WSH
20-14-5
GAA: 2.74
SV%: 0.901