Welcome back, it is your MAN, Sugar Wumbaugh! The New York Rangers absolutely demolished the
39-30-9
Washington Capitals
1
SOG: 21
33-36-9
New York Rangers
8
SOG: 33
Madison Square Garden - New York
OFF
April 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
WSH
C. McMichael
WSH • 1G 0A
T. Wilson
WSH • 0G 1A
M. Fehérváry
WSH • 0G 1A
NYR
C. Sheary
NYR • 1G 0A
T. Kartye
NYR • 0G 1A
A. Fox
NYR • 1G 2A
J. Miller
NYR • 1G 1A
M. Zibanejad
NYR • 0G 3A
W. Cuylle
NYR • 3G 0A
B. Schneider
NYR • 0G 1A
J. Brodzinski
NYR • 0G 1A
V. Trocheck
NYR • 1G 1A
V. Gavrikov
NYR • 0G 1A
A. Sykora
NYR • 1G 0A
N. Laba
NYR • 0G 1A
J. Chmelar
NYR • 0G 1A
A. Lafrenière
NYR • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
W. Cuylle
NYR • L • 3G 0A
⭐ 2
M. Zibanejad
NYR • C • 0G 3A
⭐ 3
A. Fox
NYR • D • 1G 2A
39-29-9 - L1
Washington Capitals
32-36-9 - W2
New York Rangers
New York - Madison Square Garden
April 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
31G - 30A
(61P)
2
D
Jakob Chychrun
25G - 34A
(59P)
3
R
Tom Wilson
29G - 29A
(58P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
18G - 37A
(55P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
24G - 25A
(49P)
WSH Injuries
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
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NYR
1
C
Mika Zibanejad
33G - 42A
(75P)
2
L
Alexis Lafrenière
22G - 31A
(53P)
3
C
Vincent Trocheck
16G - 36A
(52P)
4
C
J.T. Miller
17G - 33A
(50P)
5
D
Adam Fox
8G - 42A
(50P)
NYR Injuries
Vaakanainen, Urho
Upper Body
Day to Day
Vaakanainen (upper body) was practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Apr 11, 2026
Rempe, Matt
Thumb
Season
Rempe (thumb) probably won't be ready to return before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic on Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Calgary Flames acquire Brennan Othmann from the New York Rangers for Jacob Battaglia.
Mar 6 2026
The Chicago Blackhawks acquire Derrick Pouliot from the New York Rangers for Aidan Thompson.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
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Goaltending
WSH
28-21-6
2.52 GAA
91.0% SV
NYR
25-17-6
2.50 GAA
91.2% SV
WSH
9-8-3
3.52 GAA
87.9% SV
NYR
6-16-2
3.09 GAA
89.3% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
NYR
1-3-0
4.13 GAA
86.4% SV
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NYR
1-0-1
1.44 GAA
95.4% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
39-29-9
GAA: 2.94
SV%: 0.897
vs
NYR
32-36-9
GAA: 3.06
SV%: 0.895