New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	0	0	1	1
Capitals WSH	1	2	2	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 5-1 in opener

— Alex Ovechkin moved a couple of steps closer to Wayne Gretzky's goals record, Hendrix Lapierre scored the first of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals made their season opener a great one for scoring instead of fighting.

Oct 13, 2021, 11:17 pm - AP

TNT		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	1	2	2	5

1st Period			NYR	WSH
4:39		T.J. Oshie (1) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	0	1

2nd Period			NYR	WSH
12:38		Justin Schultz (1) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)	0	2
13:02		Hendrix Lapierre (1) Assists: T.J. Oshie (1), Conor Sheary (1)	0	3

3rd Period		NYR	WSH
2:37	Alex Ovechkin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Anthony Mantha (1), John Carlson (1)	0	4
9:13	Chris Kreider (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan Strome (1), Adam Fox (1)	1	4
12:01	Alex Ovechkin (2) (Shorthanded) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (1), Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)	1	5

RANGERS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Rangers
1
Capitals
5

Game 1

10/13

Capitals
1
Rangers
4

Game 2

2/24

Capitals
2
Rangers
3

Game 3

4/29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

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New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Hendrix LapierreC - WSH

Vitek VanecekG - WSH

Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 5-1 in opener

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Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension