Capitals beat Rangers 3–1 as Shesterkin leaves with injury

Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 3–1 at Capital One Arena on Friday, October 9.

Logan Thompson made 21 saves for Washington. Jenner’s unassisted goal at 17:38 of the second gave the Capitals their first lead, and Tom Wilson secured the result with an empty-net goal with one second remaining.

Alexis Lafrenière had put New York ahead on a power play at 10:17 of the first period, with J.T. Miller and Pavel Dorofeyev assisting. Timothy Liljegren tied the game at 6:08 of the second, assisted by Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard.

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin left at 8:20 of the second period with a lower-body injury. NHL.com reported no update on his condition after the game.

Shesterkin stopped 13 of 14 shots before Dylan Garand replaced him. Garand made 11 saves on 12 shots and was charged with the loss.

The Rangers outshot Washington 7–5 in the third period but could not tie the game. The Capitals finished with a 27–22 advantage in shots and ended New York’s four-game winning streak.