CAPITALS WIN FINAL PRESEASON GAME WITH A 4-3 WIN OVER RANGERS

The Washington Capitals capped preseason play with a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers.

Brooks Laich had a goal and an assist, while goals were also scored by Alexander Semin, Chris Bourque and Mike Knuble. And the Caps' goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots.

Scoring for the Rangers were Artem Anisimov, Evgeny Grachev and Donald Brashear.

The Capitals' finished the preseason play at 4-2-0.

After Laich's initial goal, Semin added another giving the Caps a two-score lead. Then they added two more goals at early in the second period, giving the Capitals a 4-0 lead. But New York got on the board when Anisimov scored on a power play in the third period. Grachev next scored -- followed by Brashear with just four minutes left to play.

The Rangers garnered only 11 shots in the first two periods, but upped that to 20 in the third. Lundqvist faced 24 shots during two periods, then was replaced by Stephen Valiquette.

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