The Washington Capitals thought they opened the scoring late in the second period, however the goal was immediately waved off.
On a Washington point shot, the puck deflected, then got caught up with Capitals forward Joel Ward and New York’s Derek Stepan, who were battling immediately in front of and got tangled up with Henrik Lundqvist, and trickled in behind the Rangers’ goalie.
On the non-goal, the ruling on the ice was that Joel Ward's contact with Lundqvist prevented him from making the save. No penalty. No goal.
— Chuck Gormley (@CharlesAGormley) May 9, 2015