New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

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New York Rangers

Final

3:2

Washington Capitals

Highlights and Stats

New York Rangers welcome the Washington Capitals to Madison Square Garden on Friday for a last game of the regular NHL season scheduled for 07:00 PM EDT. The two rivals are part of the same Metropolitan Division, with the Rangers currently sitting 2nd with 108 points, and the Capitals are on the 4th spot with 100 points. Both franchises have already clinched their playoff places.

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 02-24-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
New York Rangers	1	1	2	4
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1

The previous game between those two opponents was held on February 24th, 2022 and ended in a 4-1 triumph for the New York Rangers. The winners’ best skater was Alexis Lafreniere, spending 14:5 on the ice. He sent 1 shots towards the opponents’ net and it made it through the goalie. He also assisted for one of his team’s other goals. For the Capitals Alex Ovechkin earned 1 point on the night. He stayed 20:09 skating and scored 1 goal. The Rangers’ netminder Igor Shesterkin’s impact on the game is not to be underestimated as he deflected all but one of all 37 shots on his goal. His colleague on the other end Ilya Samsonov was tasked with 21 attempts and allowed 4 to roll past him. Washington Capitals are boasting a better H2H balance across the last five matches against New York Rangers, registering 3 victories, while losing 2 times in the process.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

New York Rangers Form

*Last 10 New York Rangers Games - 6:4:0

04-27-2022	04-26-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-19-2022	04-16-2022	04-13-2022	04-12-2022	04-09-2022	04-07-2022
3:4vs Montreal Canadiens	3:4vs Carolina Hurricanes	3:1@ Boston Bruins	3:6@ New York Islanders	3:0vs Winnipeg Jets	4:0vs Detroit Red Wings	0:4@ Philadelphia Flyers	2:4vs Carolina Hurricanes	5:1vs Ottawa Senators	3:0vs Pittsburgh Penguins

It wasn’t the best game for New York Rangers on 04/27, as they were defeated 3-4 by Montreal Canadiens on home ice. Frank Vatrano led the Rangers, ending with a point to his name. He was on the ice 16 minutes and 43 seconds and attempted 5 shots on the opposition’s goal. 1 of those found the way to the back of the net. Alexandar Georgiev had a busy night between the sticks and was bombarded with 24 shots, 4 of which ended in the back of his net. The Rangers’ balance across the most recent 10 showings stands at 6-4-0 and they are on a streak of L3. The franchise is 26-10-4, when performing on home ice throughout the season.

New York Rangers Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Igor Shesterkin

  Games Played:53

  Saves Percentage:0.935

  Shutouts:20
• Top Skater

  Artemi Panarin

  Games Played:75

  Goals:22

  Assists:74

New York Rangers Missing Players

NONE

Washington Capitals Form

*Last 10 Washington Capitals Games - 5:3:2

04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-20-2022	04-18-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-12-2022	04-10-2022
5:1@ New York Islanders	1:4vs New York Islanders	3:4vs Toronto Maple Leafs	0:2@ Arizona Coyotes	4:3@ Vegas Golden Knights	2:3@ Colorado Avalanche	4:8@ Montreal Canadiens	7:3@ Toronto Maple Leafs	9:2vs Philadelphia Flyers	4:2vs Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals met the New York Islanders on 04/28 away from home and the game finished in a heavy 5-1 defeat for them. Axel JonssonFjallby stood above the other Washington Capitals players, finishing the game with 1 point. He spent 10 minutes and 14 seconds skating and sent 2 shots on target. One of those made it past the netminder. Goalie Vitek Vanecek performed on poor level for the Washington Capitals, as he ended the clash with a 0.808 save percentage. Washington owns a 5-3-2 balance for the previous 10 meetings and as of now are on a streak of 2 consecutive defeats. When travelling they are 25-9-6 throughout the campaign.

Washington Capitals Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Ilya Samsonov

  Games Played:43

  Saves Percentage:0.896

  Shutouts:8
• Top Skater

  Alex Ovechkin

  Games Played:77

  Goals:50

  Assists:40

Washington Capitals Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
New York Rangers	0	2	1	3
Washington Capitals	0	2	0	2

New York RangersWashington Capitals

• Score

  3

  2

• PP Opportunities

  3

  6

• PP Goals

  0

  1

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

New York RangersvsWashington Capitals

• 1`10:54
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  Evgeny Kuznetsov2 minutes for High Sticking Dryden Hunt
• 1`12:29
  Frank Vatrano2 minutes for Slashing Lars Eller

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• 1`15:46
  Ryan Lindgren2 minutes for Roughing Nic Dowd

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• 1`15:46
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  Nic Dowd2 minutes for Roughing Ryan Lindgren
• 2`00:27
  Patrik Nemeth2 minutes for Holding Garnet Hathaway

  -
• 2`03:26
  Filip ChytilKaapo Kakko, Braden Schneider

  1-0
• 2`04:01
  1-1

  Justin SchultzTrevor van Riemsdyk
• 2`04:30
  Kevin Rooney2 minutes for Tripping Garnet Hathaway

  -
• 2`05:13
  1-2

  John CarlsonT.J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov
• 2`15:44
  Alexis LafreniereBraden Schneider, Ryan Strome

  2-2
• 2`19:03
  Ryan Strome2 minutes for Tripping Nick Jensen

  -
• 3`06:42
  Dryden HuntAdam Fox, Kaapo Kakko

  3-2
• 3`11:58
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  Nic Dowd2 minutes for Hooking Alexis Lafreniere
• 3`17:36
  Barclay Goodrow2 minutes for Hooking Dmitry Orlov

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Players Stats

New York Rangers

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Filip Chytil	C	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	40.00	12:25	01:15	00:00
Dryden Hunt	LW	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0.00	11:19	00:00	00:00
Alexis Lafreniere	LW	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	100.00	18:09	02:15	00:00
Braden Schneider	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.00	14:57	00:00	00:18
Kaapo Kakko	RW	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0.00	14:03	01:17	00:00
Ryan Strome	C	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	53.80	18:52	02:16	01:26
Adam Fox	D	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	22:58	02:17	03:39
Mika Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	71.40	16:52	02:23	04:02
Patrik Nemeth	D	0	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	16:57	00:00	01:12
Jacob Trouba	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	3	0	0.00	22:02	01:22	04:00
Jonny Brodzinski	RW	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	1	57.10	10:27	00:00	00:47
Barclay Goodrow	RW	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	87.50	17:04	01:16	03:02
Kevin Rooney	C	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	25.00	14:53	00:00	03:56
K'Andre Miller	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	1	0.00	21:33	00:00	03:56
Ryan Lindgren	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	18:45	00:00	03:30
Frank Vatrano	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.00	11:13	01:14	00:00
Chris Kreider	LW	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	100.00	16:08	02:20	03:24
Ryan Reaves	RW	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.00	10:40	00:00	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Alexandar Georgiev	GK	36	34	0.944	0	60:00

Washington Capitals

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
John Carlson	D	1	0	-1	0	4	1	2	4	0	0.00	24:52	07:21	01:16
Justin Schultz	D	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	0.00	19:25	06:09	00:06
T.J. Oshie	RW	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	3	0	33.30	19:12	07:02	00:40
Evgeny Kuznetsov	C	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6	1	47.10	20:14	07:22	00:27
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00	16:50	01:54	02:16
Dmitry Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	3	0.00	21:34	00:57	00:00
Marcus Johansson	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0.00	19:32	07:09	00:00
Johan Larsson	LW	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	11:18	00:00	00:00
Tom Wilson	RW	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	18:12	02:39	01:38
Nick Jensen	D	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	1	2	0.00	20:47	00:15	02:26
Nic Dowd	C	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	2	0	58.30	11:17	00:13	00:29
Anthony Mantha	RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	14:35	00:56	00:00
Garnet Hathaway	RW	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	1	0.00	10:10	00:00	01:17
Conor Sheary	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.00	14:06	00:41	00:00
Martin Fehervary	D	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	1	0.00	16:41	00:01	01:04
Axel JonssonFjallby	LW	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	09:47	00:00	00:44
Connor McMichael	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30.80	11:57	00:00	00:00
Lars Eller	C	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	3	2	26.30	15:53	00:15	01:57

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Ilya Samsonov	GK	33	30	0.909	0	57:38