Nobody needs the reminder that the race in the Metropolitan division is very close. In fact, five points separate the division’s top five teams. The Rangers are hosting the Capitals tonight and both teams are coming off, not just the holiday break, but some pretty stinging losses.
The Rangers will want to win tonight to get ahead in the standings, but also to give them a win before they hit the road for their next five games. Might be a little hard since they’ve decided to keep Henrik Lundqvist out of the lineup. The Capitals? They will want to win because they are the best team of all time and I do not like when they lose. But, no bias here.
The game is at 8PM and NBCSN will have your TV coverage. Very important human, Chris from the comments, will have your recap. Wednesday Night Rivalry. Again.
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Record | 19-13-4 | 22-13-2 |
Shot Attempt % | 45.7% | 48.3% |
PDO | 101.8 | 101.4 |
Power Play | 19.8% | 19.1% |
Penalty Kill | 83.2% | 78.9% |
It’s lookin’ like Alex Chiasson will be on the fourth line for Chandler Stephenson. Thanks to Callie Caplan with the Washington Post who is tweetin’ for Isabelle today!
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Burakovsky – Eller – Connolly
DSP – Beagle – Chiasson
Orlov – Niskanen
Djoos – Carlson
Orpik – Bowey
Grubauer
Bit of a crazy stat.. #Caps are 10th in the league in scoring (3.03 goals/game) but last in shots per game (28.5).. #ALLCAPS
— Rob Carlin (@RobCarlinNBCS) December 27, 2017
Our boy Pete broke it down a bit more…
Yeah, this is wild.
21st in 5v5 shot attempts
28th in 5v5 unblocked
31st in 5v5 on-goal
19th in 5v5 high danger
16th in 5v5 scoring chances
24th in 5v5 expected goals
10th in 5v5 goals
3rd in 5v5 shooting % https://t.co/4445nCJlY0— Peter Hassett (@peterhassett) December 27, 2017
Here are a couple GIFs from Pete Blackburn reminding you how great this tournament is, so make sure you tune in.
HERE TO PARTY pic.twitter.com/wPgo0ZtAYE
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 26, 2017
Nobody’s having a better time than this guy pic.twitter.com/xYf46yvon0
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 26, 2017
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Rangers
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