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The Rangers’ Game-Winning Goal Was Offsides

When Rick Nash scored the Rangers’ third goal — the eventual game-winner in their 4-2 defeat of the Washington Capitals — I noticed that the zone entry on that play was far from crisp. Nash lost handle of the puck around the left faceoff circle on the Caps’ side of neutral zone and then had to reach back to gather it back. He pushed the puck towards the blue line, and it slowly rolled as Nash was entering the offensive zone. He then fired a shot using John Carlson as a screen and beat Braden Holtby — the goal Peter described as a “back-breaker” in his recap.

Further review clearly shows: Nash was offsides on the play. It should’ve been blown dead.

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Alex Ovechkin Sensationally Side-Steps Defense, Scores on Henrik Lundquvist (GIF)

The Washington Capitals lost to the New York Rangers tonight, but dammit, the Caps gave them one hell of a fight in the third. Down 3-0, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a pretty seven-hole goal. Then Alex Ovechkin brought Washington within one after a power-play goal from The Ovi Spot.

Normally those goals are boring– if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ’em all. But not this one. Let me explain.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Rangers beat Caps 4-2, RIP Points Streak

Photo: Alex Trautwig

On Tuesday night, some of the Washington Capitals must have put on their kerchiefs and others their caps to settle in for a long winter’s nap. That would have been fine, but there was an NHL game scheduled against Metropolitan rivals, the New York Rangers. The Caps were not good for forty minutes and desperate for the remainder.

Rick Nash got a goal on the rush in the first period, and Martin St. Louis made it 2-0 with a wide-open, wide-angle shot on a second-period power play. Rick Nash scored a back-breaker in the third period, but Kuznetsov tied a rope around the Caps and hung them from a prison ceiling and then they were fine in time for the final act. Alex Ovechkin put an Ovi shot from the Ovi spot in the net to make it a one-goal game with less than ten minutes remaining.

Dumb penalties from Backstrom and Chimera neutered the Caps’ comeback attempt. Martin St. Louis converted a late-game power-play for the Rags. Sad trombone.

Rangers beat Caps 4-2. RIP Points Streak.

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By Peter Hassett 5 years ago

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Watch This Rangers Fan Give Alex Ovechkin a Piece of His Mind (GIF)

The New York Rangers have played physical with Alex Ovechkin all night long. There was no play that illustrated that better than after this first period whistle.

Two Blueshirts bee-lined to the Russian machine. Ovechkin responded with a big shove back, causing one Rangers fan to nearly blow a gasket and literally explode an artery.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Caps at Rangers Pregame: We Won’t Go Until We Get Some

Chag Sameach, homies. We’ve got one more game before everyone shuts down for holiday silliness. Problem is– this game’s against the big bad New York Rangers. The Caps and the Rangers are pretty much in the same spot in the standings, so this game will factor big when it comes to sorting the Metro teams.

Join us, won’t you, on CSN for a 7 PM bout at Madison Square Garden. Bring the figgy pudding and adult egg nog. We won’t go until we get some. We won’t go until we get some. We won’t go until we get some. So score us some goals.

Team	Record	Possession	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	17-10-6	50.9%	99.9	25.3%	77.8%
New York Rangers	17-10-4	49.8%	101.7	15.8%	82.3%

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By Peter Hassett 5 years ago

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PuckBuddys Game of the Week: New York Rangers, Plus a Chat With Joe Fortunato

Sad Lundqvist is sad.

‘Tis the holiday season and we’re just going to go ahead and assume you’ve all been enjoying the pretty presents being handed out by our Capitals. Greenie going great, Ovi being unbelieoviable, Nicky being all under-stated and awesomely Swedie and such; Brooks and Braden and Beags and every other present that we really really REALLY want this year. (You know which one, Santa.)

We want those sweet, sweet holiday goodies to keep flowing – so no being naughty for us! At least until it’s safe to be smug jerks again. Thus we dispense with the reminders of the smelly awfulness of the Rags (we’re being nice!) and introduce you instead to Joe Fortunato, resident smarty and managing editor at Blueshirt Banter, for his thoughts on tonight’s tilt.

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By Doug Johnson 5 years ago

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