It’s a divisive time in America, but if Rangers fans and Devils fans can agree on something this important, then surely there is some hope.
During Monday’s game at Prudential Center, fans of the Rangers (31-35-13) and Devils (30-40-10) joined forces to chant an affirmation that will ring true through the ages: they both suck.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The Sunday afternoon matinee between the Capitals and the New York Rangers ended up being a huge deal for NBC.
According to NBC Sports PR, Sunday’s Capitals-Rangers game averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 1.336 million viewers. This means that the game ranked as NBC’s most-watched NHL Regular Season game in over a year, excluding outdoor games. (2/18/18, Philadelphia/NY Rangers, 1.360 million viewers)
By Elyse Bailey 5 months ago
This past weekend I concluded my planned arena visits for the season.
I saw the Capitals vs New York Islanders at NYCB Live on March 1 and then stuck around to see the Caps play the New York Rangers on March 3.
Earlier in the season, I was also able to see the Capitals play the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in October (but please forgive me, I wiped that horrendous game out of my memory and forgot to write my review).
Let’s discuss why you should go see some hockey in New York.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals blitzed through another Metropolitan Division foe in New York as they took down the Rangers 3-2 in a shootout. The win catapulted the Capitals back into first place within the division…for now.
The Caps out-shot the Rangers 39 to 24.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals spent their Sunday afternoon in midtown Manhattan, playing an uneven game against the Rangers. There was a lot of good and new stuff in Washington’s game, but also way too much of the same old silliness.
The Caps – and tell me if you’ve heard this one before – allowed the game’s first goal in the first minute, with a defensive turnover setting up Ryan Strome. The third line responded with a goal from Carl Hagelin, his first for Washington. Halfway into the first period, Andre Burakovsky got the fourth line involved, turning a commanding carry-in into the go-ahead goal.
That lead disappeared late in the second period, when the Caps couldn’t beat Georgiev and then Pavel Buchnevich was left open. A tight third period gave us no decision, so off we went to overtime, which was bad for my hypertension and told us nothing new.
Shootout bullets!
Caps win.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
Forward Carl Hagelin joined the Caps prior to the deadline via the Los Angeles Kings. A talented player without much of a scoring touch, Hagelin nonetheless didn’t need long to score his first goal as a Cap in his fifth game in the uniform — against his former team to boot.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals find themselves today in New York, New York, the city so nice you don’t even notice how all of midtown smells like piss. The hockey Rangers were active sellers at the deadline, so the roster they’ve got left over isn’t exactly fearsome. Let’s see how the Caps adjust their effort levels to play down to lesser competition!
It’s a nooner, people. Puck drop’s at MSG at around 12:30 AM. Stream the game from your devices on the My Teams app. I’m Peter and I’ll do the recap thang for your pleasure.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals returned home from their extended road trip and took down the New York Rangers in overtime 6-5. It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but a win is a win.
The Caps out-shot the Rangers 35 to 31.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals have finally returned home to Capital One Arena, and their first game back was a qualified triumph over the New York Rangers.
The game kicked off quickly with a goal from Chris Kreider in the first 21 seconds. The Capitals looked sleepy as heck. But, Nicklas Backstrom saved the day with a goal late in the period. Only 21 seconds after that (a theme here), Michal Kempny scored a five-hole from the slot and gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead.
Tom Wilson scored his third power play goal of the season, but Brady Skjei scored a weird one for the Rangers to finish the second period with the Capitals up 3-2.
Once again, a quick goal from the Rangers tied the score at 3-3. Nic Dowd clearly didn’t want to lose this game, so he scored his sixth goal of the season. This was a game for those named Nick/Nic because Nicklas Backstrom tallied his second of the game for the boys in red. The Rangers tied it 5-5 with a couple goals to bring the game to overtime.
A final goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov in overtime secured two points for the Capitals. To be honest, the goal might have been from Ovechkin….but as Kuzy said after the game, “It doesn’t matter”.
Caps win 6-5 (OT).
By Elyse Bailey 5 months ago
In his pregame media availability, head coach Todd Reirden has confirmed that defender Nick Jensen will make his debut as a Washington Capital in today’s game against the New York Rangers.
Jensen will initially pair with Brooks Orpik, replacing Christian Djoos in the lineup.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
