Most of the time the New York Rangers’ Ryan Reaves is a supreme annoyance to Caps fans but on Tuesday night during Game Four he trolled the mess out of Carolina Hurricanes right wing defenseman Tony DeAngelo and then laughed in his face.
Everyone liked that.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals could not end their regular season on a high note as they fell to the New York Rangers 3-2 inside of Madison Square Garden. The next time we see the Caps on ice will be in Florida for Game One of the first round.
Playoff time.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals wrapped up their regular season with an MSG matchup against the New York Rangers. 15 games on tap around the league and plenty still to solve in terms of playoff matchups.
No score in the first frame. Filip Chytil slipped a shot by Ilya Samsonov to open the scoring. Justin Schultz tallied on the next shift to tie the game back up. John Carlson blasted the Caps into the lead with a power-play strike. Alexis Lafreniere finished the high-scoring second with a goal to tie it once more.
Dryden Hunt with the game-winner.
Rangers beat Capitals 3-2.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals will have their final opportunity to move up in the Eastern Conference on the final day of their regular season. A win and a Pittsburgh regulation loss mean the Caps avoid the Florida Panthers in the first round.
No Alex Ovechkin again and no Nicklas Backstrom either. Ilya Samsonov will be the starter in net.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Here is today’s Daily Deals.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The New York Rangers are the Washington Capitals’ final opponent of the season and the result of the regular-season finale will have major implications on whether they meet again in the playoffs or not. If the Caps can take two points from the Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in regulation, this will be a preview of a first-round series.
According to NHL.com’s Dan Rosen, forwards Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp will be sitting the fixture out as they recover from nagging injuries. Rosen also reports that potential Hart Trophy finalist, goaltender Igor Shesterkin will be sitting on the bench as backup to Alexandar Georgiev.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals returned from their week off and immediately got handed a lopsided 4-1 defeat by the New York Rangers.
So, uh what do they do now?
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals returned from their six-day break by dropping a road game to the New York Rangers. The Caps played fine, I guess, but save once they couldn’t beat New York goalie Igor Shesterkin.
Mika Zibanejad scored first thanks to a sharp drop pass from Alexis Lafreniere, who scored in the second period after a failed clear by TJ Oshie. Chris Krieder made it 3-0 in the third after another failed clearing attempt. Barclay Goodrow made it 4-0 on the rush.
As a blessing to you directly, Alex Ovechkin chipped a goal to end the shutout with one minute left.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals are back after a week off to take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Caps will do so with two key veteran players that are making their return from injury.
TJ Oshie, after missing the last 14 games due to an upper-body injury, is back along with defenseman Justin Schultz. Both players skated during every practice this week.
Tonight’s matchup against the Rangers is Washington’s first since beating New York 5-1 on Opening Night. Alex Ovechkin had four points (2g 2a) in that blowout victory.
Capitals legend Henrik Lundqvist had his jersey retired by the New York Rangers on Friday ahead of the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild. The Rangers said Lundqvist would receive the honor two hours after he officially announced his retirement on August 20.
Lundqvist became the eleventh Rangers player in franchise history to have his jersey retired. Hank joined Ed Giacomin’s no. 1, Brian Leetch’s no. 2, Harry Howell’s no. 3, Rod Gilbert’s no. 7, Andy Bathgate’s no. 9, Adam Graves’ no. 9, Vic Hadfield’s no. 11, Mark Messier’s no. 11, Jean Ratelle’s no. 19, and Mike Richter’s no. 35 up in the rafters.
“April 2001 – the first time I set foot in [Madison Square Garden],” Lundqvist said during his speech. “I was drafted the year before. I was here to watch get a glimpse to play in the NHL and be a New York Ranger. I remember I left with a lot in my mind. This place both scared me and inspired me at the same time. People were so passionate, so intense. They cared about the team, the game. The competitor in me absolutely loved it.”
Lundqvist would go on to post a 459-310-96 record with a .918 save percentage and a 2.43 goals against average during his 15-year career in New York.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
Welcome back to the bedlam that is Capitals hockey and this series of posts.
We embark upon the sixth season that will feature numbers of the sunrise variety. Join me as we traverse the many diverging canals of a full 82 game season on the statistical gondola of truth.
The Caps got off to a hot start in an emotional opener, smacking the New York Rangers 5-1.
By Chris Cerullo 12 months ago
