Ryan Reaves was traded to the Minnesota Wild on November 23 after starting the season with the New York Rangers pointless after 12 games.
Reaves, now with 20 games under his belt for the Wild, is making his grand return to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
He is, of course, already talking about fighting his former teammates of just seven weeks ago.
By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals made the trip up to New York City to take on the Rangers for the first time this season and left with all the points.
Their 4-0 win over a Rangers team that had won eight of their last ten coming into the action sees the Caps currently in a playoff spot in the East and is their tenth victory in the month of December.
What a great team effort.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
The Washington Capitals finally played their first game of the season against the New York Rangers and earned a very impactful regulation win.
Marcus Johansson opened up scoring with a power-play goal, cleaning up a loose puck in the paint. In the second, Erik Gustafsson was the late guy on a rush attack, and before the period was up Lars Eller added a skill goal from the slot.
Conor Sheary got a shorty – no jokes, please – and that was that.
Caps win! Darcy Kuemper shutout!
By Peter Hassett 1 month ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers game on December 27, 2022.
The Washington Capitals are back from their holiday break and their first test will be against the New York Rangers. Done is Alex Ovechkin’s history (for now). This game is a big one. The Capitals and Rangers are seperated by one point in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers have 43 and the Capitals have 42.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is a few minutes after 7 pm.
Ryan Reaves is no longer a New York Ranger and is headed to the Minnesota Wild.
The trade news was first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on Twitter.
Acquired in July of 2021 after Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson caused absolute mayhem in the Rangers organization, Reaves will depart New York without fighting Wilson a single time.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 months ago
