Washington Capitals vs. N.Y. Rangers Prediction, Preview, and Odds
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A pair of Metropolitan Division teams looking to pick up a victory coming out of the Christmas break take the ice in the Big Apple. The Washington Capitals are on the road as they make the trip to take on the New York Rangers Wednesday night. Washington fell 2-1 in a shootout to the Lightning at home in their previous contest Saturday night. New York earned a 4-3 overtime win at home over Buffalo in their previous contest Saturday night. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Capitals own a 6-4 advantage, including a 4-0 home victory in the first matchup this season back on December 9.
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Washington Capitals Looking to Extend Point Streak to Five Games
Washington fell in a shootout to Tampa Bay in their previous contest but managed to secure a point for the fourth straight game Saturday night. The Capitals entered Wednesday 17-9-5 on the season and stood fourth in the Metropolitan Division, eight points behind the Rangers for the top spot. They were one point back of the Flyers for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the division. They held the top wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Washington is 31 in the league in goals per game with 2.39 goals per contest on the year. The Capitals are 6 in the league in goals against as they allow an average of 2.68 goals per contest. Washington is 29 in the league in power play success as they have converted 12.4% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Capitals are tied for 9 in penalty killing as they successfully navigate through 82.7% of their shorthanded situations this season.
Against Tampa Bay, Washington struggled offensively and that proved to be their undoing as they ended up falling in a shootout. The Capitals held a 13-11 edge in shots on goal in the opening period of play but trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard after 20 minutes of action. In the second period, Washington held a 10-5 advantage in shots on goal and tallied the lone marker of the period to even things up at the second intermission. Anthony Mantha tallied his 10 goal of the season at 2:01 off assists from Nick Jensen and Aliaksei Proteas to knot the game at one. In the third period, Washington held a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal with neither team denting the twine, keeping the game even at one at the end of regulation. During overtime, Washington held a 5-2 edge in shots on goal with neither team scoring, pushing things to the shootout. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the opening round of the shootout for the Capitals but Tampa Bay tallied in rounds two and four to send Washington to defeat. Charlie Lindgren made 19 saves for the Capitals, who held a 34-20 edge in shots on goal, in the loss. Darcy Kuemper likely gets the call between the pipes for this contest.
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New York Rangers Seeking to Extend Metropolitan Lead
New York won for the fourth time in five games as they managed to take down Buffalo in overtime at home Saturday night. The Rangers entered Tuesday 23-8-1 on the year and held a six-point lead over the Islanders for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division. New York entered Tuesday tied for 12 in the league with an average of 3.34 goals per game. The Rangers are eighth by allowing 2.75 goals per game this season. New York is first when it comes to success with the man advantage as they have converted 31.1% of their power play opportunities this season. The Rangers are tied for 4 in the league by successfully navigating 85.7% of their shorthanded situations on the season.
Against Buffalo, the Rangers let a couple leads slip away in regulation before putting the game in the win column with an overtime tally to send the fans home happy ahead of the holidays. The Rangers held a 13-9 advantage in shots on goal in the opening period and skated off with a 2-1 lead on the scoreboard. Ryan Lindgren opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at 7:19 off assists from Jonny Brodzinski and Nick Bonino. Later in the period, Artemi Panarin made it a 2-0 game with his 18 goal of the season, on the power play, at 15:35 off an assist from Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers gave up a goal late in the period to narrow the margin to one. In the second period, In the second period, New York was outshot 11-10 with each team scoring once to maintain a 3-2 edge at the second intermission. After giving up a goal to tie the game, Zibanejad gave the Rangers the lead with his 13 goal of the season at 7:13 off assists from Chris Kreider and Blake Wheeler. In the third period, New York held a 9-7 edge in shots on goal but was outscored 1-0 to send the game to overtime knotted a three. During the extra session, the Rangers were outshot 3-1 but scored the game-winning goal to skate away with the victory. Kreider tallied his 17 goal of the season at 2:28 off assists from Zibanejad and Adam Fox to earn the win for New York. Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves for the Rangers, who held a 33-30 advantage in shots on goal, in the win. He likely will be between the pipes for this contest as well.
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A pair of division rivals means that this game won’t be lacking in intensity. Washington is trying to climb in the playoff picture while the Rangers are intent on bouncing back from that loss to the Capitals earlier this month on the road. Washington is still struggling to put the puck in the net with any kind of consistency offensively as they are second-worst in the league in goals per game. That could be tough against a Rangers team that has been pretty solid in their own end of the ice and who boasts a pair of goaltenders that are capable of stifling opposing teams from denting the twine. New York is at home here and that helps work in their favor. Panarin, Zibanejad and Kreider lead the way as the Rangers skate away with the victory.
Prediction: New York Rangers -1.5 (+116)
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Washington comes in having seen the under post a 21-9-1 mark in their 31 games this season entering Wednesday night’s action. The Capitals have seen an average total of 5.06 goals per game this season though that number climbs to an average of 5.47 goals a game on the road this season. New York has seen the under post a 15-15-2 mark in their 32 games so far this season heading into this game. The average total in their games this season is 6.09 goals per game and that number climbs to an average of 6.53 goals per game on home ice. With a couple of stout defensive teams and a sputtering Capitals’ offense, this game winds up falling short of the total.
Prediction: Under 6.5
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