The Washington Capitals will face off against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round playoff series on April 21, 2024, at 3:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Capitals as +195 underdogs and the Rangers as -238 favorites. Currently, 69% of moneyline bets are on the Capitals, while the Rangers have garnered 31% of the bets. The total for the game is set at 5.5. Don't miss this exciting matchup between two formidable teams in the NHL. For more on today's game check out the comprehensive statistics, betting odds, and trends below. Be sure to check out all our free NHL picks here.
NHL
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
Team Records
WAS
Team Records
NYR
40-31-11 Overall 55-23-4 4-5 Shootout 4-3 4-6 Overtime 8-1 22-12-7 Home 30-11-0 18-19-4 Road 25-12-4 25-18-7 EAS 34-14-2 15-13-4 WES 21-9-2 9-9-6 ATL 16-6-2 16-9-1 MET 18-8-0 5-8-3 CEN 11-4-1 10-5-1 PAC 10-5-1 20-2-11 ≤1 23-4-4 12-24-0 ≥3 24-14-0 4-3-1 Oct 7-2-0 8-3-1 Nov 9-2-1 5-5-4 Dec 9-5-0 5-7-1 Jan 5-7-2 5-4-2 Feb 10-1-0 9-5-1 Mar 10-3-1 4-4-1 Apr 5-3-0 Team Stats
WAS
Team Stats
NYR
216 Goals For 278 252 Goals Agst 226 2.78 PP For GM 3 .57 PP Goals GM .79 20.61 PP% 26.42 2.84 PP Agst GM 2.83 .60 PP Agst Goals GM .44 78.97 PK% 84.48 7.7 PIM GM 9.4 7.4 oPIM GM 10.4 Goalies
C. Lindgren
I. Shesterkin
50 GP 55 48 GS 55 25-16-7 W-L-T/O 36-17-2 127 Goals Allowed 141 2.67 GAA 2.58 1431 Shots Against 1606 .911 SV% .912 6 SO 4 29 Quality Starts 32 .604 QS% .582 6 Bad Starts 10 92 Goals All.% 91 11.32 Goals Sv Above Avg 14.24 Recent Starts
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
12/17/21
DALHoltby
ML N/AW4-1
TOTAL N/A1 27 26 .963 12/14/21
DALOettinger
ML N/AW4-1
TOTAL N/A1 34 33 .971 12/11/21
MONAllen
ML N/AW4-1
TOTAL N/A1 23 22 .957 12/9/21
DETGreiss
ML N/AW6-2
TOTAL N/A2 31 29 .935 12/7/21
FLAKnight
ML N/AW4-3
TOTAL N/A3 37 34 .919
Date
Opp
W/L
GA
SA
SV
SV%
5/3/22
PITDomingue
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A4 83 79 .952 4/26/22
CARKochetkov
ML N/AL3-4
TOTAL N/A4 36 32 .889 4/23/22
BOSUllmark
ML N/AL1-3
TOTAL N/A3 35 32 .914 4/19/22
WPGComrie
ML N/AW3-0
TOTAL N/A0 31 31 1.000 4/16/22
DETGreiss
ML N/AW4-0
TOTAL N/A0 20 20 1.000 Betting Trends
WAS
Betting Trends
NYR
OVERALL OVERALL 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2.67 Avg Score 2.67 1 Avg Opp Score 2 AWAY HOME 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 2 Avg Score 2.67 2 Avg Opp Score 2
WAS
Betting Trends
NYR
OVERALL OVERALL 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 2.4 Avg Score 3 1.6 Avg Opp Score 2.4 AWAY HOME 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-1-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 2 Avg Score 3.4 3.2 Avg Opp Score 2.2
WAS
Betting Trends
NYR
OVERALL OVERALL 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 2.1 Avg Score 3.6 2.8 Avg Opp Score 3 AWAY HOME 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 3-7-0 2.2 Avg Score 3.6 3.2 Avg Opp Score 3 Head to Head
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