The Washington Capitals will face off against the New York Rangers in Game 2 of their first round playoff series in the NHL's Eastern Conference on April 23, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Capitals are the underdogs with +230 odds, while the Rangers are the favorites with -285 odds. In terms of early betting action, the Capitals have 6% of moneyline bets, while the Rangers have 94%. The initial total of 5.5 has seen 20% of bets on the under and 80% on the over. It's sure to be an exciting matchup between these two rivals. New York comes into Capitals vs Rangers Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead after they dominated the opening game of this series. The Rangers won the first game of this best-of-seven affair by a score of 4-1 at Madison Square Garden. In that game, Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist to help the Rangers build a 3-0 lead through three goals in the second period, a lead that the blueshirts would never relinquish. As for this game, we expect more dominance from the Rangers on their home ice. New York is now 31-11 at home on the season between the regular season and playoffs, winning nearly three-quarters of their games at the world's most famous arena. Look for the Rangers to win this game and to cover the puckline as a favorite for the second game in a row against a Capitals team that is lucky just to have made the postseason as the final Wild Card team in the Eastern Conference. Stay informed with the most recent NHL news and our analytics-driven NHL picks and predictions all season long.NHL
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Team Records
WAS Team Records NYR 51-22-9 Overall 39-36-7 2-3 Shootout 1-0 6-6 Overtime 3-7 26-9-6 Home 19-19-3 25-13-3 Road 20-17-4 32-14-4 EAS 25-22-3 19-8-5 WES 14-14-4 15-5-4 ATL 13-9-2 17-9-0 MET 12-13-1 7-5-4 CEN 6-7-3 12-3-1 PAC 8-7-1 16-4-9 ≤1 14-10-7 23-10-0 ≥3 17-17-0 7-2-0 Oct 6-2-1 10-4-1 Nov 7-7-0 8-4-1 Dec 3-10-0 9-1-4 Jan 8-3-3 4-2-2 Feb 5-4-0 9-4-1 Mar 6-6-3 4-5-0 Apr 4-4-0 Team Stats
WAS Team Stats NYR 286 Goals For 255 229 Goals Agst 255 2.7 PP For GM 2.56 .63 PP Goals GM .45 23.53 PP% 17.62 2.91 PP Agst GM 2.91 .52 PP Agst Goals GM .57 82.01 PK% 80.33 9.5 PIM GM 8.4 8.9 oPIM GM 7.6 Goalies
C. Lindgren I. Shesterkin 6 GP 9 6 GS 9 3-3-0 W-L-T/O 6-2-1 16 Goals Allowed 20 2.70 GAA 2.22 154 Shots Against 299 .896 SV% .933 0 SO 1 3 Quality Starts 7 .500 QS% .778 1 Bad Starts 1 102 Goals All.% 66 -0.31 Goals Sv Above Avg 10.46 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 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-0-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 1.67 Avg Score 3.67 1.67 Avg Opp Score 1 AWAY HOME 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-0-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 1.67 Avg Score 3.67 3 Avg Opp Score 1 WAS Betting Trends NYR OVERALL OVERALL 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 2.2 Avg Score 2.8 2.2 Avg Opp Score 2.2 AWAY HOME 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-1-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 1.8 Avg Score 3.4 2.8 Avg Opp Score 1.8 WAS Betting Trends NYR OVERALL OVERALL 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 2 Avg Score 3.7 2.9 Avg Opp Score 2.9 AWAY HOME 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 5-5-0 ATS W/L/P 3-7-0 2.1 Avg Score 3.5 2.9 Avg Opp Score 2.9 Head to Head
Teams Last 10
Apr 23, 2024 07:00 PM
VS
Open
Current
Book
WAS
NYR
WAS
NYR
Consensus
+215
-274
+231
-292
Open
Current
Book
WAS
NYR
WAS
NYR
Consensus
+1.5 -118
-1.5 +108
+1.5 -118
-1.5 -104
Open
Current
Book
Over
Under
Over
Under
Consensus
5.5 +105
5.5 -125
5.5 -105
5.5 -118
April 24, 2025
