Game Thread: Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Washington Capitals
Overall record: 22-18-8, 52 points (54.2%)
Road record: 8-10-4
Last 10: 2-4-4
Streak: -3
GFA: 2.77
GAA: 2.92
PP%: 24.1%
PK%: 80.1%
Projected lineup:
L1: Brooks Laich - Mikhail Grabovski - Alexander Ovechkin
L2: Eric Fehr - Nicklas Backstrom - Troy Brouwer
L3: Jason Chimera - Marcus Johansson - Joel Ward
L4: Martin Erat - Jay Beagle - Tom Wilson
D1: Karl Alzner - John Carlson
D2: Dmitri Orlov - Mike Green
D3: John Erskine - Connor Carrick
G: Phillipp Grubauer

New York Rangers
Overall record: 26-21-3, 55 points (55%)
Home record: 11-11-3
Last 10: 7-2-1
Streak: +2
GFA: 2.42
GAA: 2.50
PP%: 21%
PK%:84.2%
Projected lineup:
L1: Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - Rick Nash
L2: Carl Hagelin - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan
L3: Benoit Pouliot - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello
L4: Brian Boyle - Dominic Moore - Dan Carcillo
D1: Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
D2: Marc Staal - Anton Stralman
D3: John Moore - Michael Del Zotto
G: Henrik Lundqvist

Series notes
All-time: Capitals lead series 94-82-6
Season: Rangers lead series 2-1
Last meeting: 12/27/2013 @ Verizon Center, Rangers won 3-2

Doob's take: 2 teams going in different directions. Not too long ago, Capitals looked like they had a firm grip on 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division. Now they find themselves in 5th place and on the outside of the playoff picture. Rangers looked hopeless and inconsistent, now they're clicking on all cylinders and find themselves in 3rd place of the Metro Div. Way these teams are playing I'm compelled to pick the Rangers to win this 4-2.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

 

[Pastafazul]

nice job doobs, i will make my call on 2nites game by 10 pm

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Just gonna add to this.



Team Statistics:

GP: 50| W: 26 | L: 21 | OTL: 3 | PTS: 55 | ROW: 23
Division: 3rd (Metro) | Home Record: 11-11-3 | Away Record: 15-10-0 | S/O: 3-2
Last Ten: 7-2-1 | Streak: Won 2

Goals Per Game: 2.42 (23rd)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.50 (13th)
Goal Differential: -3 (14th)
PP Efficiency: 21.0% (7th)
PK Efficiency: 84.2% (9th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.8% (16th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Brad Richards, Mats Zuccarello (13)
Assists: Brad Richards (23)
Points: Brad Richards (36)
+/-: Chris Kreider (+13)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (103)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Ryan McDonagh (24:42)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (19:06)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin / Brad Richards "A" / Ryan Callahan "C"
Benoit Pouliot / Derick Brassard / Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle / Dominic Moore / Daniel Carcillo

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi "A"
Marc Staal "A"/ Anton Strålman
Michael Del Zotto / John Moore

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist

GP: 37 | W: 16 | L: 17 | OT: 3
GA: 90 | SV%: .914 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 3


Healthy Scratches:

Justin Falk


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[F] Derek Dorsett [IR] — Broken fibula; Out 4-6 weeks








Team Statistics:

GP: 48 | W: 22 | L: 18 | OTL: 8 | PTS: 52 | ROW: 14
Division: 5th (Metro)| Home Record: 14-8-3 | Away Record: 8-10-4 | S/O: 8-6
Last Ten: 2-4-4 | Streak: Lost 2

Goals Per Game: 2.77 (13th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.92 (20th)
Goal Differential: -5 (15th)
PP Efficiency: 24.1% (3rd)
PK Efficiency: 80.1% (19th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.5% (18th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Alex Ovechkin (34)
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (37)
Points: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom (48)
+/-: Steve Olesky (+7)
PIM: Tom Wilson (94)
TOI/G (Defenseman): John Carlson (24:32)
TOI/G (Forward): Alex Ovechkin (21:02)


Starting Lineup:^

Alex Ovechkin "C" / Brooks Laich "A" / Mikhail Grabovski
Eric Fehr / Nicklas Backstrom "A" / Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera / Joel Ward / Marcus Johansson
Martin Erat / Tom Wilson / Jay Beagle

Mike Green "A" / Dmitry Orlov
John Erskine / Connor Carrick
Karl Alzner / John Carlson


^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

TBD

GP: 0 | W: 0 | L: 0 | OT: 0
GA: 0 | SV%: .000 | GAA: 0.00 | SO: 0

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

N/A


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[D] Jack Hillen [IR] — Right tibia surgery; Out 4-6 months

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Game time folks!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Nice move by Nash, Rangers up 1-0 early.

 

[Pastafazul]

rangers on a roll

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Yeah Pasta, this has all the looks of a beat down.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Props Ranger fans, your team is playing great.

 

[David_son]

Team looked good. Didn't like all the zone time the Caps had they need to get the puck out. Also Hank looked like he tweaked something so we might be seeing more Cam.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Team looked good. Didn't like all the zone time the Caps had they need to get the puck out. Also Hank looked like he tweaked something so we might be seeing more Cam.

Sorry to hear about Hank. Good thing they got Cam.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

3 wins in a row!!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

3 wins in a row!!

They've certainly found a groove.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

They've certainly found a groove.

And one I don't see them losing anytime soon.