Rangers vs Capitals - Open Game Thread
The Rangers take on Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
Washington Capitals lineup
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Justin Williams
Jason Chimera - Jay Beagle - Tom Wilson
Brooks Laich - Michael Latta - Andre Burakovsky
Defensemen
Matt Niskanen - Karl Alzner
Dmitry Orlov - Taylor Chorney
Goaltender
Injuries
Brooks Orpik (lower body)
Scratched
Connor Carrick, Stanislav Galiev
New York Rangers lineup
Forwards
J.T. Miller - Derick Brassard - Rick Nash
Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - Jesper Fast
Tanner Glass - Kevin Hayes - Mats Zuccarello
Oscar Lindberg - Dominic Moore - Emerson Etem
Defensemen
Goaltender
Injuries
Dan Girardi (knee), Kevin Klein (oblique), Antti Raanta (head)
Scratched
Stats Matchup
| GP | Record | Home | Away | Last 10 | G/GP | GA/GP | PP% | PK% | PIM/GP | S/GP | SA/GP | FO% | |
| Capitals | 31 | 23-6-2 | 13-3-1 | 10-3-1 | 8-1-1 | 3.03 | 2.16 | 25.0 | 84.1 | 8.5 | 30.2 | 27.8 | 50.1 |
| Rangers | 34 | 19-11-4 | 13-4-1 | 6-7-3 | 3-5-2 | 2.85 | 2.41 | 21.7 | 83.0 | 9.0 | 27.9 | 31.0 | 49.7 |