February 4 vs Rangers at Masison Square Garden Time: 7:00TV: NBCSWRadio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7 fm
Washington Capitals 6-1-3New York Rangers 3-4-2Caps anticipated lines:Ovechkin 8 - Backstrom 19 - Wilson 43
Vrana 13 - Oshie 77 - Panik 14
Hagelin 62 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21
- Sgarbossa 23 - Sprong 10Chara 33 - Carlson 74
Dillon 4 - Van Riemsdyk 57
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
Siegenthaler 34 Vanecek 41PP1: Vrana, Backstrom, Oshie, Ovechkin, Carlson
PP2: Wilson, Sgarbossa, Panik, Sprong, Chara
scratched:
Carr
Pinho- IR
Eller- IR concussion
Schultz- IR puck to face
Sheary- IR lower body
Kuznetsov and Samsonov still on covid protocol
Rangers anticipated lines:Kreider 20 - Zibanejad 93 - Buchnevich 89
Panarin 10 - Strome 16 - Kakko 24
Lafreniere 13 - Howden 21 - Giuseppe 33
Lemieux 48 - Rooney 17 - Gauthier 12
Lindgren 55 - Fox 23
Miller 79 - Trouba 8
Hajek 25 - Bitetto 22
Shesterkin 31
tonight's zebrasreferees:Wes McCauley 4 Peter MacDougall 38
linesmen:Ryan Daisy 81 Conor O'Donnell 41
Caps have a rare spot in this seasons schedule, they play the Rangers once at MSG which is also their only game in a 5 day stretch
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-take-quick-trip-to-manhattan/c-321063106scoring summary 1st period:
Strome from Fox and Panarin at 1:41
2nd period:
Bitetto from Rooney at 9:15
Hagelin from Hathaway and Sgarbossa at 18:57
3rd period:
Strome from Panarin and Kakko at 7:55
Ovechkin from Backstrom at 11:01
Buchnevich ENG from Zibanejad and Panrin at 19:33Caps lose 4-2