Washington Capitals: A look at the final six games

Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports

at New York Rangers

Following the game on Saturday, the Caps will travel to New York to take on the Rangers in a two game series at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have given the Caps fits all season long as the Caps are 2-4-0 against the Blueshirts this season.

The Caps dropped the first game at The Garden 4-2 on February 4. They then dropped one on the 20th on home ice by a final of 4-1. The Caps got their first win against the Rangers on March 19 in a game that saw them trail 1-0 until there were two clutch third period goals by Ovechkin.

The Caps would lose to the Rangers the next night 3-1 but would get payback on the 28th with a 5-4 win over the Rangers. Tom Wilson (twice), Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and T.J. Oshie all scored for the boys in red.

Their next meeting two days later resulted in a 5-2 loss to the Rangers. Like I said, these are opponents the Caps shouldn’t take lightly. Look out for Mika Zibanejad who has been known as a Caps killer including last season when he had a five goal game.

The Caps will play the Rangers on Monday and Wednesday night before coming home to wrap up the regular season.

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