The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers go head to head this afternoon at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is at 12 noon on ABC and ESPN plus and you can also listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
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Today's betting odds per Caesars, have the Capitals as 1.5 goal favorites on home ice. The Caps have -165 moneyline odds, while the Rangers are the underdog at +140. Today's over/under is set for 6.0 goals.
Per Spencer Carbery, Logan Thompson will get the nod in net. The six foot four, 207 pound goaltender allowed two or fewer goals against in 12 of his last 15 starts dating back to Nov. 2, posting an 11-2-2 record with a 2.06 goals against average and a .928 save percentage in that span.
Thompson (15 wins in 19 games played) ranks tied for eighth in the NHL in wins this season. Every goaltender ranked ahead of Thompson in wins has played at least 24 games. Among goaltenders with at least 15 games played this season, Thompson ranks fourth in save percentage at .918 and sixth in goals against average 2.30.
Today's game will be the second of three meetings between the teams this season. On Oct. 29 in D.C., the Capitals outshot the Rangers 46-19 in a 5-3 win. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in the victory and enters today's game 23 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky for the most NHL goals all time.
Also in the win that night, Aliaksei Protas recorded a career high three points with one goal and two assists. Washington and New York will complete the season series on March 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Cpaitals are 118-101-18-8 all time against New York and 14-6-0 in their last 20 games against the Rangers at home.
Once again puck drop is at noon on ABC and ESPN plus.