The Stanley Cup playoffs begin as the Washington Capitals face off against the New York Rangers in Game 1 on Sunday.
The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference as the New York Rangers drop the puck on Game 1 of the best-of-seven series against the wild-card Washington Capitals. The Rangers will have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs as they set out on their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time in three decades after going a remarkable 30-11 at home this season. The Capitals finished the regular season winning four of their last five games to sneak into the postseason after missing the playoffs a year ago. Rangers winger Artemi Panarin finished fourth in the NHL with his team-high 120 points marking the first time in his nine-year career he cracked the 100-point mark.
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Game Date: April 21, 2024
Game Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
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Panarin, in his fifth year with New York, scored a career high 49 goals while playing in all 82 games for the second season in row.
Veteran winger Alex Ovechkin will play in his 148th career playoff game where he has tallied 72 goals and 69 assists for Washington in the postseason. Ovechkin ranks 15th all time in postseason goals trailing Joe Pavelski and Dino CiccarellI by one goal is eight goals away from cracking the top ten all-time in playoff goals.
The season series was split 2-2 with the home team winning all four games with each of the last two games being decided by one goal.
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