Watch on Sunday when the New York Rangers host the Washington Capitals on in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN.
Rangers vs. Capitals Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Rangers vs. Capitals for free with a trial to Fubo!
Rangers and Capitals Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers score the seventh-most goals in the league (278 total, 3.4 per game).
- Defensively, the Rangers are one of the stingiest squads in league play, giving up 226 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank seventh.
- They have the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +52.
- The 65 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (on 246 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
- The Rangers’ 26.42% power-play conversion rate ranks fourth-best in the league.
- The eight shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 10th among NHL teams.
- The Rangers’ 84.48% penalty-kill success rate is third-best in the league.
- The Rangers win the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.3%.
- The Rangers shoot 10.8% as a team (ninth in the league).
- The Rangers have shut out opponents six times this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.8 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Key Players
- Artemi Panarin has been critical to New York’s offense this season, putting up 118 points in 82 games.
- Vincent Trocheck has 25 goals and 52 assists for New York to compile 77 total points (0.9 per game).
- On 246 shots (for 39 goals) and 36 assists, Chris Kreider has recorded 75 points this season.
- In 55 games played this season, Igor Shesterkin (36-17-2) has given up 141 goals.
Rangers Injuries
Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season)
Capitals Insights
- The Capitals have 216 goals this season (2.6 per game), 28th in the league.
- The Capitals have conceded 252 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the league.
- Their -36 goal differential is 27th in the league.
- With 47 power-play goals (on 228 chances), the Capitals are 20th in the NHL.
- The Capitals’ power-play percentage (20.61) ranks them 18th in the league.
- The Capitals have three shorthanded goals (27th in NHL).
- The 78.97% penalty-kill percentage of the Capitals is 19th in the NHL.
- The Capitals are 28th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.6%).
- With a shooting percentage of 10%, the Capitals are 17th in the league.
- The Capitals have held their opponents scoreless seven times.
Capitals Key Players
- Dylan Strome has scored 27 goals (0.3 per game) and dished out 40 assists (0.5 per game), fueling the Washington offense with 67 total points (0.8 per game). He averages 2.1 shots per game, shooting 16%.
- Alexander Ovechkin is one of the top contributors for Washington with 65 total points (0.8 per game), with 31 goals and 34 assists in 79 games.
- John Carlson’s 10 goals and 42 assists add up to 52 points this season.
- Charlie Lindgren is 25-16-7 in 50 games this season, conceding 127 goals (2.7 goals against average) with 1304 saves and a .911 save percentage (17th in the league).
Capitals Injuries
Nicklas Backstrom: Hip (Out), Ethan Bear: Personal (Out), Rasmus Sandin: Upper Body (Questionable), Nick Jensen: Concussion (Questionable)
