The Washington Capitals will face off against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round playoff series on April 21, 2024, at 3:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Capitals as +195 underdogs and the Rangers as -238 favorites. Currently, 69% of moneyline bets are on the Capitals, while the Rangers have garnered 31% of the bets. The total for the game is set at 5.5. Don't miss this exciting matchup between two formidable teams in the NHL.
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NHL
Apr 21, 2024 03:00 PM
Washington Capitals
VS
New York Rangers
Team Records
| WAS | Team Records | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 51-22-9 | Overall | 39-36-7 |
| 2-3 | Shootout | 1-0 |
| 6-6 | Overtime | 3-7 |
| 26-9-6 | Home | 19-19-3 |
| 25-13-3 | Road | 20-17-4 |
| 32-14-4 | EAS | 25-22-3 |
| 19-8-5 | WES | 14-14-4 |
| 15-5-4 | ATL | 13-9-2 |
| 17-9-0 | MET | 12-13-1 |
| 7-5-4 | CEN | 6-7-3 |
| 12-3-1 | PAC | 8-7-1 |
| 16-4-9 | ≤1 | 14-10-7 |
| 23-10-0 | ≥3 | 17-17-0 |
| 7-2-0 | Oct | 6-2-1 |
| 10-4-1 | Nov | 7-7-0 |
| 8-4-1 | Dec | 3-10-0 |
| 9-1-4 | Jan | 8-3-3 |
| 4-2-2 | Feb | 5-4-0 |
| 9-4-1 | Mar | 6-6-3 |
| 4-5-0 | Apr | 4-4-0 |
Team Stats
| WAS | Team Stats | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | Goals For | 255 |
| 229 | Goals Agst | 255 |
| 2.7 | PP For GM | 2.56 |
| .63 | PP Goals GM | .45 |
| 23.53 | PP% | 17.62 |
| 2.91 | PP Agst GM | 2.91 |
| .52 | PP Agst Goals GM | .57 |
| 82.01 | PK% | 80.33 |
| 9.5 | PIM GM | 8.4 |
| 8.9 | oPIM GM | 7.6 |
Goalies
| C. Lindgren | I. Shesterkin | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 9 |
| 6 | GS | 9 |
| 3-3-0 | W-L-T/O | 6-2-1 |
| 16 | Goals Allowed | 20 |
| 2.70 | GAA | 2.22 |
| 154 | Shots Against | 299 |
| .896 | SV% | .933 |
| 0 | SO | 1 |
| 3 | Quality Starts | 7 |
| .500 | QS% | .778 |
| 1 | Bad Starts | 1 |
| 102 | Goals All.% | 66 |
| -0.31 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 10.46 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/21 DAL |
Holtby ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
27 |
26 |
.963 |
| 12/14/21 DAL |
Oettinger ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
34 |
33 |
.971 |
| 12/11/21 MON |
Allen ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
23 |
22 |
.957 |
| 12/9/21 DET |
Greiss ML N/A |
W6-2 TOTAL N/A |
2 |
31 |
29 |
.935 |
| 12/7/21 FLA |
Knight ML N/A |
W4-3 TOTAL N/A |
3 |
37 |
34 |
.919 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 PIT |
Domingue ML N/A |
L3-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
83 |
79 |
.952 |
| 4/26/22 CAR |
Kochetkov ML N/A |
L3-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
36 |
32 |
.889 |
| 4/23/22 BOS |
Ullmark ML N/A |
L1-3 TOTAL N/A |
3 |
35 |
32 |
.914 |
| 4/19/22 WPG |
Comrie ML N/A |
W3-0 TOTAL N/A |
0 |
31 |
31 |
1.000 |
| 4/16/22 DET |
Greiss ML N/A |
W4-0 TOTAL N/A |
0 |
20 |
20 |
1.000 |
Open
Current
Book
WAS
NYR
WAS
NYR
Consensus
+196
-241
+226
-284
Open
Current
Book
WAS
NYR
WAS
NYR
Consensus
+1.5 -123
-1.5 +119
+1.5 -123
-1.5 +101
Open
Current
Book
Over
Under
Over
Under
Consensus
5.5 -101
5.5 -120
5.5 -103
5.5 -119
Betting Trends
| WAS | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 2.67 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
| 1 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
| 2 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 1.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 2.1 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
| 2.2 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
