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Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers
- The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Madison Square Garden in the third game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
A surprising switch to a rookie goalie did not prevent Alex Ovechkin and Washington from losing 1-0 against New York on Saturday afternoon.
The Rangers won as +180 road underdogs, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 5.5.
Varlamov made 23 saves in the loss and that leaves the -220 favored Capitals down 2-0 in the series.
Team records:
Washington: 50-24-8
New York: 43-30-9
Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 0-10
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
Next up:
NY Rangers home to Washington, Wednesday, April 22
- The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Madison Square Garden in the third game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
A surprising switch to a rookie goalie did not prevent Alex Ovechkin and Washington from losing 1-0 against New York on Saturday afternoon.
The Rangers won as +180 road underdogs, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 5.5.
Varlamov made 23 saves in the loss and that leaves the -220 favored Capitals down 2-0 in the series.
Team records:
Washington: 50-24-8
New York: 43-30-9
Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 0-10
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
Next up:
NY Rangers home to Washington, Wednesday, April 22
