Rival Capitals and Rangers Ready to Clash: Showdown at Madison Square Garden Set to Ignite Second Half of NHL Season
The Metropolitan Division rivals Washington Capitals and New York Rangers will meet at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night for the start of the second half of the
Game outlook
The Metropolitan Division rivals Washington Capitals and New York Rangers will meet at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night for the start of the second half of the season. Washington enters the game fresh off a shootout loss 2-1 to the Lightning on Saturday while New York picked up an overtime winner versus Buffalo on Saturday in their last game. The betting line opened at New York -218.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Capitals +181 | Rangers -215
Spread: Capitals +1.5 (-140) | Rangers -1.5 (+115)
Total: Over/Under 6 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that New York will win straight-up is 68%.
Washington Capitals
They are experiencing poor performance in face-offs and special teams. Dylan Strome leads the team with 13 goals, only scoring five in his last fifteen games. dylan strome and john carlson were not leaving that arena until ovi got that goal 😭 pic.twitter.com/yAggu2wfV9
New York Rangers Analysis
Led by Artemi Panarin and Chris Krieider who are both in the top 10 for NHL goal scorers, the Rangers have won 4 out of their last 5 matches, with two of these wins coming in overtime.