Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Rangers vs. Capitals (Game 55)

The New York Rangers (29-20-5) host the Washington Capitals (34-16-4) tonight at MSG starting at 7:00 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.

For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.

Probable Lines:
Dawes-Gomez-Naslund
Korpikoski-Drury-Callahan
Voros-Dubinsky-Zherdev
Sjostrom-Betts-Orr

Redden-Girardi
Staal-Rozsival
Reitz-Mara

Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist - 24-16-4, 2.52 gaa, .913 sv%, 2 so.

Jose Theodore - 20-10-2, 2.77 gaa, .900 sv%, 1 so.

Opponent Notes:
- The Capitals will look to sweep the season series against the Rangers for the first time in franchise history (1 loss was in OT). They've also won five straight going back to last year.

- Theodore is 11-4-1 with a .920 save percentage and 2.18 goals against since being pulled and re-inserted into the last meeting against the Rangers at MSG.

- D Mike Green has scored in six straight games while amassing seven goals and seven assists.

- Alex Ovechkin, who leads the Capitals with 37 goals, has six goals and three assists in his past five games and five goals and three assists in the last five games against the Rangers.

Opponent Blog:
A View From the Cheap Seats

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