The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match-up tonight at the Verizon Center starting at 7:00 p.m. The Rangers lead the series 3-1. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.
For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.
Probable Lines:
Avery-Gomez-Callahan
Naslund-Dubinsky-Zherdev
Drury-Korpikoski-Antropov
Sjostrom-Betts-Orr
Rozsival-Redden
Staal-Girardi
Mara-Morris
Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist - 3-1, 2.00 gaa, .946 sv%, 1 so.
Simeon Varlamov - 1-2, 1.01 gaa, .962 sv%, 1 so.
Opponent Notes:
- Washington has outshot (149-99) and outscored (8-7) the Rangers in the first four games.
- This is the second straight year Washington has been down 3-1 in their first round playoff series. Last year after being down 3-1 against the Flyers they forced a Game 7 only to lose in overtime.
- The Caps have not won a playoff series since they beat Buffalo to win the Eastern Conference championship 11 years ago.
- The Caps went 0-for-6 on power play in Game 4.
Opponent Blog:
Storming the Crease
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