The New York Rangers will try to even the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals tonight, Wednesday April 20th, when they host the top-seeded Washington Capitals in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have won three of their last five meetings over the Capitals. NHL oddsmakers have the Capitals as slim -110 moneyline road favorites over the Rangers (-105) with the over/under set at 5 goals. Be sure to check the Capitals vs Rangers NHL Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
Washington (2-1) got goals from Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble, while Michal Neuvirth played well in defeat, stopping 32 shots. The Caps will try to keep recent playoff history from repeating itself, as the club has coughed up 2-0 series leads to lose its last two postseason sets. The Capitals also won the first two contests of the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals before losing to Pittsburgh and last spring Washington held a 2-0 lead over Montreal and was ousted in seven games by the Canadiens. Ovechkin has two goals and two assists in this series to lead Washington in playoff scoring. The Russian superstar has 22 goals in 31 career playoff games. Washington had a solid 23-15-3 on the road this year, but was 25-8-8 as the home team. These clubs have met five times in the playoffs and Washington has won three of those series.
New York (1-2) hero Brandon Dubinsky's goal with 1:39 left in regulation lifted the eighth-seeded Rangers to a 3-1 victory in Game 3, cutting Washington's series lead to two games to one. Vinny Prospal and Erik Christensen also scored for the Rangers in Game 3 and Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves to earn his first win of these playoffs. Lundqvist is 15-18 overall in his playoff career. The Rangers, meanwhile, have come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a seven-game series just once in their history and that was against Montreal in the 1996 conference quarterfinals. "We have to make sure we don't get too excited about this. We're still down in the series and there's still a lot of work to be done," said Dubinsky. "We have to make sure we get back to work as usual and correct mistakes we made and be ready for a tough Game 4." The Rangers were 20-17-4 at MSG this season, will try to even the series tonight or Washington could get a chance to close the set out when the clubs meet for Game 5 in D.C. on Saturday.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Over is 4-0-2 in the last 6 meetings in New York.
Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Capitals are 13-3 in their last 16 games as a favorite.
Capitals are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win.
Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 Conference Quarterfinals games.
Rangers are 0-5 in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog.
Capitals vs Rangers
When: Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 PM ET
Pick: Capitals -110
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The Bottom Line: The Capitals have the puck in their court, but the Rangers have been in this position before. Go Rangers! Be sure to check Capitals vs Rangers Hockey Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
