"The Rangers have won two in a row and are looking to make it three in a row against the Washington Capitals at MSG. The Caps are projected to struggle on defense, but it's still too soon to see if that will hold. The Rangers have won two in a row, but have also lost key players in each win. In addition to Vincent Trocheck, they lost Carson Soucy to a likely concussion."
"The Caps are the last mediocre team the Rangers will face for a while, with 4 likely playoff teams coming up next week. The Rangers do need to bank points against opponents like the Caps, but they are also on the second of a back to back, on a travel day, missing two starters, and playing the backup goalie. Still, this is a different team do let's see how this plays out."
"Rangers lines Artemi Panarin-Mika Zibanejad-Alexis LafreniereWill Cuylle-JT Miller-Conor Sheary Juuso Parssinen-Noah Laba-Taylor Raddysh Adam Edstrom-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Vlad Gavrikov-Adam Fox Braden Schneider-Will Borgen Urho Vaakanainen-Connor Mackey PP1: Fox, Panarin, Lafreniere, Zibanejad, MillerPP2: Schneider, Sheary, Cuylle, Panarin, Rempe Jonathan Quick gets the start. Capitals lines Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichaelAliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom WilsonAnthony Beauvillier-Hendrix Lapierre-Ryan LeonardBrandom Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Justin Sourdif Martin Fehervary-John CarlsonRasmus Sandin-Matt RoyJakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk Charlie Lindgren gets the start. Game time is 7pm."
The Rangers aim for a third consecutive victory against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden. The Capitals project to be weak on defense, though that projection remains unconfirmed. The Rangers have lost key players across recent wins, including Vincent Trocheck and Carson Soucy to a likely concussion. The schedule tightens with four likely playoff teams next week, making points against the Capitals important. The Rangers are on the second night of a back-to-back, traveling, missing two starters, and starting Jonathan Quick. The Capitals will start Charlie Lindgren.
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