Rangers at Capitals 10/18/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/17/2019 at 11:37 PM ET
On Friday, the New York Rangers will play the second half of a back-to-back when they visit the Washington Capitals. The Rangers play on the road against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. New York was beaten by the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Saturday. Rookie Kaapo Kakko scored his first goal of his NHL career for New York in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves in net for the Rangers.
Washington defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday 4-3. John Carlson scored a goal and assisted on two others. The Capitals defenseman is third in the NHL in points with 14. Nicklas Backstrom scored a goal and added an assist, while Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana each scored one goal for the Capitals.
Mika Zibanejad leads New York in goals scored with four, in assists with four and in points with eight. In net, Henrik Lundqvist is 1-1-0 with goals against per game of 3.54 and saves percentage of .904. New York is scoring an average of 3.67 goals per game, while allowing an average of 3.00 per game.
Alex Ovechkin leads Washington in goals scored with five, while John Carlson is the assists leader with 11 and points leader with 14. Braden Holtby is 1-1-2 with goals against of 4.27 and save percentage of .846. Washington is scoring an average of 3.25 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.25 per game.
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The Rangers have played just three games this season and will be playing the back-half of a back-to-back on the road. New York has lost each of the last 6 head-to-head with Washington and each of the last 5 played on the Capitals home ice. New York is 0-7 in its last 7 when on the road and the underdog. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-1
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