Washington Capitals at New York Rangers 4/29/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Madison Square Garden in New York City will welcome the Washington Capitals Friday night for a game against the New York Rangers. Washington comes into Friday night struggling as of late losing three of the last four games played including two in a row following a loss to the New York Islanders. Ilya Samsonov was terrible for Washington against New York posting a .8468 percentage after allowing four goals in just under 60 minutes on the ice.

As a team this season Washington has scored 3.34 goals per game on 31.4 shots as the team. Alex Ovechkin leads the Washington offense with 90 points to go along with a team high 50 goals. John Carlson is the top setup man with 54 assists on the year.

The New York Islanders will put their third consecutive home game Friday night riding a three game losing streak after a 4-3 lost to Montreal. Alexandar Georgiev continued his struggles in the net posting a .818 save percentage after allowing four goals in 60 minutes of playtime.

Despite a solid record this season the Washington offense has been mediocre all year averaging only 3.05 goals per game on 29.1 shots as a team. Artemi Panarin is the leader of the New York offense with 96 points this season to go along with a team high 74 assists.