NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Buffalo Sabres 3, New York Rangers 2 – Overtime – March 31, 2023 – KeyBank Center
NYR Goals: K. Kakko (15), A. Fox (12)
BUF Goals: J. Peterka (11), J. Greenway (4), J. Skinner (32)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (OTL – 31/34)
BUF Goalie: D. Levi (W – 32/34)
NYR Shots: 34
BUF Shots: 34
NYR PP: 0/1
NYR PK: 2/2
RECAP/NOTES: New York closed out the month of March with an overtime defeat to the Sabres on Friday night. The Blueshirts rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime. By gaining a point, the Rangers extended its point streak against the Sabres to 12 games (10-0-2).
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers close out the three-game road trip with a matinee against the Washington Capitals in DC (1:00 PM ET – TV: TNT – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have six more games left in the regular season (three at home, three on road).
- The Blueshirts have clinched a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the 62nd time in team history the they have made the postseason. New York’s 14 playoff appearances since the 2005-06 season are tied for the second most in the NHL.
- With a point, the Rangers will reach the 100-point mark for the 12th time in team history and second consecutive year. Also with a point, the Blueshirts will tie their road point total for last year (52).
- New York has points in 11 of its last 13 games (9-2-2) and wins in seven of its last 10 contests.
- The Rangers have points in six of their last seven road games (4-1-2) and have points in 17 of their last 21 contests (11-4-6) away from MSG. In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .671 road point percentage ranks seventh and 2.55 GA/GP is third in the league.
- Since December 5, New York is 33-11-6 for 72 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank tied for second in points, points percentage (.720), third in wins, fourth in goals per game (3.52), and fourth in power play percentage (24.3).
- Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin are the third pair of teammates in Rangers history to simultaneously post consecutive 80-point campaigns following Rod Gilbert and Steve Vickers (1974-75 – 1975-76) as well as Gilbert and Jean Ratelle (1971-72 – 1972-73).
- With a 2.67 mark, the Rangers have allowed the fourth fewest goals against per game in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have 21 comeback victories this season, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. New York is 15-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 15 wins are the most in the NHL.
- New York’s plus-24 goal differential in the third period ranks fourth in the NHL.
- When scoring four or more goals, New York is 30-0-0 and the only team in the NHL to have a perfect such record.
- For the fourth time (2022-23, 2015-16, 2010-11 and 2006-07) in the past 20 years, the Rangers have five different 20-plus goal scorers (Panarin, Zibanejad, Chytil, Trocheck, Kreider).
- The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 182 points, the third most in the NHL.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 31 at Buffalo OTL, 3-2
Mar. 30 at New Jersey L, 2-1
Mar. 28 Columbus W, 6-2
Mar. 25 Florida W, 4-3
Mar. 23 at Carolina W, 2-1
MAN GAMES LOST – 49
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23-31 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Filip Chytil agreed to terms on four-year contract extension
ALL-TIME RECORD 106-104-18-11 (241 PTS)
2022-23 1-2-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 60-47-9-5 (134 PTS)
NYR AWAY 46-57-9-6 (107 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (17) – A: Panarin (17) – Pts: Zibanejad (31)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Graves (23) – A: Leetch (58) – Pts: Leetch (71)
LAST FIVE GAMES
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
December 27 at MSG L, 4-0
February 25 at Washington L, 6-3
March 14 at MSG W, 5-3
April 2 at Washington 1:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in eight of its last 10 games and in 12 of its last 15 games.
- On the road, the Blueshirts have the fifth best PP% (23.6) and eighth best PK% (81.7).
- Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 88.9 PK percentage ranks tied for first in the NHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 5
March 30, 2023 * Amalie Arena * Tampa, FL
Shots: WSH: 31; TBL: 34
Power Plays: WSH: 0/4; TBL: 1/2
Three Stars: 1. Maroon (TBL), 2. Stamkos (TBL), 3. Vasilevskiy (TBL)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned goaltender Zach Fucale and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to AHL Hershey, 3/23
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/30/23 (76 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/30/23 (72 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23, 3/25/23-3/30/23 (6 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 405
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 8, 7 p.m. ET vs. Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 10, 7 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 11, 7 p.m. ET at Boston (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 13, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the New York Rangers on Sunday at Capital One Arena for the fourth and final meeting between the teams this
season. The Capitals won their first two games against the Rangers by a combined score of 10-3, shutting out the Rangers 4-0 on Dec.
27 at Madison Square Garden and claiming a 6-3 victory at Capital One Arena on Feb. 25. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 5-3 in
their most recent meeting on March 14 at MSG. Washington is 115-98-18-8 all-time vs. New York and have won three-straight games
against the Rangers at home.
HOME vs. NEW YORK RANGERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
63-42-9-4 414 362 3 WSH wins (3/28/21-2/25/23)
CAPITALS vs. RANGERS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (70) Ovechkin (42) Backstrom (37) Ovechkin (66)
Backstrom (60) Oshie (13) Carlson (28) Backstrom (49)
Carlson (47) Backstrom (12) Ovechkin (24) Carlson (35)
Special Teams
- Over their last eight games, the Capitals have converted on eight of 23 power-play opportunities (34.8 percent) and have killed off 16
of 19 opposing power plays (84.2 percent). - The Capitals have converted on 16 of 61 power-play opportunities (26.2 percent) since Feb. 16 and own the fourth-highest power-play
percentage in the NHL in that span. - Seven different Capitals have scored on the man advantage during the 20-game stretch, led by Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie’s four
(Ovechkin: 4 PPG; Oshie: 4 PPG; Nicklas Backstrom: 3 PPG; Tom Wilson: 2 PPG; Sonny Milano: 1 PPG; Evgeny Kuznetsov: 1 PPG;
John Carlson: 1 PPG). - This season, the Capitals’ 82.7 penalty kill percentage ranks fifth in the NHL, through games played March 31.
- On average, the Capitals are shorthanded 2.74 times per game, which is the third-lowest rate in the League.
- Washington’s +31 net penalty differential this season ranks third in the NHL, through games played March 31.
