Kaapo Kakko can flip his Rangers script

WASHINGTON — One of the more intriguing aspects of the Rangers' record-setting regular season is that only a select few of their players had career years. That leaves room for growth within the lineup that finished with the NHL's best record. There is room for players to restate their cases. There is opportunity to create a new narrative. “I feel that's the way everyone has to think. There are guys who are having great seasons already but for myself, I have to think that I can change something in the playoffs and that will make the difference,” Kaapo Kakko told The Post in advance of Friday's Game 3 against the Capitals. “You don't look at stats, you need to win four games. That's all that matters.