The New York Rangers withstood the strong bounce-back effort they anticipated from the Washington Capitals and held on to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers beat the scrappy Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night. “I expected that tonight, the way it played out, physical and some attitude and directness inside of the game,” New York coach Peter Laviolette said.
It was late in the third period of Game 1 Sunday when Jack Roslovic worked the puck free from around the Rangers net, passed it to Mika Zibanejad who quickly sent a sling-shot of a pass down the ice to Chris Kreider, breaking free and uncovered into the Capitals zone. Kreider, in his 12th season as a Rangers winger, skated right at Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren and then made a deke move to his right — Lindgren's stick side — and backhanded the puck into the Washington net for a 4-1 Rangers lead with 3:43 remaining. The goal sealed the victory for the Rangers, allowing them to take a 1-0 playoff series lead into Tuesday night's Game 2 at the Garden. 4 angers left wing Chris Kreider #20 celebrates
Matt Rempe and the New York Rangers' fourth line made their presence felt in the opener of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist, home-crowd favorite Rempe also scored, and Barclay Goodrow had two assists in the Rangers' 4-1 win. The physical line got into it early as Rempe was whistled for charging to give the Capitals a power play 2:07 into the game.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
27 | D | |
96 | RW | |
19 | C | |
25 | D | |
74 | D | |
26 | C | |
42 | D | |
78 | G | |
4 | D | |
2 | D | |
3 | D | |
46 | D | |
35 | G | |
29 | C | |
79 | G | |
47 | LW | |
25 | D | |
24 | C | |
15 | LW | |
63 | LW | |
77 | RW | |
8 | LW | |
67 | LW | |
21 | C | |
38 | D | |
23 | C | |
17 | C | |
43 | RW | |
57 | D |