Lജet’s call a spade a spade: the Capitals are not a🐬 playoff-equipped team.
We knew this at the start of the series, but it has really come out in the wash throughout the first three pos🎃tseason games against the♌ Rangers.
Even when the Caps wer🥂e able to make a push at five-on-five in the late stages of Game 3, there was nothing they could do to strike a rhythm.
Washington qua🌱drupled New York’s high-danger scoring chances Friday, and Igor Shesterkin wasn’t fazed.
He’s let up five goals on 🍌75 shots in this series, and aside from the mismanaged floater that beat him blocker sidꦐe, Shesterkin has been his vintage self, which spells trouble for the opposition no matter what other drawbacks already are in play.
The Capitals power play has 🎃gone 2-for-15 against, and it’s been so futile at times that it almost looks as if the Rangers have the advantage shorthanded.
Barclay Goodrow’s goal on a two-on-one break on one of Friday’s penalty kills was a testament to t🍷hat.
🌼The Rangers’ special teams have been their forte all season, and they haven’t faltered no matter the circumstance against the Caps.
Both power-play units ha🥀ve shown forbearing execuꦦtion until the Capitals flinch first.
You know things are bleak when your two leading scorers are completely inconspಌicuous on the ice.
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Dylan Strome and Alex O𒉰vechkin, who accounted for 26⛦.8% of the Capitals’ total goal output in the regular season, have been held to one combined point on 12 shots in this series.
These Rangers are pr🅠imed to break out the b𝔉rooms for the first time since 2007.
The play: Rangers -1.5 (+145, BetMGM)