ECQF: (Game 2 )- Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers, 7pm ET ESPN

[Leonardo87]

New York Rangers (M1) vs Washington Capitals (WC2)​

Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2​

7 p.m. ET, ESPN, MSG

Capitals Projected Line up
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Alex Ovechkin -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn – Nic Dowd – Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Lucas Johansen -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alexander Alexeyev -- Dylan McIlrath

Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: Michael Sgarbossa, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Hardy Haman Aktell
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body), Vincent Iorio (upper body)
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Rangers Projected Line up​

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Alex Wennberg -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson -- Jacob Trouba

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Zac Jones, Jonny Brodzinski, Chad Ruhwedel, Filip Chytil, Louis Domingue, Adam Edstrom
Injured: Blake Wheeler (lower body)

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[Leonardo87]

**Will update lines once morning skates are done, hopefully that info will be available.

 

[Three On Zero]

**Will update lines once morning skates are done, hopefully that info will be available.

 

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Need Jensen or Sandin to have any chance. Might be close, but probably same result if not.

 

[Black Tank]

Rangers need to play that same defensively disciplined game again rather than take unnecessary chances to press play. The caps want other teams to take that gamble.

 

[Neil Racki]

Rangers need to play that same defensively disciplined game again rather than take unnecessary chances to press play. The caps want other teams to take that gamble.

I think the Caps would love it if Rangers played a conservative game. "low event" hockey is a term used a lot w Caps gameplan. Caps have to win games 2-1, seems the only time we score more than 2 is when its 3-1 bc of a ENG

Just do a heavy forecheck, uses your speed and eventually our D will start coughing it up deep.

John Carlsons played close to 28 mins a game for the past 6 games or so.

Please be kind to him in your comments, dude probably lost 20 lbs the past few weeks.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

These are always dangerous games especially in early series'. Rangers the better team in game 1. Big favorites. But the Caps have shown spirited bounce back efforts during their playoff push. Last 2 times they lost after winning 3 in a row like they did at the end of the regular season were both OT games against quality opponents.

Rangers will need a good effort, and the Caps need to find a way to create more and score goals.

It's either "okay this wasn't that easy after all" - game for the Rangers, or the Caps just don't have what it takes.

Weird to see a playoff game with such low betting odds for the home team. I'll probably throw a dart on the OT, not much else to do.

 

[tlk]

Rangers need to play that same defensively disciplined game again rather than take unnecessary chances to press play. The caps want other teams to take that gamble.

Exactly.

 

[The don godfather]

Caps in 7 let's go starting tonight.

 

[TGWL]

I'm always more nervous about game 2 than game 1. It's a chance to take a big lead or let the other team get right back in it. Of course, you can say the same thing about game 3 if you're up or down. I really thought the first 4 calls of game 1 were on the softer side, especially after watching the west coast games. But I guess when the pace is that quick you just let a lot more go.

 

[um]

Man we need Sandin and Jensen back.

It was a long shot to begin with, missing 2 top 4 dman makes it near impossible.

 

[ijuka]

Rangers have much better forwards, defensemen, goalies, PP, PK...

The most interesting thing about this series will be whether it ends 4-0 or 4-1.

 

[Peltz]

It all comes down to whether the rangers can continue to play good team defense, without getting frustrated with low event hockey.

I'm always more nervous about game 2 than game 1. It's a chance to take a big lead or let the other team get right back in it. Of course, you can say the same thing about game 3 if you're up or down.

Each game is more nerve wracking than the previous one. That's playoffs baby.

It's such an emotional roller coaster with huge ups and downs. Here's hoping this one doesn't have those twists and turns and the Rangers just take care of business tonight.

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[hockeykicker]

Lol bring on defenseman Depth chart #12

 

[YippieKaey]

Yeah the Caps d-lines is in trouble. Carlson, TvR, Fever are the only regulars with Big Mac and AA being pleasant surprises. Still though, would have been nice to be reasonably healthy.

 

[TGWL]

Something tells me we might see more meh calls for both teams.

 

[HockeyVirus]

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Something tells me we might see more meh calls for both teams.

Seeing Wes McCauley is reffing your game is like opening up your fastfood bag and realizing you are missing something

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Lol bring on defenseman Depth chart #12

Handy Hartman hatty incoming

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

This might be the worst playoff D the caps have iced since Kiwi and Doig. And if you remember them its not good memories

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Same national announcers as game 1

 

[Profet]

This might be the worst playoff D the caps have iced since Kiwi and Doig. And if you remember them its not good memories

Don't worry... Rangers play down to (and up to) their opponents.

They won't make it easy.

 

[Lua]

Same national announcers as game 1

thanks i'll let my insomniac future father-in-law know mcdonough is on the telly

 

[GG96]

Love Wes, but GD he has some soft whistles

 

[logan5]

Gun Nation.