Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers, East 1st Round Game 1

NHL

Capitals

40-31-11, 91 PTS

1-4

Final

Rangers

55-23-4, 114 PTS

Madison Square Garden

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

WSH shoots leftNYR shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	4	11	6	21
NYR	7	9	15	31

In net

Charlie Lindgren27/31 SV, .871

Igor Shesterkin20/21 SV, .952

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	0	1
NYR	0	3	1	4

Who won: Rangers 4-1

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. The series is tied 2-2. The Rangers outscored the Capitals 3-1 in the 2nd period. Jimmy Vesey led the Rangers in goals (1). Martin Fehervary led the Capitals in goals (1).

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What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals3rd in Metropolitan Division

Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Out
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Rangers1st in Metropolitan Division

Adam Sykora LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Aidan Thompson C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Joe Veleno C
Lower Body, right
Injured Reserve
Joonas Korpisalo G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals3rd in Metropolitan Division

Charlie Lindgren G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Rangers1st in Metropolitan Division

Igor Shesterkin G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (Jan 14)

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Game info

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY · Attendance 18,006
Officials: Kelly Sutherland (Referee), Chris Lee (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Dan Kelly (Linesman), Devin Berg (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)