nhl Game Recap
Rangers vs Capitals Final: 5-2 - Recap
New York skated to a 5-2 victory over Washington on Tuesday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers were a -104 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Kaapo Kakko, Adam Fox, Pavel Buchnevich, Artemi Panarin, and Filip Chytil each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Chytil opened the scoring for New York.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 of 32 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Nic Dowd, and T.J. Oshie in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot New York 32-27 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Sabres. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.