Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 29, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  MSG

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals -110, Rangers -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals -110, Rangers -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals -110, Rangers -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Washington Capitals:  44-24-12 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Rangers:  51-24-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Will Rogers is on a RUN of 72-47 ALL NHL! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

 

Washington Capitals:  6-2-2 last 10

New York Rangers:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with 100 points, a 44-24-12 record overall, and they are 25-8-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Arizona Coyotes while their 3 losses in that span came against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders in their last game. They lost that game at home 4-1. They still have a game against the New York Islanders on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their game against the Islanders on Tuesday, Conor Sheary scored the only goal for them in that one while Nick Jensen and Marcus Johansson both assisted. John Carlson led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 26 shots with 22 saves and a .846 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with 108 points, a 51-24-6 record overall, and they are 26-10-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the New York Islanders while their 3 losses since then have come against the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game. They lost that game at home 4-3. Ryan Reaves, Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Frank Vatrano led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 24 shots with 20 saves and a .833 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 251 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 205 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing very well at all recently as they have been injured but they will be looking to snap their losing streak and get ready for the playoffs here. Both of these teams have already clinched a spot and this game really means nothing to either. Both teams are also injured coming into this game and will likely rest their players here as the playoffs are more important. The rangers do have more depth than the Capitals though and they also have a stronger team with home advantage here. They are a very good team defensively and will likely keep this a low scoring game making it difficult for the Capitals to win with their current lineup. The best bet in this game is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Capitals Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 29, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 2 Capitals 1.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert hockey picks today.  And if you enjoyed this Washington Capitals New York Rangers prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NHL predictions and previews.

 

 

Washington Capitals: 65-51 (-4.4 Units) ML vs. division opponents. 125-84 OVER in all games. 51-30 OVER revenging a loss versus opponent.

New York Rangers: 115-95 (+22.4 Units) ML in all games. 29-16 (+12.8 Units) ML off a home loss. 47-39 OVER off 2 or more consecutive home losses.

 

 

Washington Capitals:  A. Ovechkin (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. C. Hagelin (LW) out for season - Face injury. J. Snively (LW) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

New York Rangers:  A. Copp (C) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. A. Panarin (LW) Ques Fri - Upper Body injury. T. Motte (C) Early May - Upper Body injury. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“We can’t play like we did tonight. This isn’t who we are. This isn’t our M.O. It’s one night, it was lousy and so that’s that.” - Peter Laviolette after his team’s loss against the Islanders on Tuesday night.

 

 

“Nobody got hurt. That was a key thing tonight. We played pretty well overall and we got through the game.” - Gerard Gallant after his team’s loss against the Canadiens on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

LW McMichael, Connor

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Wilson, Tom

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

LW Goodrow, Barclay

C Strome, Ryan

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Miller, K'Andre

RD Braun, Justin

G Georgiev, Alexandar

 

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (90)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (50)

Assists: J. Carlson (54)

GAA:  V. Vanecek (2.60)

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Coaches:

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)