[RS] (#16) Rangers @ Washington Capitals // Let's Get Weird

[Drew a Penalty]

REGULAR SEASON GAME #16 — 2/20/21

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Location: Capital One Arena — Washington, D.C.
Time: 12:30 PM
TV: MSG, NHLN, NBCSW
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @RickCarpiniello • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: rangers.nhl.com • capitals.nhl.com

GameCenter - here








Standings:

RECORD:	5-7-3 (13 Points)
POSITION:	7th – MassMutual East
RW:	3
P%	.433
HOME:	3-5-2
AWAY:	2-2-1
S/O:	1-1
LAST 10:	4-4-2
STREAK:	W1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:	-5 (23rd)
GF/GP:	2.33 (26th)
GA/GP:	2.67 (11th)
PP%:	12.3% (27th)
PK%:	84.6% (9th)
Corsi For (CF)%	48.7 (20th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:	Artemi Panarin (5)
Assists:	Artemi Panarin (11)
Points:	Artemi Panarin (16)
+/-:	Kevin Rooney, K'Andre Miller (+5)
PIM:	Chris Kreider (19)
TOI/G (D):	Adam Fox (25:18)
TOI/G (F):	Artemi Panarin (20:56)

Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin A / Ryan Strome / Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere / Kevin Rooney / Colin Blackwell
Brendan Lemieux / Brett Howden / Phil Di Giuseppe

Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller / Brendan Smith
Libor Hajek / Anthony Bitetto

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin

GS	9
REC	3-5-1
SV%	.918
GAA	2.36
SO	0

Healthy Scratches:

Jack Johnson


Taxi Squad:

Keith Kinkaid, Anthony Greco


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[D] Jacob Trouba A [DTD] - Broken thumb; Out since 2/16/21

[F] Filip Chytil [IR] - Shoulder injury; Out 4 to 6 weeks since 1/26/21







Standings:

RECORD:	8-4-3 (19 Points)
POSITION:	3rd - MassMutual East
RW:	6
P%	.633
AWAY:	3-2-2
S/O:	1-2
LAST 10:	5-4-1
STREAK:	W2

Team Statistics:

DIFF:	0 (17th)
GF/GP:	3.47 (5th)
GA/GP:	3.40 (26th)
PP%:	32.4% (3rd)
PK%:	80.0% (14th)
Corsi For (CF)%	48.2 (23rd)

Team Leaders:

Goals:	Nicklas Backstrom (8)
Assists:	Nicklas Backstrom (12)
Points:	Nicklas Backstrom (20)
+/-:	Justin Schultz (+9)
PIM:	Brendon Dillon, Nic Dowd (16)
TOI/G (D):	John Carlson (24:46)
TOI/G (F):	Alex Ovechkin (20:31)

Starting Lineup:^

Alex Ovechkin C / Evgeny Kuznetsov / T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana / Nicklas Backstrom A / Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary / Lars Eller / Richard Panik
Carl Hagelin / Nic Dowd / Garnet Hathaway

Brenden Dillon / John Carlson A
Zdeno Chara / Justin Schultz
Dmitri Orlov / Nick Jensen

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Vitek Vanecek

GS	13
REC	7-3-2
SV%	.909
GAA	2.90
SO	0

Healthy Scratches:

Daniel Sprong, Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk


Taxi Squad:

Pheonix Copley, Brian Pinho, Craig Anderson, Daniel Carr, Phillippe Maillet


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

D Michal Kempny [LTIR] — Achilles tear
G Henrik Lundqvist [LTIR] — Heart surgery





QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

"Us older guys, as a vet you’ve got to kind of bring that jam on the bench and make sure it’s loud and keep everybody motivated because you can get down at those times. A guy like Bitetto is always going. He’s always firing, keeping that energy high. Teams need that. … He’s great at that. People don’t get down on themselves. You keep going. You keep striving to get better. Those guys like him, they’re a diamond a dozen."

— Brendan Smith


Bring the Weird, Bring the Win:

[CBrowningPI]

Diamond a dozen Bitetto. Character players are rare and not replaceable at any given moment. I hope Bitetto keeps his game at a positive level and he helps this team gel together. Lets beat these Caps and demonstrate our youth can prevail against a seasoned team. LGRS!!!

[jsm7302]

Team is starting to gel. One of these days Zib will break out. Hopefully it is today.

[Parsley]

All I ask for is a 7-0 win with a hat trick for Mika and 4 points from Lafreniere.

Thank you.


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[Bugg]

All I ask for is a 7-0 win with a hat trick for Mika and 4 points from Lafreniere.

Thank you.


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Very reasonable, no disagreement.

[Rangers]

Add two for Kakko, just for little more confidence.

All I ask for is a 7-0 win with a hat trick for Mika and 4 points from Lafreniere.

Thank you.


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[Ozzy]

I'm feeling a big effort today, guys!!!

Today is Zibby day!!! ...calling it right now!!!

I'm sticking with the Zibber and giving him a dose of Vitamin Ozzy!!! ...gonna be screaming at the TV so loud my neighbors are gonna call the cops!! LOL

[Phil in Absentia]

LeTs gO rAnGeRs

[jsrangers]

Didn't the last one end kind of ugly with Dillon pounding Rooney and at least one if not two other guys getting ragdolled around at the same time by Hathaway and Wilson? Wonder if this one picks up where that one left off, might make sense for the Caps because we don't have the pieces to play that game unless they unleash Buch, and our PP has been struggling.

[Keirik]

Alright for today, nothing but positive energy from me.

[Pete]

Alright for today, nothing but positive energy from me.

[jsrangers]

No Kakk. Covid list.

[Dunny]

How can they actively dedicate their being to avoiding COVID, yet fail miserably, but I haven't washed my hands since Halloween and I still don't know anybody that knows anybody whose had it.

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

Hope this top line goes hard. Big chance for Laf

[lefty9]

Damn no Kakko ,had him pencilled in with a hat trick

[Keirik]

[ThirtyONE]

How can they actively dedicate their being to avoiding COVID, yet fail miserably, but I haven't washed my hands since Halloween and I still don't know anybody that knows anybody whose had it.

Lucky. I know 5 people who have had it and 2 who have died.

Kakko is high risk. I'm sure it's precautionary just like it was last time.

[lefty9]

[Keirik]

ALF moves to top line?

[ThirtyONE]

ALF moves to top line?

Yeah. Big opportunity for him. Wrong wing - which isn't ideal - but Mika and Panarin are as good as it's gonna get for him.