The Washington Capitals (20-14-6) and New York Rangers (26-13-2) meet Sunday in Metropolitan Division action. The Madison Square Garden matinee is slated for a 1 p.m. ET (NHL Network) start time. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Capitals vs. Rangers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Sunday’s game is the back half of 2 games in as many days for the Caps and Blueshirts. On Saturday, Washington earned a come-from-behind 3-2 triumph in D.C.
The Capitals’ win Saturday marked just their 3rd since Dec. 21. In other games since that date, Washington had allowed 4.11 goals per contest.
New York heads into Sunday’s tilt winless across its last 4 games (0-3-1). But a positive for the Rangers: In games on no rest interval they are 6-0-0.