Rangers aim to clinch first round series over the Capitals in game 4
New York Rangers 55-23-4 first in the Metropolitan Division vs Washington Capitals 40-31-11 fourth in the Metropolitan Division
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New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (40-31-11, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -191, Capitals +159; over/under is 5.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Rangers lead series 3-0
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Washington Capitals in game four. The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Rangers won the previous meeting 3-1.
Washington is 16-12-1 against the Metropolitan Division and 40-31-11 overall. The Capitals have gone 29-6-4 when scoring at least three goals.
New York has gone 55-23-4 overall with a 21-8-0 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Rangers have conceded 226 goals while scoring 278 for a +52 scoring differential.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Carlson has 10 goals and 42 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Artemi Panarin has scored 49 goals with 71 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has three goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 4-5-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Rangers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.7 assists, 5.3 penalties and 17.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: day to day (upper body), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Nick Jensen: day to day (upper body), Ethan Bear: out (personal), Vincent Iorio: day to day (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk: day to day (upper-body).
Rangers: Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
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New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart joked the team will fly to \nConnecticut after learnin the WNBA plans to charter full-time flights for","WNBA officially launches charter flight program? Charter flights will officially be part of the WNBA. The league made it \nofficial Thursday evening that it would be phasing in a full","WNBA addresses safety concerns with full-time charter flights? The WNBA announces it will use league-wide charter flights on a full-time \nbasis for the first time this season in a push to improve player","WNBA Will Phase in Charter Flights Program Starting in 2024 Regular Season? The WNBA will begin chartering flights across the league during the 2024 \nseason, the league announced Thursday. Primarily operated by Delta","WNBA charter flights change overdue after Brittney Griner incident? 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If you're a glass half-full type of","Chytil returns, Rempe out for Rangers in Game 3 against Hurricanes? RALEIGH, N.C. -- Filip Chytil returned to the New York Rangers lineup for \nthe first time since Nov. 2, replacing Matt Rempe for Game 3 of","Rangers' Filip Chytil returns from lengthy injury absence for Game 3 in \nstunning lineup twist? RALEIGH, N.C. \u2014 Igor Shesterkin led the Rangers out for Game 3 warmups of \ntheir second-round series against the Hurricanes, and there,","Filip Chytil returns to Rangers lineup for Game 3 at Hurricanes? Rangers center Filip Chytil is back in New York's lineup for Game 3 against \nthe Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Matt Rempe will be a","Filip Chytil will play for Rangers in Game 3, more than six months after \ninitial injury? More than six months after suffering a concussion that kept him out for the \nremainder of the regular season, Filip Chytil is back for the","Rangers' Filip Chytil in, Matt Rempe out for Game 3 vs. Hurricanes? The New York Rangers are getting a boost with the return of Filip Chytil. \nThe forward, who was expected to miss the rest of the season after","Rangers get Chytil back in lineup for Game 3 against Hurricanes after \nlengthy absence? New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil is in the lineup for Thursday's \nplayoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes.","Rangers' Filip Chytil Expected To Return For Game 3? Pre-game line rushes indicate that Rangers center Filip Chytil is likely to \ndraw in for tonight's Game 3 against the Hurricanes,","Rangers' Filip Chytil: Set to return Thursday? Chytil (head) was activated off long-term injured reserve and is expected \nto play in Game 3 against Carolina on Thursday,","Rangers center making long-awaited return in Game 3 vs. Hurricanes? 5:53 p.m.: Chytil is listed on the Rangers' lineup card for Game 3 and will \nplay, per The Athletic's Peter Baugh.","Rangers' Chytil returns from 6-month absence for Game 3? The New York Rangers will have forward Filip Chytil back within their ranks \nfor Thursday's Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes."]
Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen misses Game 7 with bruised ribs? Sunday's Game 7 marks the 3rd contest in the series Cavaliers center
Jarrett Allen has been forced to miss with injury.
Cavs’ Jarrett Allen won’t play in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semifinals
vs. Boston Celtics? Allen has not played since Game 4 in the first round against the Orlando
Magic.WNBA set to institute full charter program for 2024 season? A full league-wide charter program will be phased in beginning with the
start of the 2024 regular season.
WNBA addresses safety concerns with full-time charter flights? The WNBA announces it will use league-wide charter flights on a full-time
basis for the first time this season in a push to improve player
'It changes everything.' Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever react to WNBA move to
charter flights? "I just sent a message out to the players last night when the news hit,
just that this is what they deserve."Houston Astros must get busy getting better amid schedule grind? The Houston Astros play 29 games in their next 30 days. They need Alex
Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, Josh Hader and others to improve fast.
Altuve's Quiet Night in Astros' Loss to Yankees? Despite a less than stellar performance in this game, Altuve's season
remains impressive, boasting a .331 batting average and contributing
Rangers' Filip Chytil returns from lengthy injury absence for Game 3 in
stunning lineup twist? RALEIGH, N.C. — Igor Shesterkin led the Rangers out for Game 3 warmups of
their second-round series against the Hurricanes, and there,Rangers get Chytil back in lineup for Game 3 against Hurricanes after
lengthy absence? New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil is in the lineup for Thursday's
playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Rangers' Chytil returns from 6-month absence for Game 3? The New York Rangers will have forward Filip Chytil back within their ranks
for Thursday's Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes.