Washington Capitals Vs. New York Rangers Odds, Picks, and Predictions (2/24/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Feb 23, 2022, 7:10pm

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Garnet Hathaway tallied two goals in a span of less than two minutes late in the third period as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Thursday, February 17th. Washington is 28-15-9 with 65 points, fourth in the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals have won five games in a row on the road. On Sunday evening, the Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators, 2-1. Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin scored the goals for New York while Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves in the victory. The Rangers are 20-5-1 against teams in the Eastern Conference this campaign. New York is 32-13-5 with 69 points, third in the Metropolitan Division.

Washington Capitals Vs. New York Rangers Betting Odds

Over is 4-1 in the Capitals last five games vs. Eastern Conference opponents. Washington is 5-0 in their last five road games. Under is 9-2-2 in Capitals last 13 games after scoring five goals or more in their previous game, Washington scored five goals against Philadelphia in their last contest. The Capitals are 4-1 in the last five meetings against the Rangers. Washington is +3000 to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. New York is 4-1 in their last five games overall. The Rangers are 5-1 in their last six games playing on three or more days rest. Under is 5-1 in New York’s last six home games. The Rangers are +2200 to win their first Stanley Cup since 1994.

Washington Capitals Odds

Washington is led by captain, Alex Ovechkin, Washington’s long-time captain, is fourth in NHL history with 761 goals: he’s chasing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record of 894. Ovechkin is currently listed as +275 to win the Hart Trophy. The three-time Hart Trophy winner is tied for sixth in the NHL in points with 62 this year (31 goals and 31 assists). The Stanley Cup winner is a +14 and averaging 21:41 of ice time per game. The Great Eight has scored three game winning goals and tallied 16 points on the power play in 2021-22. Center Evgeny Kuznetsov is second on the team in points with 48 (15 goals and 33 assists). He’s a +13 and averaging 21:01 of ice time per game this season. Kuznetsov has scored three game winning goals and has scored 15 points on the power play this season. Tom Wilson, one of the toughest players in the league has 34 points on the year (15 goals and 19 assists). He has six points on the power play and is second on the team in hits with 142. Wilson is a +8 and skating 19:18 of ice time per game in 2021-22. Conor Sheary has 23 points this year (11 goals and 12 assists). The two-time Stanley Cup winner has scored three game winning goals and is averaging 15:40 of ice time per game. Star center Nicklas Backstrom has appeared in 19 games this season, scoring 14 points (four goals and 10 assists). He’s listed as problem for Thursday’s game against the Rangers due to a personal matter.

John Carlson leads Washington’s defensemen in scoring with 40 points (10 goals and 30 assists) and is +2500 to win the Norris Trophy. The Stanley Cup winner has 12 points on the power play this season (four goals and eight assists). He’s a +14 while leading the team in ice time per game at 23:49. Carlson has blocked 62 shots and registered 34 hits. Dmitry Orlov has 24 points on the season (seven goals and 17 assists). He’s a +17, delivering 84 hits and blocking 60 shots this year. Orlov has 22 takeaways and is averaging 21:06 of ice per game in 2021-22. Trevor van Riemsdyk has 13 points on the season (one goal and 12 assists). He leads the team in blocked shots with 84. Martin Fehervary is an aggressive defenseman for the Capitals, leading the defensive group in hits with 139. The second-year defender is +19 and has nine points on the campaign.

Ilya Samsonov has started the Capitals last four games in goal and has started 25 games overall this season. This year he’s 17-7-3 with a .906 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA. Additionally, Samsonov has three shutouts on the campaign. Vitek Vanecek has started 23 games for the Capitals in 2021-22. On the season he’s 10-6-5 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.39 GAA. Vanecek also has two shutouts on the season. He was recently placed on IR and expected to be out until early March due to an upper body injury.

New York Rangers Odds

Goalie Igor Shesterkin has been the real star on Broadway this season for New York. The Rangers netminder has won four of his last five games. On the season, he’s 24-5-3 with a .939 save percentage (first in the league) and a 2.01 GAA (second in the NHL). Shesterkin is currently the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy at +130 and +2500 to win the Hart Trophy.

Adam Fox is tied for fourth in points among defensemen in the NHL this season with 48 (seven goals and 41 assists). The second-year player is a +10 and ranks third on the team in blocked shots with 95. He’s averaging a team leading 24:28 of ice time per game. Fox is +550 to repeat as the Norris Trophy winner. Jacob Trouba leads the team in blocked shots with 116 and second on the club in hits with 135. He’s a +8 and is averaging 22:44 of ice time per game for New York. Trouba has 24 points on the season (eight goals and 16 assists). Ryan Lindgren has played in 47 games and is second on the team in blocked shots with 101. He leads the team in plus/minus at +16, while averaging 20:29 of ice time per game. On the offensive end, the fourth-year defenseman has chipped in four goals this season.

Chris Kreider is third in the NHL in goals with 33. The Rangers winger has 47 points overall this season. New York’s number 20 leads the NHL in power play goals with 17 in 2021-22. Kreider is also a +12 and has been physical delivering 100 hits this year; Ryan Reaves leads the team in hits with 181. The 10-year veteran, Kreider is +2200 to win the 2021-22 Hart Trophy. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in points this season with 55 (14 goals and 41 assists). Playing his third season with New York, he has 17 multi-point games in 2021-22. He has 25 points on the power play (five goals and 20 assists) and leads the club with five game winning goals this season. Panarin is +7000 to win his first Hart Trophy. Mika Zibanejad is second on the team in scoring with 51 points (19 goals and 32 assists). In his last five games he has seven points (three goals and four assists). He has 11 power play goals (tied for fourth in the NHL) and 22 points overall on the power play this season. Ryan Strome has 36 points in 46 games (10 goals and 26 assists). He’s a +1 and tied for second on the team in game winning goals with four. Strome has 10 points on the power this year (two goals and eight assists).

Washington Capitals Vs. New York Rangers Picks & Prediction

Washington is scoring 3.3 goals per game, 12^th in the league and taking 31.2 shots per game, 15^th overall. Defensively the Capitals are allowing 2.8 goals per game, ranked eighth in the league and 29.1 shots per game, which is fifth overall. New York is scoring 2.9 goals per game, ranking them 16^th in the NHL and attempting 28.9 shots per game, 29^th overall. On the defensive side, the Rangers are allowing 2.5 goals per game which ranks third in the NHL and yielding 32 shots a game, 20^th overall. The Capitals have played well on the road this season winning 16 games. The Rangers have won 16 games at home. I’m taking New York in this contest with under six combined goals scored in the game.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.