Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers 12/27/2022 Picks

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers 12/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Washington Capitals will invade the world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York to face off with the New York Rangers On Tuesday following a successful home defense last game.

Washington is 19-13-4 on 42 points and placed 5th in the Metropolitan Division with an 8-8-3 record away from home this year.

The Capitals head to this match-up riding on a four-game winning streak following a 4-1 home victory over the Winnipeg Jets on December 23.

LW Alex Ovechkin scored two goals for Washington in the wind that earned him the lead over Gordie Howe in all-time goals scored with 802.

Left-wingman Alex Ovechkin tallied 22 goals and 41 points in leading the offense for the Capitals while Center Evgeny Kuznetsov chipped in a team-leading 23 assists for the year.

GK Darcy Kuemper is 9-9-2 in defending the net with a goals-against average of 2.53 and a .916 save percentage.

Washington acquired an average scoring of 3.08 goals per outing and relinquished an average of 2.78 goals per outing. The Capitals’ power play scores 20.8% of the time while their penalty-kill unit is successful 80.8% of the time.

The Washington Capitals are 9-1 straight up in their last 10 outings and 5-0 SU in their last 5 road games played.

The Capitals are 2-6 straight up in their last 8 matches when playing on the road versus the NY Rangers and the totals went UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 contests played against a rival from the Metropolitan Division.

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Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Predictions 12/27/2022

The New York Rangers are staying on their home ice and looking for their second straight win by hosting the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

New York is 19-11-5 on the season and 4th in the Metropolitan Division with one point ahead of Washington at 43 while posting an 8-6-4 home record this year.

The Rangers are seven points behind the Hurricanes in first place for the season. The New York Rangers shut down the NY Islanders at 5-3 on December 22 for their eighth triumph in their last nine matches played.

Center Barclay Goodrow led the offense for the Rangers with one goal and two assists in the victory.

The NY Rangers’ left-wingman Chris Kreider powered the offense for the Rangers with 16 goals scored while LW Artemi Panarin is the top setter for New York with 32 assists and a team-high 41 points.

At the pipes, Goalie Igor Shesterkins is 17-5-4 with a goals-against average of 2.44 and a save percentage of .916. The NY Rangers posted an average of 3.29 goals per contest and conceded an average of 2.71 goals per outing.

The Rangers’ power play scores 22.9% of the time and their penalty-kill unit is successful 80.6% of the time this season.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers’ last 6 matches and the Rangers are 8-1 straight up in their last 9 contests played.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers’ last 5 home outings and the Rangers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home versus Washington.

Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers. The NHL Pick for this contest is New York -150. The Capitals won their last four matches played but the Rangers played better after winning eight of their last nine this season.

New York posted a 6-2 record at home this year while GK Igor Shesterkin totaled 17 victories at the goal with a 2.44 goals-against average in his 26 starts this season. The prediction: The New York Rangers will win 4-2.

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