Vogel's preview:

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-have-friday-night-metro-date-with-rangers/c-293806274

Burakovsky returns... Holtby in net...

and the NHL's:

https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-washington-capitals-game-preview/c-293813888

"Old FaithfuL"...

game on!

Turned away to post my opening post, and...

Beagle! :14 in!

1-0 Caps!

Assists were DS-P and Stephenson...

couple chances for each team, nothing really exciting since the goal... 3:03 left 1st, and the Caps to the PP when they come back from the TV timeout... just before the break, the Caps had a 3 on 1 but the Dman got in the way of Ovechkin's pass...

killed, but a good PP, several chances and Lundqvist was the difference...

1-0 Caps, end 1st.

Stats after 1:

SOGs 17-9 Caps
Attempts 25-13 Caps
Blocks 5-3 Rangers
Hits 6-3 Rangers
Takes 4-2 Caps
Gives 5-4 Caps
Faceoffs 71% Caps (10-4)

Scoring chances were 6-4 Caps in the 1st... 2nd on...

Caps get an early PP, but :23 into it it's 4 on 4... now the short NYR PP... killed...

15:55 left 2nd... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz period so far, 13:20... Caps with 2 SOGs this period, but at 8:18 left, the Rangers turn it over right in front of Lundqvist...

Backstrom!!

2-0 Caps!!

Unassisted... 6:28, Caps to the PP... nothing, back to ES... 3:32, Chiasson to the box...

killed, no SOGs, but... under 1:00 left 2nd, the Rangers score.

2-1 Caps, end 2nd.

13:52 left reg, Rangers to the PP... killed... 10:23 left, tie game.

Lundqvist had just made a BIG stop on Vrana at 10:37, too... this team still can't play 60:00 in a row... 8:09 left, the Caps get the PP this time- need to convert here...

several shots and a post, but... killed... wow- Shattenkirk misses a clear, Ovechkin shot, Wilson deflects, Niskanen scores!!!

3-2 Caps!!!

And now Wilson turns on the jets!!!!

4-2!!!!

EN... Ovechkin gets post...

4-2 Caps final!!!!