nhl Game Recap
Recap - Rangers Defeat Washington 4-1
The Rangers earned a 4-1 victory over Washington on Thursday behind a 36-save performance from Igor Shesterkin at Madison Square Garden.
New York won as a -124 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Barclay Goodrow, and Alexis Lafreniere in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring at 12:57 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 36-save effort for the Rangers.
Alex Ovechkin scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Washington got a 17-stop effort from Ilya Samsonov in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 37-21.
Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face Philadelphia.