The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers meet in NHL action from Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New York is listed as a -175 home favorite while Washington is a +145 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Washington, Sonny Milano is questionable for this game while John Carlson is out until later this month with a facial injury. For the Rangers, Ryan Lindgren is out indefinitely with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Washington’s 6-3 win over the Rangers back on February 25th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for Washington in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Washington is 2-10 in their last 12 games following a win and 1-5 in their last 6 Tuesday games while the under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games played on 2 days rest. New York is 6-2 in their last 8 home games and 44-20 in their last 64 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m backing the Rangers here. I just still don’t trust the Capitals as far as I can throw them right now and side by side, the Rangers are the better team with something of consequence to play for and I think they snag themselves a win here to deal another blow to the Capitals.