Washington Capitals at New York Rangers: game preview
WashingtonCapitals2026-27: 1-1-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-30-9 · 95 pts · 12that
NY RangersRangers2026-27: 4-1-0 · 8 pts · 2025-26: 34-39-9 · 77 pts · 30thEighteen points apart last season
Washington finished last season 12th in the league on 95 points. NY Rangers finished 30th on 77, and the 2025-26 season series went WSH 2-2-0.
Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.
Meeting number 315
Across 314 completed games, Washington lead the head-to-head 161-134-19.
Last 5 meetings
See all: Last 5 meetings →The table on each 2025-26 meeting night
League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 12 Oct 2025, Washington were 8th in the league and NY Rangers 11th. By 5 Apr 2026 it was 17th and 29th.
NY Rangers out-attempted Washington 317 to 299
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
NY Rangers have created the better chances, last 10 games
Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.
This season: 2 games for Washington, 5 for NY Rangers. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Washington, 10 for NY Rangers.
2025-26: 82 games for Washington, 82 for NY Rangers.
Power play and penalty kill, season and series
This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.
All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings
Washington
Small sampleNY Rangers
Small sampleWill Cuylle has 6 points in the last 5 meetings
Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.
Will Cuylle vs Washington · game by game
See all: Will Cuylle vs Washington · game by game →Igor Shesterkin has started most of these meetings
Igor Shesterkin played 3 of the last 5 meetings with Washington, with a .911 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.
Expected starter after their game on 25 Feb: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Expected starter after their game on 23 Feb: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Charlie Lindgren
See all: Charlie Lindgren →WSH · 0-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 23 Feb
Also on the roster, 2026-27: Logan Thompson .939 (1 GP)
Full game logIgor Shesterkin
See all: Igor Shesterkin →NYR · 3-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 23 Feb
Also on the roster, 2026-27: Dylan Garand 1.000 (1 GP)
Full game logScoring rates point to about 5.9 goals
No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.
Goals in the last 5 meetings
Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.
Scoring rates
Washington3.002.503.212.98
NY Rangers3.201.602.903.05Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.
7 on the injury lists
Washington · injuries
NY Rangers · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →Placed G Clay Stevenson, D Louie Belpedio, C Mike Brodzinski and RW Spencer Smallman on waivers. Released G Cal Petersen and D Jonathan McDonald from their professional tryout agreements. Assigned LW Maxim Schäfer to Cape Breton (QMJHL).
Placed G Clay Stevenson, D Louie Belpedio, C Mike Brodzinski and RW Spencer Smallman on waivers. Released G Cal Petersen from his professional tryout agreement.
Placed D Justin Holl on waivers for the purpose of being loaned to Hershey (AHL).
Recalled C Gabriel Beaudoin from Hartford (AHL). Placed C Joe Veleno on injured reserve.
Placed D Matthew Robertson on waivers.
Placed G Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve. Recalled G Dylan Garand from Hartford (AHL).
Washington · 2026 draft
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