Monday, April 20, 2009

Rangers vs. Capitals (Game 3)

The New York Rangers host the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals today at MSG starting at 7:00 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.

For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.

Probable Lines:
Avery-Gomez-Antropov
Naslund-Drury-Callahan
Korpikoski-Dubinsky-Zherdev
Sjostrom-Betts-Orr

Rozsival-Redden
Staal-Girardi
Mara-Morris

Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist - 2-0, 1.50 gaa, .957 sv%, 1 so.

Simeon Varlamov - 0-1, 1.01 gaa, .958 sv%, 0 so.

Opponent Notes:
- Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green have been held scoreless so far this series.

- Of the 291 previous NHL playoffs series that started 2-0, 37 teams have come back from that deficit to win (12.7 percent).

- The Capitals have just one 5-on-5 goal in the series.

- The Capitals had 24 giveaways in Game 2.

Opponent Blog:
A View From the Cheap Seats

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