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The Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy that year and swept the Islanders in the first round while the Capitals defeated the Penguins in six games. The Rangers took the first three games easily before the Capitals stayed alive by winning game four. The Rangers then took game 5 and became the eventual Stanley Cup champions, their first since 1940.
However, the Rangers won in five games in 1973. 40 years passed before the next series between the Bruins and Rangers, and in 2013 the Bruins eliminated the Rangers in five games. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] As of the end of the 2022–23 season, Boston leads the all-time series 305–252–97–12 with a 26–19–2 playoff record against the New York Rangers.
The Capitals then advanced to the second round to face the top-seeded New York Rangers. The series again went seven games, ending with a 2–1 Rangers victory at Madison Square Garden. Following the season's end, head coach Dale Hunter announced he would step down. Adam Oates was later named permanent head coach of the team.
A complete breakdown of the first-round NHL playoff series between New York and Washington, which will begin Sunday at 3 p.m.
The New York Rangers' first-round opponent is set. The Washington Capitals clinched the Eastern Conference's second and final wild-card spot with Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers ...
Here are live, real-time updates of Rangers vs. Capitals Game 1 in the Stanley Cup playoffs at Madison Square Garden: Rangers take Game 1 with a 4-1 win over the Capitals.
The Rangers were placed in the Metropolitan Division. [78] m The Rangers' season was shortened to 70 games because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [79] The Rangers qualified for the NHL's expanded 24-team postseason. [80] n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games. [81]
The Capitals tried and failed to get under the Rangers' skin in New York's 4-1 Game 1 victory at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.