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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 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]
A flurry of goals ensued between the Rangers and Capitals, who combined for four goals in a span of only 3:14 of game time, including the Blueshirts scoring the first three within 2:06 of each other.
The 30-year-old goalie spent parts of six seasons toiling in the AHL before finally playing a full NHL season with Washington last year. He began in a backup role, but earned more ice time as the ...
A complete breakdown of the first-round NHL playoff series between New York and Washington, which will begin Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Capitals were founded in 1974 as an expansion team in the Prince of Wales Conference. The team had an 8–67–5 record and lost 37 straight road games in their inaugural season. [1] The Capitals made their first playoffs in the 1982–83 season and qualified for the playoffs for
The Rangers then tied the series with a 4–3 victory in game 6 to force a game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Both teams scored a goal during regulation time in game 7, but the Capitals would lose the game and the series in overtime via a Derek Stepan goal. [16]