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Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Friday, February 26, 2027 · Madison Square Garden

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MNMT · MSG

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Friday, February 26, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MNMT and MSG.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Capitals 1, Rangers 0 so far; the last game finished NYR 1, WSH 3.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 2 of a road trip: Boston, now NY Rangers.

  1. 162027-02-16: vs ANA
  2. 172027-02-17: no game
  3. 182027-02-18: no game
  4. 192027-02-19: vs SJS
  5. 202027-02-20: no game
  6. 212027-02-21: vs NSH
  7. 222027-02-22: no game
  8. 232027-02-23: vs NYR
  9. 242027-02-24: no game
  10. 252027-02-25: at BOS
  11. 262027-02-26: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~188 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~582 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

First home game after a 4-game road trip (NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Carolina and Washington).

  1. 162027-02-16: no game
  2. 172027-02-17: no game
  3. 182027-02-18: at NYI
  4. 192027-02-19: no game
  5. 202027-02-20: at PHI
  6. 212027-02-21: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 222027-02-22: no game
  8. 232027-02-23: at WSH
  9. 242027-02-24: no game
  10. 252027-02-25: no game
  11. 262027-02-26: vs WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~205 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~890 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series