Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Live Streaming NHL Online on 3:00 pm EDT Sun April 17, 2011
Washington Capitals led Pittsburgh 2-0 in the first round of the 2009 playoffs before falling, and then blew a 3-1 edge against No. 8 Montreal a year ago in an opening-round upset after a Presidents’ Trophy-winning season. Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Live. Two years ago, when the Washington Capitals rallied from a 3-1 series hole to eliminate the Rangers in seven games, Boudreau yanked ineffective veteran Jose Theodore after a poor showing in Game 1 and went to the unproven and unknown Varlamov the rest of the way. Washington also has blocked 53 shots that haven’t even reached Neuvirth.
New York Rangers has had only four power-play opportunities—two in each game—and will need special teams to provide a surge that has been missing. Even if the unit doesn’t score, it has to at least give the club a lift. Rangers coach John Tortorella hinted he might shake up the lines and shift players on the power play that has failed on 30 of 31 chances, dating to the final nine games of the regular season. Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Live Webcast. New york Rangers returned home from Washington in the early hours Saturday after a train ride from the nation’s capital.
