Three Quick Goals In Second Power New York Rangers Over Washington Capitals, 4-1, In Game 1; Iorio Leaves With Upper-Body Injury


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The Washington Capitals lost to the New York Rangers by a score of 4-1 at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of the best-of-seven first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Sunday afternoon. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves in his postseason debut.

Washington’s Lines

Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Alexander Alexeyev — Dylan McIlrath
Trevor Van Riemsdyk — Vinny Iorio

Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: RW Ivan Miroshnichenko, C Mike Sgarbossa, D Lucas Johansen

Out: D Ethan Bear (NHLPA players assistance program), C Nicklas Backstrom (hip), D Rasmus Sandin (upper-body), D Nick Jensen (upper-body)

Five members of the 2023 Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears made their Stanley Cup Playoffs debut Sunday in Manhattan. Lapierre, Protas and Malenstyn – all Washington draft picks – established career highs in goals, assists and points in 2023-24.

New York’s Lines

Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin – Vincent Trocheck – Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle — Alexander Wennberg — Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey — Barclay Goodrow — Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson – Jacob Trouba

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: D Chad Ruhwedel, D Zac Jones

Out: RW Blake Wheeler (leg), C Filip Chytil (concussion)

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring

None

Shots: 7-4 New York

Other Notable Stats: 8-6 Washington in blocked shots, 11-6 New York in hits, 58% New York on faceoffs, both teams got two power plays

Screenshots: Natural StatTrick

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring

4:17, 1-0 New York: After Vesey rimmed the puck around the backboard, Goodrow bumped it back to him with Washington defenders coming and Vesey fed it across to Rempe, who beat Lindgren under the glove.

4:50, 2-0: Lafreniere checked Iorio into the boards to retrieve the puck and send it to Trocheck, who set up Panarin at the right dot and Panarin sniped a wrister under the glove of Lindgren. Iorio left the game with an upper-body injury and was questionable to return but never did.

6:23, 3-0: Vesey ripped one that went off of Lindgren and in off of a faceoff win by Goodrow.

7:31, 3-1: Fehervary tipped a wrist shot by Wilson with his skate while cruising to the net after Protas, who recorded his first career postseason point, set Wilson up in the high slot. Wilson has tallied five points (two goals) in his last five games. The goal was the first in the postseason of Fehervary’s career.

Shots: 16-15 New York, but 11-9 Washington in the second

Other Notable Stats: 24-14 New York in hits, 15-12 Washington in blocked shots, Washington was held scoreless on three power plays through 40 minutes

THIRD PERIOD

Scoring

16:17, 4-1: Kreider got sprained all alone on a breakaway by Zibanejad after he got the puck in the defensive zone before getting Lindgren down and beating him to the right pad.

Shots: 31-21 New York, including 15-6 in the third

Other Notable Stats: 18-16 New York in blocked shots, 29-17 New York in hits, 56% New York on faceoffs, Washington finished with four power plays

Game 2: Tuesday at Madison Square Garden (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, ESPN nationally)

By Harrison Brown

About Harrison Brown

Harrison is a diehard Caps fan and a hockey fanatic with a passion for sports writing. He attended his first game at age 8 and has been a season ticket holder since the 2010-2011 season. His fondest Caps memory was watching the Capitals hoist the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, photography, and hanging out with his two dogs. Follow Harrison on Twitter @HarrisonB927077





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