It’s matinee hockey time, folks! This is the fifth meeting between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers this season, and the defensive-minded Rangers have won three of the previous four meetings. The Caps have yet to score more than two goals in a game against the Rangers this year.
Some lineup notes: today marks just the second time this season that Ilya Samsonov has started back to back games. The young Russian goalie is coming off a stellar shutout performance against the Devils on Friday night, so starting him in net today seemed like a no-brainer.