Capitals vs Rangers Betting Trends, & Free Pick [2/19/17]

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Jay Cooper
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Washington (39-11-7) at NY Rangers (37-19-1)
When: Sunday, February 19th 2017
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Time: 12:35 ET | TV: NBC

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The Washington Capitals look to maintain the NHL’s best mark when they visit the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York. Washington came back last night from their mandatory week-long break and earned a point in their seventh straight contest in a 3-2 shootout loss at Detroit. The Capitals became only the fifth team among the first 16 who took their mandatory bye week to earn a point (3-11-2). Nicklas Backstrom (team-high 61 points) ran his point streak to eight games (four goals, 10 assists) as he recorded his 44th assist of the season on Saturday. The break also did not affect Daniel Winnik (eight goals), who scored in the Capitals’ 6-4 victory over Anaheim on February 11th and tied Saturday’s game with 4:48 left in regulation. Forward Zach Stanford scored his second career goal Saturday and was a +1, bringing his rating to even and leaving Paul Carey (-2 in three games) as the only player with a minus rating to appear for Washington this season. Justin Williams (18 goals, 32 points) is one assist shy of 400 for his career. The Capitals’ power play was 6-for-16 in its first six February games before going 0-for-5 on Saturday.

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The Rangers also come in hot, having their six-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in a 4-2 loss at the Islanders. The Rangers start the day 10 points behind the first-place Capitals and four back of third-place Columbus in the Metropolitan Division, but hold a double-digit lead for one of the two wild-card spots. Jimmy Vesey scored in each of the last two games giving him 14 in this his rookie season. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist lost for the first time in six February starts on Thursday, lowering his save percentage to .937 for the month. The Rangers won the first of four meetings this season with the Capitals 4-2 on October 22nd in Washington after rallying from a 2-0 deficit behind two Vesey goals and 26 saves from Lundqvist. J.T. Miller (18 goals) had his seven-game point streak (two goals, nine assists) snapped Thursday, but still leads the team with 46 points. Kevin Hayes (15 goals, 42 points) saw his four-game steak (two goals, five assists) come to an end as well. Michael Grabner leads New York with 26 goals but hasn’t scored in the last three games after scoring four times in the previous three games. Defenseman Kevin Klein (three goals, 14 points, +7 rating) missed Thursday’s game because of illness but practiced Saturday and is expected to play Sunday.

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Right now, both teams are playing at a very high level, but the edge today has to go with the Rangers being at home and the Capitals just playing last night. This could be a preview of an exciting playoff series later this spring.

Pick: Rangers ML

W/L TRENDS

Washington
  • Capitals are 4-0 in their last 4 Sunday games.
  • Capitals are 9-2 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Capitals are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. Metropolitan.
  • Capitals are 37-14 in their last 51 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Capitals are 20-8 in their last 28 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Capitals are 36-15 in their last 51 overall.
  • Capitals are 42-20 in their last 62 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Capitals are 5-12 in their last 17 games following OT on the previous day.
NY Rangers
  • Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
  • Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 overall.
  • Rangers are 75-34 in their last 109 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Rangers are 65-31 in their last 96 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Rangers are 52-25 in their last 77 Sunday games.

OU TRENDS

Washington
  • Under is 5-0-3 in Capitals last 8 Sunday games.
  • Over is 4-0-1 in Capitals last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 5-1-3 in Capitals last 9 vs. Metropolitan.
  • Over is 4-1-2 in Capitals last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 4-1-2 in Capitals last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Over is 10-3-5 in Capitals last 18 overall.
  • Under is 3-1-1 in Capitals last 5 road games.
NY Rangers
  • Over is 9-2 in Rangers last 11 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • Under is 4-1-2 in Rangers last 7 Sunday games.
  • Over is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 home games.
  • Over is 19-5-8 in Rangers last 32 vs. Metropolitan.
  • Over is 16-5-3 in Rangers last 24 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
  • Over is 31-12-11 in Rangers last 54 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Under is 5-2 in Rangers last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
  • Over is 33-15-5 in Rangers last 53 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
  • Over is 29-14-10 in Rangers last 53 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

HEAD TO HEAD

  • Over is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings.
  • Road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

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