The Washington Capitals will have their last chance to advance in the Eastern Conference on the final day of their regular season. A win and a regulation loss to Pittsburgh means the Caps skip the Florida Panthers in the first round.
No Alex Ovechkin yet and no Nicklas Backstrom either. Ilya Samsonov will be the starter in net.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Here is today’s Daily deals.
Uppercase rows
39-Mantha, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
90-Johansson, 24-McMichael, 77-Oshie
22-Larsson, 20-Eller, 73-Sheary
45-Jonsson-Fjallby, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Vanecek vs. Varlamov
Real good vibes without Ovechkin
#ALL CAPS statistics without Ovechkin this season pic.twitter.com/gUBgKqFdNW
— Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) April 29, 2022
It was dreary. Best luck for tonight.
Dashboard out of town
Evgeni Malkin grabbed a rebound just 3:51 into the game and the Pens took a 1-0 lead. #CBJ
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) April 29, 2022
Good. Evan Rodrigues comes down on a loose puck that Bérubé couldn’t fend off and it’s 20 – just 5:31 into this one.
I’ve heard this lens honk many times in my life.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) April 29, 2022
3-0
—Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) April 29, 2022
We will have to watch two games. If PIT takes a point, the Caps play the Cats. Looks like it’s gonna happen. Yeah it will happen.
1-0 NYR
Rangers go up 1-0 with 16:34 left in the second period. Chytil squeaks the puck past Samsonov.
— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) April 30, 2022
Samsonov didn’t really lock the post.
JK now it’s 1-1
Schultz with the equalizer just 35 after Rangers struck. pic.twitter.com/qIkTimGFqQ
—Ted Starkey (@TedStarkey) April 30, 2022
Schultz fires back less than a minute later. Cleaned from the face-off point.
2-1 WSH
I believe this is Washington’s first PPG since the late 1980s.
IT WAS ________ pic.twitter.com/AExwtxkNHb
– x – Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 30, 2022
Draw
Carlson gives and Carlson takes.
Lafrenière completes a nice passing game to tie the game at 2-2 at 15:44 of the second. #CapsRangers
—Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) April 30, 2022
Ovi is at the game
And he’s having fun
Not my friend next to Ovi while he’s a troll. 😩 pic.twitter.com/h0nK5yb0e5
— Amanda Rose (@amanduhroseg) April 30, 2022
3-2 NYR
Locker says “that’s the true definition of a dipsy-doo”
Dryden Hunt with a fine goal to put Rangers ahead.
— RMNB (@rmnb) April 30, 2022
Ovi vs. MSG
Alex Ovechkin trolls Rangers fans and leads his own ‘Ovi Sucks’ chant from press level at Madison Square Garden
The story of the night.
To summarize!
Capitals drop out of season finale in New York, now know playoff fate: Rangers beat Capitals 3-2
