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Washington Capitals (39-2-9, 80 pts) at New York Rangers (32-36-9, 73 pts)<\/p>\n

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 7:00 pm EST
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Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan\/ESPN 880 AM, 93.5 FM<\/p>\n

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:<\/p>\n

Washington beat the Buffalo Sabres Saturday, 6-2. In their last five games, Washington has a 4-1-0 record, scoring 5.4 goals per game while conceding 4.2. The Capitals lead the season series 2-1 entering their final game against the Rangers this season.<\/p>\n

New York Rangers News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Rangers beat the Red Wings on Saturday, 4-1. In their previous five games, New York has a 4-1-0 record, scoring 3.8 goals per game while allowing 1.4.<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Portas-Strome-Ovechkin
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-Sourdif-Leonard
Duhaime-Lapierre-Frank<\/p>\n

Fehervary-Sandin
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Hutson-Roy<\/p>\n

Lindgren
Thompson<\/p>\n

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New York Rangers Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Perreault-Zibanejad-Lafreniere
Kartye-Miller-Sheary
Cuylle-Trocheck-Brodzinski
Sykora-Laba-Chmelar<\/p>\n

Gavrikov-Fox
Fortescue-Schneider
Robertson-Borgen<\/p>\n

Shesterkin
Quick<\/p>\n

Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals<\/p>\n

Tom Wilson<\/a> had two goals and an assist in the Capitals\u2019 6-3 win over the Rangers back on December 31st.<\/p>\n

New York Rangers<\/p>\n

Adam Fox<\/a> had a goal and an assist in the Rangers\u2019 6-3 loss to the Capitals on December 31st.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals<\/p>\n

NONE<\/p>\n

New York Rangers<\/p>\n

F Matt Rempe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
D Urho Vaakanainen \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n

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Carolina Hurricanes (49-21-6, 104 pts)\u00a0at\u00a0Ottawa Senators (39-27-10, 88 pts) Venue: Canadian Tire CentreDate: Sunday, April 5Time: 5:00 pm ESTHow To Watch: ESPN+\/FDSNSO\/RDS2\/TSN5Radio: 102.5 The Game\/TSN 1200 CFGO-AM Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes: The Hurricanes picked up their third straight win last night with a 4-2 victory over the Islanders. It was [\u2026]<\/p>\n


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