Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad every had a aim and an help and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night time for a 2-0 lead of their first-round playoff collection.
Jack Roslovic and Ok’Andre Miller additionally scored for the Rangers, and Erik Gustafsson and Alexis Lafreniere every had two assists. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 pictures.
New York, in search of its first Stanley Cup championship in 30 years, has received 4 straight and 12 of its final 15 video games. The Rangers, third on the ability play throughout the season, had been 2 for six with the benefit and scored a short-handed aim.
Tom Wilson had a aim and an help, and Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome additionally scored for the Capitals, who had received 4 of 5 to shut the season and take the second wild card within the Jap Convention. Charlie Lindgren completed with 23 saves.
Sport 3 of the best-of-seven collection is Friday at Washington.
Washington star left wing Alex Ovechkin had two pictures on aim after the 38-year-old was held with out one in Sport 1.
With New York main 4-2, there was some pushing and shoving 6 1/2 minutes into the third interval after the Rangers’ Artemi Panarin knocked T.J. Oshie off the puck with a tough hit. The play was reviewed for a significant penalty, however none was referred to as. McMichael was as an alternative given a minor for roughing whereas WiIson skated close to the Rangers’ bench and had phrases with rookie sensation Matt Rempe.
Oshie left the ice for the dressing room, however returned with simply over 5 minutes remaining within the sport.
Wilson pulled the Capitals inside one with their second power-play aim of the night time as he deflected a shot within the air by Hendrix Lapierre previous Shesterkin with 8:15 remaining.
The Capitals pulled Lindgren for an additional skater with with 2:48 to go and had a number of probabilities, however could not get the equalizer.
The Capitals trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes and tied the rating with a power-play aim about 30 seconds after Rempe was despatched off for roughing. Strome acquired a go in entrance from Wilson and deflected it previous Shesterkin at 4:14 of the second for his first profession postseason aim. It was the Capitals’ first aim with the person benefit in 17 probabilities in opposition to the Rangers this yr.
With a Rangers energy play winding down, Roslovic fired a shot from the fitting circle over Lindgren’s blocker and left shoulder for a 3-2 lead with 7:34 remaining within the center interval.
New York pushed the result in 4-2 with a short-handed aim with 3:08 left within the second. After a turnover by the Capitals, Zibanejad — working a give-and-go with Kreider on a rush — noticed Miller trailing down the center and despatched a go again to the defenseman, who fired it previous Lindgren.
The Capitals got here into the sport targeted on getting extra pictures on aim. They did that at first, getting 5 within the first 2 1/2 minutes. Nevertheless, they managed simply two extra the remainder of the primary interval.
McMichael acquired the Capitals on the scoreboard first at 5:09. Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren knocked the puck away from T.J. Oshie, nevertheless it went proper to McMichael who shortly put it previous Shesterkin from the left aspect. It was McMichael’s first profession playoff aim and Dylan McIlrath acquired an help for his profession playoff level.
Trocheck tied it for the Rangers at 7:56 on their third shot on aim. After a attract the fitting circle, Trocheck deflected a feed from Gustafsson.
With the Rangers on their second energy play, Zibanejad fired a shot that went off the glove of Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev and over Lindgren’s glove with 5:32 remaining within the first. It was Zibanejad’s seventeenth aim in 60 profession playoff video games.