Recap: Rangers 2, Caps 1

A third-period power play goal by the Rangers puts an end to the Caps' winning streak.

Third Period Open Thread

More heroics from Holtby can't keep the Rangers at bay forever, as Carl Hagelin gets the Rangers onto the scoreboard. Tied at one after two, third period ahead...

Second Period Open Thread

An early John Carlson goal and more than a few heroics by Braden Holtby give the Caps a 1-0 lead after twenty. Second period ahead...

Tonight's Lines: Green Out, Poti In

Per Stephen Whyno, the Caps will stick with the same lineup that has won three-in-a-row... with one major exception: Mike Green is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so that gets Tom Poti back in the lineup. Per Mike Vogel, Expect to see the following line combinations and defensive pairings in front of Braden Holtby:

Jason Chimera - Mike Ribeiro - Alex Ovechkin

Wojtek Wolski - Nicklas Backstrom - Troy Brouwer

Eric Fehr - Mathieu Perreault - Joel Ward

Matt Hendricks - Jay Beagle - Joey Crabb

Karl Alzner - Tomas Kundratek

John Erskine - John Carlson

Tom Poti - Jeff Schultz

That leaves Roman Hamrlik as a healthy scratch, Green, Brooks Laich and Jack Hillen out with injuries, and Marcus Johansson perhaps somewhere in between.

Capitals @ Rangers Game Thread

Washington looks to push its win streak to four on the road against the team that eliminated them from last year's post-season