And so it’s set.
Caps vs. Rangers. Red, white and blue vs. blue, red and white. Five prior playoff meetings, with the Caps breaking a two-two series tie two springs ago. Bobby Carpenter (and a pick) for Mike Ridley, Kelly Miller and Bob Crawford. Jaromir Jagr (and a ton of cash) for Anson Carter. John friggin’ Druce. The Miracle on 34th Street. Sergei Fedorov. Matt Bradley‘s heroism. Sean Avery vs. civilization Bruce Boudreau, Alex Semin vs. Marc Staal, John Tortorella vs. Verizon Center fans, this season’s rock bottom… the list goes on and on. There’s history and there’s present-day animosity.
There’ll be plenty of time to dive into those storylines and others in the days ahead, but first things first – the numbers. Below are the Caps team and individual stats (after the jump) from this season against the Rangers. Oh, and if this intro sounds familiar… good memory.
Head-to-Head:
| Game 1 | W, 5-3 |
| Game 2 | L, 7-0 |
| Game 3 | SOL, 2-1 |
| Game 4 | L, 6-0 |
| Record | 1-2-1 |
| GF/Game | 1.50 |
| GA/Game | 4.25 |
| Goal Diff/Game | 2.75 |
| Powerplay Success | 6.7% |
| Powerplay Opps. | 15 |
| PP Per Game |
3.75 |
| Penalty Kill Success |
69.2% |
| Times Shorthanded | 13 |
| Times SH/Game | 3.25 |
| Save Percentage | .838 |
| Save Pct. Against |
.955 |
Capitals Skaters vs. New York
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hendricks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Brooks Laich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Green | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| John Erskine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Knuble | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Hannan * | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marcus Johansson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alexander Semin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Karl Alzner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Carlson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jason Chimera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Boyd Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Schultz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Fehr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D.J. King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Beagle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Fahey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Wideman ~ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jason Arnott ~ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marco Sturm ~ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Does not include games played vs. New York prior to joining Washington
~ Only includes games played vs. New York prior to joining Washington
Capitals Goalies vs. New York
| GP | GS | MIN | W | L | O | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Neuvirth | 2 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 56 | 47 | .839 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby |
1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.92 | 29 | 28 | .966 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov |
1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 20 | 13 | .650 | 0 |
Capitals Centers’ Face Offs vs. New York (minimum nine draws)
| GP | FOW | FOL | TOT | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4 |
| Matt Hendricks |
4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 3 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 62.5 |
| Boyd Gordon |
4 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 57.4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 56.9 |
| Marcus Johansson | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0 |
| Jason Arnott ~ | 5 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 54.5 |
| Team Total* | 4 | 133 | 109 | 242 | 55.0 |
| Team Total (PP) | 4 |
13 |
7 |
20 |
65.0 |
| Team Total (PK) | 4 | 11 |
19 |
30 |
36.7 |
~ Only includes games played vs. New York prior to joining Washington
*Includes players who did not meet the minimum for inclusion in the table
And now, for getting through all those stats, your moment of zen:
