It's very surprising that the Capitals have actually outscored the Rangers this year but it is true. In fact, coming into tonight's game, the Rangers have only scored five goals in their last four games. Jaromir "The Poison" Jagr, over the same span of games, is pointless and a stellar minus seven. However, the Rangers did manage to beat the Devils 1-0 in their last game. Clearly, much of their success this season can be attributed to the strong play of Henrik Lundquist in goal. He's simply been the most consistent goalie in the league this year and has stolen some games for the Rangers. It would be great to see Olaf Kolzig steal a game some time for the Caps.
I hope my gut is wrong, but something tells me the Rangers are due to explode offensively with Jagr, Scott Gomez, Chris Drury and Brendan Shananhan in their lineup. I think this game also marks the return of Martin Straka. Let's remember that despite scoring the fewest goals in the league so far this season, the Rangers can move into first place in their division with a win tonight.
Hopefully the Caps can beat Lundquist early and get some confidence going. More thoughts later after the game.
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