Capitals Face Elimination: Rangers Aim for Sweep | NHL 4/28
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00:00Well, we saw the version of being swept yesterday out there on the ice, and I wonder today if the Washington Capitals, with their backs against the wall, can step up.
00:09But it's a hard feat here. We know Ovechkin's being completely limited in this series. So far he's had, what, five shots on goal?
00:16The New York Rangers are able to get those blocked shots, and this team has absolutely dominated.
00:21Now, the last time the New York Rangers were able to get a sweep was back in 2007 in one of these series against the Atlanta Thrashers,
00:29a team that's not even around anymore. Can they get the sweep here? Absolutely they can.
00:35This team has so much talent with Panarin out there, Igor Sesturkin in net.
00:40I have faith in this team, but a team with their backs against the wall at home are completely dangerous.
00:46We know how hard it is to sweep. The Florida Panthers yesterday unable to get it done as well,
00:52and the Carolina Hurricanes, phenomenal teams against their opponents.
00:55So looking at this one, I do think here we see a lower scoring first period.
01:00I'm going with the under 1.5 in the first period. That's coming in at minus 122.
01:05The last two games, Game 2 and Game 3, were high scoring first periods, but Game 1 finished 0-0 in that first period,
01:14and I'm expecting this one to be very similar here as we see them come out nice and tight to start this game.
01:21I think it does open up, though. If you see that total drop to 4.5, I definitely hit it to the over,
01:26because you know here the Washington Capitals are going to pull. Charlie Lindgren in net.
01:32If they're down in that third period, nothing in this game would make me take the under when we get to that point in the game,
01:40because the empty netters will come here for the Rangers in this one.
01:45So under first period, and then if it drops to 4.5, take the over.