Washington Capitals visit New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden
The Washington Capitals take on the New York Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden (7 pm ET, NHL).
NHL Odds are not yet available for this matchup.
Both teams will be on the second half of a back-to-back, as the Capitals were to face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday and the Rangers visited the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday.
In their previous game Thursday, Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals lost their fourth-straight game, their longest losing streak in over a year.
Tomas Vokoun stopped 36 shots to earn his third shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers blanked Washington 3-0. Washington went 0-for-8 on the power play.
"If your best players aren't your best players, you're not going to have success," sais Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. "You have to get production out of your best players, and it's not happening for us right now."
The Rangers took on the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, beating the Senators 5-3.
Michael Sauer, Erik Christensen, Brandon Dubinsky, Derek Stepan and Ruslan Fedotenko all had singles for New York.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 shots for the Rangers, who have won seven of their past 10.
