Game #57
Caps (38-12-6, 82 points) at New York Rangers (25-25-7, 57 points)
The drive for No. 12 is set for tonight when the Caps play the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. They’ve already broken the franchise mark for consecutive wins with 11 overall. Washington has outscored opponents 51-22 during that stretch. The last time an NHL team won more than 11 in a row was the 2000-01 New Jersey Devils, who won 13 straight that season.
Seventeen different players have scored at least one goal for the Caps. The goalies – Jose Theodore and Michal Neuvirth – have a combined 1.99 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage. Alex Semin’s 10-game point streak is the longest in the NHL currently. Mike Knuble has nine goals in the last 10 games. New York is another struggling team for Washington to feast upon. The Rangers have lost six of their last seven games – all in regulation. They have alos lost 10 of their last 14 with two shootout losses.
