New York Rangers at Washington Capitals - 2/20/21 NHL Picks and Prediction

The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals meet Saturday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena.

The New York Rangers need a win after losing four of their last five games. The New York Rangers are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring on 13.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Artemi Panarin leads New York with five goals, Adam Fox has six assists and Mika Zibanejad has 44 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83 percent of their opponents power plays. Igor Shesterkin has given up 22 goals on 268 shots faced and Alexandar Georgiev has given up 17 goals on 159 shots.

The Washington Capitals need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 32.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with eight goals, John Carlson has eight assists and Alex Ovechkin has 43 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponents power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up seven goals on 53 shots faced and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 37 goals on 405 shots.

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