Capitals–Rangers rivalry
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The Capitals–Rangers rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers. Both teams compete in the NHL's Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division, and there is only a 230-mile drive between the cities of Washington, D.C. and New York. The rivalry gained traction in the 1990s but intensified from 2009 to 2015 with five head-to-head playoff series during that span.[2][3][4]
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Quick Facts First meeting, Latest meeting ...
First meeting | October 9, 1974[1] |
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Latest meeting | April 28, 2024 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 303 |
All-time series | 145–132–18–8 (WSH) |
Regular season series | 117–101–18–8 (WSH) |
Postseason results | 31–28 (NYR) |
Largest victory | NYR 11–4 WSH February 18, 1976 March 24, 1978 WSH 8–1 NYR April 19, 1986 NYR 7–0 WSH December 12, 2010 |
Longest win streak | WSH W7 |
Current win streak | NYR W1 |
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