Six fights in the first four minutes to start this Rangers/Caps game. A cross check to the face. A bunch of misconducts. It’s amazing what happens when you don’t suspend someone when they should be. The NHL brought this game upon themselves and made the first four minutes of this game a mockery. Things settled down until Pavel Buchnevich cross checked Anthony Mantha in the face.
As for the actual game, the Caps are better. That’s all there is to it. The Rangers were depleted because of injuries, and then were even more depleted because they sent the NHL a message.