The Rangers are back in action tonight, taking on the Washington Capitals for the first time since Derek Stepan completed a 3-1 series comeback. That’s the back story behind this game, that the Caps are out for revenge. But let’s be honest here. The revenge they seek would be in the playoffs, not in Game 12 of the regular season.
The Caps bolstered their forward depth this offseason by signing Justin Williams and trading Joel Ward for T.J. Oshie. They lost Mike Green, but between Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Orlov –and John Carlson on the powerplay– they haven’t really missed a beat.