After a week off on the schedule, the Washington Capitals will wrap up their four-game journey away from Capital One Arena with a pair of games against a pair of long-time rivals in hopes of making progress up the Metropolitan Division standings.
The Opponents
New York Rangers (Thursday/7:00 – Madison Square Garden)
It was supposed to take longer. After missing the playoffs in three of the last four seasons, and being swept out of the qualifying round by Carolina in the one year they did reach the postseason, the New York Rangers started this season painstakingly rebuilding their roster to once more be a competitive team.