New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions, and odds | October 29, 2024

On Tuesday, the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers will collide in a pivotal Metropolitan Division matchup. After coming within arms reach of a Stanley Cup Finals appearance last season, the Rangers entered this year with the goal of going all the way. On the flip side, the Capitals' 2024 Stanley Cup run came to an unceremonious end in the first round.

After securing a wildcard spot in the playoffs, the Capitals were swept by the Rangers in the first round. New York was eliminated by the Panthers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Heading into Tuesday's game, the Rangers are sitting second in the Metropolitan Division with a 6-1-1 record and 13 points, behind just the New Jersey Devils who have played four more games.

On the flip side, the Capitals are in fourth place in the division with a 5-2-0 record and 10 points despite playing fewer games than any other team in the division.

After losing their first game of the season to the Devils, the Capitals bounced back in a big way, rattling off five straight wins before a 3-0 loss to the Lightning on Saturday.

The Rangers have been on fire themselves this season, bouncing back from a Thursday loss to the Panthers with a win over Anaheim on Saturday.

Ahead of tonight's game, both teams are dealing with injuries. In the case of the Rangers, winger Jimmy Vesey is still working his way back to 100%, while the Capitals have defenseman Matt Roy on injured reserve with a lower body injury.

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals prediction

Both the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers enter Tuesday's game with plenty of momentum. In addition, both teams have had time to recover from their respective games on Saturday, meaning we'll likely see them at full strength.

The New York Rangers currently have one of the best differentials in the entire NHL, with 34 goals for and just 16 goals against, where as Washington has 26 goals for and 21 goals against. Given that, look for New York to get the win.

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals odds

Heading into the game, New York is sitting as the betting favorite on most major US sportsbooks with -152 odds on FanDuel, while the Capitals are +126 underdogs.

Similarly, on DraftKings, New York is a -155 favorites, while the Capitals are +130 underdogs.

To simplify these odds using the DraftKings numbers, it would take a $155 bet on New York as the favorites to win $100, where as a $100 bet on the Capitals as underdogs would win $130.