Another round of Rangers vs. Canes looks inevitable now.

3 of the East series might be sweeps, crazy time to be alive.

Rangers fan here. Yes I am that desperate to see any form of contact on this team

So, maybe no one on the East Coast is watching, but I appreciate you. I couldn't get the game on my flight, so I'm getting your report at Dublin airport, 2 AM in NYC, 7 here. Go raibh maith agat.😅 8:43

Checking in from the east coast. Just happen to be up

It feels like the rangers where drawing penalties on purpose to make it a bit more challenging for them

East Coast checking in since I watched all the games tonight. As a Ranger fan it’s amazing to see how they adapt to different styles of play from run and gun, defensive battles, low event hockey, etc. They are truly versatile and will play any style you allow them to play. Shesty looked pissed about that 1st goal and it showed with his amazing saves from then on. Let’s Go Rangers!!!

Appreciate all the hard work you do, from a Rangers fan at 7 in the morning. We love you out here on the East

West coast Rangers fan here! Thanks!

You would think that along the way someone would have taught Rempe how to hit. He just runs them with pure size, but he tends to bring his elbow up a lot. He needs to learn to keep that tucked or he will be racking up penalty minutes and suspensions.

I was expecting the Caps to be bottom 10 in the standing, so I am not disappointed if they lose in 4. I just wish Sandin and Jensen were playing.

Did you see Zadorov's reaction to his delay of game penalty? He knew he messed up.

Welp, GGs. Caps have no flare in them and it shows

I love how first thing I do when I wake up at 4 something in the morning is go watch all the reviews

Welp. I really thought the Capitals would be less pathetic this postseason. Not taking anything away from NYR who are playing great, but wow the Caps are pretty hopeless. I still expect them to win game 4 just because they have to play better at some point, but looks like NYR in 5, which is faster than my predicted NYR in 6. If they somehow sweep the Capitals, I will definitely admit I was wrong and apologize to the folks on this channel who were saying "Rangers in 4" ... which seemed crazy to me then, but not so much now. Good on the Rangers -- maybe they can make a deep run this time. It's been a while coming. Rooting for them in the East this year (and Vancouver in the west fwiw).

The Capitals being in the playoffs is literally a meme at this point.

I'm up, Shanny, thanks

Ranger fan watching from Abu Dhabi, UAE!!! LGR!!

Good evening ish from NY, I watched it. Thanks for the review!

As an East Coaster thanks for the Video Shannon! enjoying all of these reviews at 2:24 AM happily

Appreciate the recaps, was waiting for this one! The Rangers’ pressure was pretty high level at times tonight, keep it going Boys! Let’s go Rangers!

Remember the Caps blew it up and were sellers at the deadline and yet somehow fluked their way into the playoffs because the Pens and Flyers fell off at the end.

Woke up here in new jersey for this review thanks for the hard work

Hello from the east coast

east coast rangers fan reporting in! watched most of the game still wanted to catch the review, thanks for all the great content! (note the lack of caps in the comment lgr)

Work nights, Rags fan. Love your casts.

get the brooms ready

"No Caps fan can come in and say 'they hosed us'." Take note Toronto fans.

Always appreciate you

Ovi was a ghost. He looked very lackluster and wasnt much of a threat.

I'm glad it was a win, I'll take being up 3-0 to any other alternative. Obviously I would enjoy it very much if they win what is now tomorrow's game (if you're on the east coast)

East coast here been waiting for this one

No comment on Rempe‘s hit that most likely concussed his opponent and caused the Caps to go with five defensemen most of the way?

Refs called that game like it was the 2nd week of October.

Definitely nervous in Raleigh right now

I haven't really followed the Caps all that closely this season. ( Rangers fan ) I am finding myself shocked by Ovi's lack of effort. It's like he doesn't care at all. Why even play? I am sure they have some kids that aren't "chasing history" Maybe if playoff goals counted for the record I guess.

You’re alive

The Caps announcer said Igor let in a muffin yet; failed to mention how he became a human wall after that... Much Respect to Shesty.. P.S. 0 for 6 on the P.P. the caps were plus; gave up a short handed goal.... Let's Go Rangers!!!!!

So I couldn't watch the game, but I caught the highlights and post-game later. Valequette said that Shesterkin "stole" this game. Idk if I see it that way, I agree with you 100%. It seemed almost like the Rangers were toying with the Caps a bit. Except for too many penalties, this was a professional road win.

I couldn't make it to 1 am but I appreciate your review.

We havent had a 3-0 lead in my entire history of watching (since 09-10). 2008 vs Thrashers was last 3-0 lead. Caps look really lifeless & only goal was a mistake by Igor. Still cant believe they are this efficent.

Love that jersey Shannon. Do you remember where you got it?

EAST COAST LOVING IT!!! THANKS!!!

The Rangers showed all year that they could play a defensive shutdown game. Lots of 1 goal lead, low scoring wins. They kill the clock with forechecking, cycling in the offensive zone, by shutting down entries into their defensive zone, then getting clears out of their defensive zones. They’ve beaten Carolina this year just like this, and hoping they do it throughout round 2.

East coast still up!!

Shesterkin was solid as a rock 🪨

I might be misremembering, but I do believe the NHL has started a next round series while the current round is still going on if it's between two teams who got sweeps. Maybe in the mid-2000s?

2:46 am here. Thank you!

This whole series I just keep thinking of that Simpsons episode when Lisa asks Homer if he knows what schadenfreude is.

Caps goal was a deflection off Zibanejad’s stick

I'm honestly wondering if younger and more hungry teams like Detroit and Buffalo would put up more of a fight than the Caps and Islanders, who both look like they shouldn't be playoff teams, which checks out when you see the goal differential for both teams...

Rangers can play any game their opponents choose. I’m impressed. LGR!!

Been waiting for recaps

Yes I am the ranger fan who wanted to see it

Makes you wonder if any of the teams that barely got edged out getting into the playoffs would be having a better time vs the rangers.

-1/6 on the power play is something else

london ontario rangers fan Ecstatic! thank you ! 2 05 am

I’ve never seen a PP be such a disadvantage to be on before like it was for the capitals.

Not sure what to do with all this confidence I have as a Ranger fan. It’s not normal. It does feel like they are just toying with the Caps.

Not a fan of either team, but im up watching the reviews after watching the game

I didn’t expect much from the caps, just hoping they wouldn’t get swept. Tough to win games when your special teams aren’t clicking, can’t finish, and by the end of the series you have basically 2 of your starting defensemen. Seriously. With Haman-Aktell playing for Game 4, he is literally like our 10 defenseman on the depth charts (Bear, Alexeyev, McIlrath, Iorio, Johansen, HA). I also felt like they haven’t been physical enough this series. Oh well. 5v5 has been decent. Again, it’s special teams that are killing us rn. Rangers are gonna get a wake up call against the Canes. Can I just say how sick and tired I am though of all the crap the Capitals are getting? Detroit had 2 chances to beat Washington in the last three weeks. They lost. Flyers had an 8 game losing streak. Nobody in Pittsburgh showed up besides Crosby until it was too late and Guentzel had already been traded. Even the Caps had a 6 game losing streak in the last 3 weeks and still nobody else could muster enough points.

Zib got a piece of the Carlson shot causing it to knuckle. Tougher shot than it looked.

> could NHL start Round 2 before Round 1 is over? Well, they started Playoffs in 2021 before the regular season was over.

Here East coast!

My thoughts are that this is not going well from a Caps perspective. Have to find a way to win game 4. Credit to the Rangers but they are playing extremely aggressive especially against the D corp of the Caps. If the Caps play the same in game 4 that they did in game 3 but this time convert some of those power plays then they will have a chance in that game. That's all we can shoot for now.

1:47 am as i start watching so yes theres some rangers fans up late to watch this

Not sure what’s happened to Ovi, following his great season. Credit to NYR of course, but I didn’t think they didn’t think they had it in them to play shutdown like this - and I’m a Rangers fan.

No mention of the Rempe hit?

How often do you see a team have 2 games in a row in the playoffs where they are scoring shorties. Let's go Rangers

I said on the Community post, Rangers easily. They have the Caps number for multiple seasons. So far, I've been right. Funny how many people thought I was wrong.

I'm up thanks to Baja Blast

Seemed like a sloppy 3rd from NYR. Kinda reminds me of Game 3 Isles/Canes. This effort won't beat Carolina. Rangers need to tighten it up and 1. Not give up as many shots and 2. Not leave as many people open. Carolina will shoot from anywhere so limiting the middle of the ice is critical.

New yorker here! Lets go rangers! Thanks for the video!

Go ahead and call the Caps goal soft - the studio crew at MSG had Lundqvist and Steve Valliquette - they were joking about it Caps pp has 2 goals - and the Rangers have 2 shorties. Igor was good - not a lot of shots, but they got some good ones.

LGR!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can you write that small with markers? :)

The Caps are burned out after fighting for a playoff spot for the last two months...physically and emotionally. Their defense is shredded and none of the younger players are yet up to carrying the load of scoring...Ovi looks tired I'm sad to say.

How do you not discuss the Rempe hit here? THis was not a distraction, but changed the tenor of the game, especially with TVR going down.

Stopped for the capitals

East coast!! LGR!

NY don’t even need to try their hardest too sad man

i just feel bad that igor missed out on a shutout in a game he deserved it over a total fluke 1sec brainfart and 59:59 of absolute fire

East Cost Rangers fan here. It's almost as if the Rangers play better when the other team forces them into a slow, defensive slog fest.

The washington floppers certainly had the refs in their pocket lol

I'm still awake!

LGR!!!

If you ever wondered it turns out the Hershey Bears are not competitive in the NHL playoffs. We’ve lost 3 defenseman to clean Rempe hits making us play every game with only 5 defenseman, so Carlsons playing 35 minutes a game. We literally have 4 starting defenseman with a combined total of like 300 career nhl games and 20 playoff games rn. Praying we can get TVR, Jensen, and Sandin back Sunday and steal one win.

The Caps are the definition of a team who has no idea what they're doing in the playoffs because they don't deserve to be. Tough to watch and the Caps isn't even my number one team.

This is a very lopsided series along with the Islanders- Carolina series. Rather had seen Islanders-Caps / Rangers- Carolina. Those matchups would had been a much closer series.

Igor 1.67 Gaa .933 save % so far

Caps fans beg 'Mercy!', Capital(s) punishment grim -- Rangers' verdict clear😱! Hockey Haiku Musings

Caps Power Play is atrocious. 0 for 6 and giving up a shortie in this game. 2 for 15 in the series and 2 shorthanded goals against. LGR!!!!

Ovi is playing like he’s retiring after this season or he’s looking to play somewhere else next season. He is completely checked out and is just phoning it in right now.

good day

Sure the time the Rangers may get through a quick series and not go 7 games all the other teams are doing the same. ugh

If anything Caps fans might have liked the refs more if they didn't give the Caps any powerplays 😂

East coast Ranger fan who thought the series would go five games and it might. But won't complain if it's a sweep😂 LGR.

I was just wondering whether things would be different if the Red Wings are playing against the Rangers instead of Capitals. This is turning into a sweep for the Rangers.

I was at a bar PACKED with rangers fans. And when I tell you. NO ONE was watching the second half of this game. The caps never threatened

Rangers going down fragile fox