Schedule and 2023-24 Results
Regular Season Records: NY Rangers 55-23-4=114pts, Washington 40-31-11=91pts
Game 1 on Sunday, 21 April: Washington loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Tuesday, 23 April: Washington loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-3
Game 3 on Friday, 26 April: New York Rangers win at Washington, 3-goals-1
Game 4 on Sunday, 28 April: New York Rangers win at Washington, 4-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The New York Rangers visited and defeated the Washington Capitals 4-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1553 victory. With the series 1553 win, the New York Rangers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 36-43 overall and 15-8 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1553 loss, the Washington Capitals see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 18-30 (with an active five series losing streak) overall and 12-17 (with an active five Preliminary-round series losing streak) in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Rangers in series 1553 was WWWW: Series 1553 thus becomes the 38th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 129th NHL series (all rounds), and the 252nd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1553 loss by the Washington Capitals is their fifth consecutive best-of-7 NHL playoff series loss since winning the 2018 NHL championship. The Washington Capitals have now sustained a best-of-7 NBA/NHL-leading 95 Preliminary-round game losses and 17 Preliminary-round series losses.

After Game 3: The New York Rangers visited and bested the Washington Capitals 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1553 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 4 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 0-6 and a Game 4 record of 3-3. The New York Rangers have become the 400th MLB/NBA/NHL team to take a three-games-nil lead in a best-of-7 playoff series; the Washington Capitals will attempt to become the sixth MLB/NBA/NHL team to surmount a three-games-nil deficit to win four-games-three.

After Game 2: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Washington Capitals 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1553 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 11-4 and a Game 3 record of 5-10 (with an active five-Game 3 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 3 record of 3-6. With their series 1553 Game 2 loss, the Washington Capitals see their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 2 losing streak reach four games.

After Game 1: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Washington Capitals 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1553 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 23-14 and a Game 2 record of 15-22. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Capitals have a series record of 10-10 and a Game 2 record of 11-9.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NHL regular season, the New York Rangers finished 23 points ahead of the Washington Capitals. From 1939 through the 2023 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 23 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 9-4 (.692) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1553 is the 79th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the New York Rangers, and the 48th for the Washington Capitals. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 35-43, a Preliminary-round series record of 14-8, and a Game 1 record of 37-41, while the Washington Capitals have an all-rounds series record of 18-29 (with an active four-series losing streak), a Preliminary-round series record of 12-16 (with an active four Preliminary-round series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 27-20. Series 1553 is the tenth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals. The New York Rangers hold a 5-4 series lead over the Washington Capitals in their previous nine best-of-7 NHL playoff series match-ups.