Capitals out of answers and nearly out of time after Game 3 loss to Rangers
by The Washington Post
The Washington Post— The Capitals spent their off days working on handling momentum swings. After taking another early lead in Game 3, the momentum swung. And they failed to respond.
NHL.com—Capitals vow to ‘give it our all’ following Game 3 loss to Rangers. WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals are staring down a grim reality following a 3-1 loss to New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Friday. For three frustrating games, the Rangers have had an answer for almost everything the Capitals have done, particularly on special teams. Now, the Capitals need to find a few answers of their own or they’ll be swept out of this best-of-7 series in Game 4 here Sunday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, MSGSN,...
NBC4 Washington—Special teams carry Rangers to a Game 3 win and a 3-0 series lead on the Capitals. The New York Rangers are one win away from the advancing after beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. Vincent Trocheck had a power-play goal and a short-handed assist in the dominant special teams performance. Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves at the other end to stymy the Capitals and push them to the brink of elimination. Chris Kreider and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Rangers, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists. Game 4 is Sunday night in...
New York Post—Igor Shesterkin answers call in brilliant Game 3 performance for Rangers. Friday was the night and this was the game — Game 3 of the first round — where the Blueshirts needed Igor Shesterkin to make the difference. And he did.