Superstar showdown, brothers battle and more Rangers-Capitals storylines
NY Post
There is no shortage of layers to this first-round matchup between the Rangers and Capitals, who will square off in Game 1 at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
While this may be the first playoff meeting between the two clubs in nine years, after they clashed five times in the span of seven seasons from 2009-2015, the current team connections and recent history should make for an intense series.
It’ll be the New York state of mind versus our nation’s capital.
Artemi Panarin versus Alex Ovechkin.
The No. 1 seed in the midst of a championship window versus the 17th-ranked club that squeezed in for one more go before an inevitable rebuild.
Facing the Capitals at the start of arguably their most important postseason of late could be an opportunity for the Rangers to exorcise a demon that may or may not still be there.
Every game the Rangers have played recently has come with seismic implications.
Steve Cohen is fast approaching a billion-dollar outlay this offseason, and the Mets’ work isn’t done.
Tank Dell’s knee injury is bad enough that it could put his status in doubt for the start of the 2025 season.
The Jets want to get the fourth-most-targeted receiver in the NFL more involved in their offense.
ATLANTA — The Giants are a franchise bleeding despair right now.
Folks have been clamoring for Peter Laviolette to meaningfully reduce Mika Zibanejad’s minutes and that is what the Rangers head coach has done over the last week.
The Phillies are fortifying their already strong rotation.
The Knicks are saying hello again to Landry Shamet.
Mike LaFleur wore a postgame smile Sunday that was seldom seen when he called MetLife Stadium his full-time home.
NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans’ ballboy was caught up in an act of trickery that resulted in a technical foul.
Saturday wasn’t Tom Brady’s finest hour in the booth.