New York at Washington

The NHL playoffs get underway with a matchup between the Washington Capitals and the NY Rangers. It was not a good year on the road for the Rangers where they finished as a sub-.500 team for the regular season. The Rangers didn't help that cause as they dropped both games played in Washington on the season by counts of 3-1 and 2-1. Washington dominated at home this season beyond their wins against the Rangers. The Caps had one bad stretch on home ice where they went just 2-6. Before and after that streak they were 27-6. The Rangers have been 4-17 as an underdog of +151 to +200 in their last 21 and in their last seven playoff games in this range they have been 0-7! I'll go with the Caps to get it done in game one.