GDT: ECSF | Game 2 | 4/30/12 | Capitals @ Rangers | 7:30 PM | NBC SPORTS, CBC

[Loffen]

THE MATCHUP 2012 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS GAME #2 - 4/30/2012 @ (0) ____________ (1) 7:30 PM ET MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NYC, NY NBC SPORTS | CBC, RDS

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NEWS & NOTES GAME LINKS: SERIES OVERVIEW Game Preview - Last Matchup; WSH@NYR 4/28/12 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Capitals.com NY Post - NYDN - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca AROUND THE LEAGUE: ROUND 2 SCHEDULE:

QUOTES TO NOTE It’s game by game, it’s progression. At the same time, I’m still doing some things that I need to do better and can’t have happen. Getting my stick lifted, having a few giveaways in the defensive zone and I had opportunities to get blocks and it didn’t happen. - Chris Kreider In games like these, you have to be patient. I think our guys are pretty good at waiting for their opportunities, and that's what we did. We didn't open ourselves up and we waited to get opportunities to score. When we did, we buried them. - Marc Staal It's going to be a grind and we're just going to play our game. We're not changing anything as far as how we go about our business. - John Tortorella

WASHINGTON CAPITALS TEAM STATS: GP: 8 | W: 4 | L: 4 | GF: 17 | GA: 18 G/G: 2.12 | GA/G: 2.25 | PP%: 13.0 | PK%: 92.6 | FO%: 50.8 TEAM LEADERS: Goals: Alex Semin | 3 Assists: Brooks Laich | 4 Points: Laich, Ovechkin | 5 +/-: Roman Hamrlik | +4 Hits: Alex Ovechkin | 35 Blocks: Karl Alzner | 20 PIM: Nicklas Backstrom | 16 FO%: Jay Beagle | 61.9 TOI/G F: Nicklas Backstrom | 21:26 TOI/G D: Karl Alzner | 24:45 PROJECTED LINES: Alex Ovechkin (C) | Brooks Laich | Troy Brouwer Marcus Johansson | Nicklas Backstrom (A) | Alex Semin Matt Hendricks | Jay Beagle | Jason Chimera Mike Knuble (A) | Keith Aucoin | Joel Ward Karl Alzner | John Carlson Roman Hamrlik | Mike Green Dennis Wideman | Jeff Schultz *Scratches: Erskine, Halpern, Perreault, Orlov, Sjogren STARTING GOALIE: Braden Holtby GPI: 8 | W: 4 | L: 3 | SV% .931 | GAA: 2.03 | SO: 0 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Tomas Vokoun - Out w/ Groin injury Tom Poti - IR: Groin injury

NEW YORK RANGERS TEAM STATS: GP: 8 | W: 5 | L: 3 | GF: 17 | GA: 14 G/G: 2.12 | GA/G: 1.75 | PP%: 13.9 | PK%: 86.7 | FO%: 46.3 TEAM LEADERS: Goals: Boyle, Richards | 3 Assists: Derek Stepan | 4 Points: Brad Richards | 6 +/-: Anton Stralman | +4 Hits: Ryan Callahan | 38 Blocks: Dan Girardi | 32 PIM: Brandon Prust | 21 FO%: Brad Richards | 50.3 TOI/G F: Ryan Callahan | 23:18 TOI/G D: Dan Girardi | 27:38 PROJECTED LINES: Carl Hagelin | Brad Richards (A) | Marian Gaborik Chris Kreider | Derek Stepan | Ryan Callahan (C) Ruslan Fedotenko | Brian Boyle | Brandon Prust Mike Rupp | John Mitchell | Artem Anisimov Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi Marc Staal (A) | Anton Stralman Michael Del Zotto | Stu Bickel *Scratches: Eminger, Scott, Woywitka STARTING GOALIE: Henrik Lundqvist GPI: 8 | W: 5 | L: 3 | SV% .945 | GAA: 1.62 | SO: 1 INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC: Brandon Dubinsky - DTD: Lower body injury Mats Zuccarello - IR: Fractured wrist Michael Sauer - IR: Concussion

LGR! JUST WIN. GET IT DONE BOYS!

Heads Up: The GDT is work in progress.

[Net Front Presence]

Let's go boys. Do it up big.

[WPGNYRFan]

Big game, really want to win this one! LGR!

[goalie dude]

hyped to watch this one

[eco's bones]

This is now a more important game than the first one. The Caps need this one really badly. We need to protect our home ice advantage.

Let's go Rangers!!!!

[FreeHat]

Caps are gonna bring it, definitely are going to play more desperate than Game 1. If the Rangers limit their chances like Game 1 and get more pucks towards Holtby, i like their chances. LGR!

[raist]

Go out and win!

[23isforDeBlois]

lets make caps fans say, "we'll takem in six."

[JCresty]

C'mon boys! Play our game and don't get away from it!

[Osminator]

Same lineup i guess... 5 mins for Rupp, 4 for Eminger at forward...

Come back soon Boyle and Dubi!

[Glennsoe]

The D needs to protect both the sides of the goal and the king!

In game 1 we gave up huge space on both sides of the goal and when one caps player crushed into Henke no one roughed him up. It looked more like they were helping him up and dusting him of.

Can't imagine how Henke felt about that..

[Ailurophile]

Go up by 2 here and make them sweat!

That Torts quote is so ****ing awful. I swear this guy has generic quote note cards for each day of the week.

[blue425]

Go do what you do best.
Grind them down and break their will.

[darko]

Gotta hold home court here boys.

LGR

[NYRSchrute217]

Put the pressure on them to take a home game. Tonight is absolutely massive.

[KenGuru]

Kreider will continue what he started. 2 goals for him tonight and 5-2 victory

LGR!

[FATCHAMALA11]

4-1 win coming up

[Grind Jam Grind]

So excited to go to this one!

Taking a 2-0 lead to Washington would be huge. Get it done, boys!

LGR.

[GloveSave35]

Just win.

I believe!

[Maximus]

HUGE GAME!

Win tonight= Short series and firmly believe we end this baby in 5 and rest up
Lose tonight=Long series which likely goes the full 7

Prediction: Holtby gets pulled after 1st period with confidence shaken as we pull off 4-1 win.

[Ih8theislanders]

Win this game and I think we take it in 5. LGR. Please win in 5, I have Yankee tickets during game 6.

[New York RKY]

Winning this would be absolutely awesome. Then we can get away with a split in Washington. Withstand the early storm and go from there.

[Dorado*]

Win this tonight and I think we win this in 5 .
I am so starting to believe we get to the finals as I had an opportunity to go on a SURF TRIP to El Salvador ..... But it's June 2-9 , a sure fire good jinx for us to go to the finals . If it takes me taking one for the team fr us to get to th cup so be it

[SupersonicMonkey*]

Here we go, boys.

Just win.

Let's Go Rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beastly115]

Need this win! LGR!