{"id":352525,"date":"2021-10-14T05:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rangers-embarrassed-in-season-opening-loss-to-capitals\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T05:19:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:19:16","slug":"rangers-embarrassed-in-season-opening-loss-to-capitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rangers-embarrassed-in-season-opening-loss-to-capitals\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rangers embarrassed in season-opening loss to Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rangers embarrassed in season-opening loss to Capitals<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 If the highly anticipated season-opening showdown with the Capitals was never about avenging last season\u2019s shenanigans or proving a point, well, then the Rangers don\u2019t have to worry.<\/p>\n<p>The Blueshirts, however, should be concerned after not playing to any of their preseason assertions of having a harder-to-play-against lineup as the Capitals handily secured a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n<p>It may have been the first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, but considering the Rangers decided to dress the meatier version of their roster to specifically counter Capitals agitator Tom Wilson and a physical Washington team, there was very little fight from the visitors on the scoreboard \u2014 where it matters.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers struggled to stay out of the penalty box the whole game. Washington capitalized on three of their five power plays, with one man-advantage goal coming in each period. While the Rangers put a few pucks on net early on, the Capitals exploded in the middle frame and held a 15-5 shots advantage that included goals from Justin Schultz and rookie Hendrix Lapierre.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/The-Rangers-were-handedly-defeated-in-the-season-opener..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Rangers were handedly defeated in the season-opener.\" class=\"wp-image-19797544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/The-Rangers-were-handedly-defeated-in-the-season-opener..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/The-Rangers-were-handedly-defeated-in-the-season-opener..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/The-Rangers-were-handedly-defeated-in-the-season-opener..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Rangers were handedly defeated in the season-opener.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alexander Ovechkin poured on two more goals in the third, which pushed the Capitals star past Marcel Dionne into fifth place on the NHL\u2019s all-time goals list. The Rangers\u2019 lone tally, from Chris Kreider on the power play, came in between Ovechkin\u2019s two scores.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who got the starting nod over Igor Shesterkin amid the back-to-back schedule, allowed five goals on 27 shots.<\/p>\n<p>The stage was set long before game time in Washington, with a rambunctious crowd outside of Capital One Arena that included a man in a Capitals jersey walking on stilts and \u2014 fittingly \u2014 \u201cMy Own Worst Enemy\u201d by Lit blasting through some speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Capitals fans erupted when their man of the evening, Wilson, was introduced in the opening-night ceremony. And as the Rangers took the ice, the boos rained down from all three levels of the arena while the small-but-noticeable New York fans in the building tried to make themselves heard.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipated physicality was certainly there, with Rangers offseason addition Sammy Blais and the Capitals\u2019 Trevor van Riemsdyk getting into it early on. Including Blais\u2019 matching roughing minor with van Riemsdyk, the Rangers were called for three penalties in the first period alone \u2014 and it was Patrik Nemeth\u2019s slashing penalty that Capitals winger T.J. Oshie capitalized on less than five minutes into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Washington defenseman Nick Jensen nearly made it 2-0 a few minutes later, but the Rangers challenged for offside and the goal was overturned.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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