The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Sunday behind three power-play goals to complete the 4-0 series sweep and advance to the second round.
They'll get the benefit of some extra rest thanks to Panarin's goal with 16:39 left in regulation, 11 seconds after, which helped them avoid overtime or this series returning to Madison Square Garden for a Game 5 on Wednesday. The Presidents' Trophy winners for having the best regular season in the NHL needed just four to vanquish the Capitals and become the first team to advance this spring.
New York moves on thanks to another dominant performance from Trocheck, who was the best player on the ice all series. Trocheck long before drawing the crucial penalty scored on the power play and broke up a scoring chance by, who was held off the scoresheet entirely through four games — the first time that has happened in a single postseason in the Capitals captain's 15 trips.
But he was not Washington's only problem, and part of the lack of offense was Shesterkin, who several times sparked chants of “Igor! Igor!” from the many Rangers fans in attendance. He turned asideTrocheck, Shesterkin and MVP candidate Panarin leading a victory is nothing new, but Kakko contributing made him the 11th New York player to score a goal in the series.
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