The Blueshirts scored less than a minute into the opening period when Kaapo Kakko took advantage of a Capitals miscue.

WASHINGTON — Artemi Panarin ’s third-period power-play goal broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night as the Rangers became the first team to advance to the second round in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Caps.

The New York Rangers are the first team to advance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After taking the first three games of the series against the

The New York Rangers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs after finishing off a sweep of the Washington Capitals with a 4-2 victory in Game 4

The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals meet in Game 4 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference 1st-round series Sunday. Puck drop from Capital One Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we anal

Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play early in the third, and the Rangers advanced to the second round by finishing off a sweep of the Capitals with a 4-2 victory in Game 4. They'll await the Hurricanes-Islanders winner.

Trade deadline pickup Jack Roslovic sealed it with an empty-netter with 51 seconds left, and the Rangers will next face either the Hurricanes or crosstown-rival Islanders.

The Washington Capitals lose, 4-2, to the New York Rangers on Sunday night and are swept out of the NHL playoffs in the first round.

The New York Rangers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs after finishing off a sweep of the Washington Capitals.