Stan Fischler On Rangers Cup Chances After the completion of the regular season, the NHL released their first round playoff schedule. The New York Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/latest-news/can-mika-zibanejad-become-the-new-york-rangers-king-of-spring-stanley-cup-playoffs] will kick off their series against the Washington Capitals on Sunday at 3 PM and then play the second game of the series on Tuesday at 7 PM at Madison Square Garden. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA1ODQxOTY3MzUzOTYzNTY1/round-1.jpg] Of note, there are no back-to-backs in the series and there is a significant break between Game 4 and Game 5 (Sunday/Wednesday). Meanwhile the full slate was released as well. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA1ODQyMDQ2MjczOTg4MjE2/full-1st.jpg] If we were to predict the Blueshirts and Caps lineups we would go with the following: RANGERS PROJECTED LINEUP Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jack Roslovic Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere Will Cuylle -- Alex Wennberg -- Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Matt Rempe Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider Erik Gustafsson -- Jacob Trouba Igor Shesterkin Jonathan Quick CAPITALS PROJECTED LINEUP Alex Ovechkin -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson Max Pacioretty -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson Alexander Alexeyev -- Dylan McIlrath Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Vincent Iorio Charlie Lindgren Darcy Kuemper
