Warm-ups have just finished for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals before Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. Washington has a 3-1 lead in the series. The building is already three-quarters full and chanty loudly. Signs outside the arena saying “Can you hear us?” have littered the grounds, and the fans in the upper deck are already chanting. A great atmosphere for hockey already.
Capitals Vs. Rangers, Game 5: Washington Gets Ready To Try And Finish New York
Here are the lines and pairs from warm-ups. For Washington:
- Line 1: Alexander Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Brooks Laich
- Line 2: Marco Sturm-Jason Arnott-Alex Semin
- Line 3: Jason Chimera-Marcus Johansson-Eric Fehr
- Line 4: Matt Hendricks-Boyd Gordon-Matt Bradley
- D Pair 1: Karl Alzner-John Carlson
- D Pair 2: Jeff Schultz-Mike Green
- D Pair 3: John Erskine-Scott Hannan
Michal Neuvirth will be in goal.
For the Rangers:
- Line 1: Ruslan Fedotenko-Brandon Dubinsky-Marian Gaborik
- Line 2: Sean Avery-Brian Boyle-Brandon Prust
- Line 3: Wojtek Wolski-Artem Anisimov-Derek Stepan
- Line 4: Vinny Prospal-Erik Christensen-Chris Drury
- D Pair 1: Marc Staal-Dan Girardi
- D Pair 2: Ryan McDonagh-Michael Sauer
- D Pair 3: Bryan McCabe-Matt Gilroy
Henrik Lundqvist starts in goal for New York.
We’ll be here with updates from the Verizon Center all day. You can also follow me on Twitter @stevelepore. See you throughout the day.
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