NHL Game 1 Highlights | Capitals vs. Rangers - April 21, 2024

Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist, Matt Rempe potted his first career playoff marker and Igor Shesterkin turned aside 20 of 21 shots as the New York Rangers cruised a Game 1 victory at home, defeating the Washington Capitals 4-1.
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00:00:04 - 1st Regulation Period
00:02:05 - 2nd Regulation Period
00:07:29 - 3rd Regulation Period

[@RoughRaiders13]

I heard Rempe say in the post game that it was the first time his mom was in the crowd. How can you not feel good for this kid? I was at the game. Couldn't be happier with the way the Rangers played. If they keep up this play every game they're going to steamroll this postseason. LGR!

[@vashthestampede11]

How loud did it sound live when he scored?

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

Lmao that image of Kreider celebrating while sitting is gonna stay.

[@DavusProductions]

Just finished watching the game so now I have to come here and watch the highlights

[@geniz07]

The Rangers are on fire. Panarin is amazing!

[@Mrpahartrahar]

1:00 Beauty from Artemiy Panarin with Love

[@nhllegends658]

That pass to Kreider from Zibanejad was a thing of beauty for a beauty of a goal. Awesome chemistry between them. Rangers in 4

[@c-yurkky4780]

Unfortunately caps in 5

[@user-iv7kx1ub8d]

Caps in 5?! That’s the funniest joke I’ve heard all week 🤣🤣

[@BREADMAN10866]

@@user-iv7kx1ub8dfor real tho

[@c-yurkky4780]

@@user-iv7kx1ub8d they told me the script pal, sorry.

[@kevinrothe361]

​@c-yurkky4780 Yeah unfortunate for the Caps. Have fun playing golf in about a week. LGR!!!!

[@codymachado]

Kreider is still such a beast. I remember back when he was like 24 that video od him jumping out of a pool was going around. One of the best power forwards in the league

[@denglish5]

What a throwback

[@EckHockey]

Classic. Kreider is the best.

[@fortunecooky436]

@EckHockey I love ur content LGR

[@Dr.Acula76]

Didn't realize OV was playing until he stood up at the end to leave

[@kevinrothe361]

You mean he was there???? LMFAO!!!

[@Neonator08]

@@kevinrothe361 Playoffs really show up age in the high speed modern NHL now. Let's hope he gets his record next year and stays healthy for retirement.

[@justinnzamora5366]

Out of all the eight opening round matchups, this one is going to be the least competitive and close. That 3-goal explosion from New York could set the tone. Rangers in 5.

[@HeyRoosty]

Can say the same about the other New York series though. I doubt it takes Carolina more than 5 to finish the job.

[@josephwirtz8352]

What about the Toronto series?

[@tylermcgee754586]

@@HeyRoostywatch yo mouth bud

[@MisterStealYourChick]

Don’t forget what happened to Boston last year, they had a 3-1 lead then blowed it but then again washington don’t have the same roster the panthers did last year.

[@HeyRoosty]

@@tylermcgee754586 Ok i'm watching it, now what? The Islanders will be lucky to win 2.

[@barbituratik]

oh, Rempe can score goals. I thought he's playing without stick and gloves.

[@DogInPajamaPants]

Rempe hits, fights, scrums... and scores!!

[@vmi4172]

He's lucky Mathieu Olivier wasn't on the ice🤣

[@joshp8184]

@@vmi4172he will never be on the ice during playoffs while he’s a bluejacket

[@leoberget750]

Panarin with the game winner!

[@HighSpeedForLives]

& anklebreaker

[@kevinrothe361]

@@HighSpeedForLives WAH WAH WAH

[@matteojozani96]

Zibi and Kreider unstoppable duo. Go Rangers 😎😎

[@nocluewhatimdoing4543]

Scoresheet doesn't agree, but Lindgren looked pretty good in net. He might steel a game or two for the Caps in this series.

[@KtotheL]

nice goal from kreider at the end to seal the deal :) hahahaahahahahaa

[@gopropeterchockey]

The Blue Shirts are too deep for the overmatched overachieving Caps who made the playoffs with smoke and mirrors. How else can you explain Washington making the playoffs with a -37 goal differential (220 Goals For vs. 257 Goals Against)?

[@gunpuppy3533]

I’m biased, but it should’ve been the Pens.

[@jayryan1956]

@@gunpuppy3533no it should of been the wings

[@CB-ob5vh]

Did hard sens fan, from Ottawa. I love Pittsburgh, second favourite team. Should have been them, had a great record in last ten games with great momentum. Would have been a better series to watch. Crosby belongs in the playoffs, it feels empty having him not in contention. ​@gunpuppy3533

[@puppuccino]

@@gunpuppy3533fax, and this is coming from a life-long caps fan. i would enjoy watching crosby dominate the playoffs once again, i do hate him from a team standpoint, but i do hugely respect him

[@SSMenace49]

Who cares, the rangers will not win a cup. 30 years lmfao.

[@RangersFanatic275]

Solid effort to start the series! Game 2 Tuesday!

[@jamaldee2355]

The rangers are stacked with talent and look scary they’ll score more goals in game 2

[@kaylagomez1621]

Fs

[@owenHughes-nt8fn]

Kinda feel bad for caps fans watching this

[@assbutter7627]

Almost

[@timmyjohnson1195]

You might be the only one. They’re washed, old and slow.

[@gnusmasdesyate4809]

They are heros-they are in PO friend! Not pens, not wings, not geys😂😂😂

[@anthonybarone8745]

Don’t feel bad they got their cup not too long ago

[@kevinrothe361]

​@@gnusmasdesyate4809But they're still old. So they're old heroes.

[@Weekend658]

Ovi, didn’t look like he was out there at all. 😢

[@gorz859]

Troch and bread the dynamic duo

[@johnandrews389]

Way to go Vesey 😎

[@russell-di8js]

Sweep in 4 & a relaxing week off, congrats to the Rangers

[@KtotheL]

ill bet you different. i say it goes 6...

[@assbutter7627]

Im in the middle i say 5

[@KtotheL]

@@assbutter7627 depends on how Ovechkin is feelin' cant wait to see the CAPS lose !!! ( the rangers too im not biased )

[@russell-di8js]

@@KtotheL Funny no1s saying 7

[@kevinrothe361]

@@assbutter7627 I agree. I'll give the Caps one at home.

[@TheVideoGameHub12]

can't stay down looking for a call like that in the playoffs (Rangers 3rd goal)

[@tappyoklahoma]

yea.. learning experience for that dude.... whoever he is

[@blueknight5754]

Where is the Canadian broadcast?

[@Farmboy9400]

I’m Gonna Go With The Dallas Stars Because I Do Believe That They Have A Better Chance At Making The Finals This Year Against Rangers Or Panthers

[@Ruzande-ys4is]

Let's go Rangers and Let's go Knicks 💙

[@slider903]

I did not like the caps going in just because they are too old. This is an illusion. They are not close anymore. Keeping Trotz would have helped though. Can’t blow it up with Ovi. Though they are closer to the cup than the Pens.

[@amitbhardwaj7516]

Trotz didn't want to stay, the Islanders offered him a lot of money and he took it!

[@slider903]

@@amitbhardwaj7516 As I recall they liked Rierdan. So they let Barry go.

[@amitbhardwaj7516]

@@slider903 I specifically remember the commentators saying "Trotz went for the money". And prior to that, they said Trotz was open to staying as coach. It's amazing how so many players of that Stanley Cup winning team are gone from the NHL - Braden Holtby, Jay Beagle, Jakub Vrana, Pelly-Smith!

[@slider903]

@@amitbhardwaj7516 I guess we heard different things. I thought he’d want to stay for another cup run but I knew the liked the other guy. I put those two together and that’s where I left it. Urinatingtree’s video was where I got my scoop.

[@amitbhardwaj7516]

@@slider903 Rierden was the Caps Assistant Coach. He was the Caps head coach for 2 seasons, then left and became the assistant coach for Pittsburgh.

[@sashasavisha146]

Rempe looks like he’s about 6’9”. NYR have got better each of the last 3 years. CAR, Bruins and FLA also winners this weekend as expected.

[@jayryan1956]

That’s because his 6’7 lol add all the gear his like 7ft

[@junemacdonald44]

As a Wings fan, I am honestly not that torn up about losing out to Washington, because I’m better them than us hahaha! That second Rangers goal was straight bullying, lol, shoved down, 2-on-1, barely even shot it hard, just MEAN. Haha, I love it. I think NYR may have to be my team in the east.

[@josefnitervol6415]

Is this msg? where is John Davidson and Al Rosen?

[@gocharules]

I don't think Ovie gets enough love from North Americans as much as Cid the kid. the Caps had no business being in the dance and somehow this team is going to gain valuable experience and be a pain in the butt next year.

[@teaCupkk]

7:48 "Here's Emily: brief clucking [CUT]" :D

[@pauljmorton]

Absolutely no sign of presidents' trophy curse in this one.

[@vinnylam4499]

Oshie didn’t play good this year , He’s done

[@thedangleroni]

Beauty of a tuck by Kreider

[@ss-we7hm]

lol rangers love blocker side with the amount of catches charlie made tonight

[@roycehammond1727]

GREAT WIN FOR THE RANGERS

[@likecheese97]

“They were physical on the forecheck”uhhh how that hit wasn’t a 5 minute boarding major is beyond me. Refs were awful in this game

[@controlleddemolition9112]

It was shoulder to shoulder at least 4 feet from the boards. He just fell awkwardly. You're not even getting a call there in the regular season. Caps had 4PPs to 2 for the Rangers. I don't think the officating was the difference here. When you're down two goals in the 3rd and don't even get a shot on goal for over 10 minutes, it's not a good sign.

[@MUSICBOT-le9ty]

I still can't believe the caps are IN the playoffs

[@user-qq3nf5hs7h]

great Rangers good performance guys Rempe strong 👏👏👏💙💪 LGR!!

[@Gogalen789]

I thought I saw Panarin score.

[@amitbhardwaj7516]

Way to go Caps GM on trading away Anthony Mantha, who was the third leading goal scorer on the team. Mantha sure would have been useful for the Capitals tonight, instead the Golden Knights are enjoying his services. Brian MaCallen, what was he thinking when he made that trade!

[@O_Towne_Bear]

How long before Wilson does a Wilson thing and gets booted. LoL

[@georgiikhaltarov9112]

Рейнджерс с победой 🙌кэпс удачи в следующем матче 😊

[@helllivestream]

Овечкин играл вообще? В конце только показали

[@zackbenatabou9677]

Get em next time boys 🦅

[@BuyBBStonk]

expected nothing less

[@jaysonj9327]

Last year the Rangers might have played down to Washington's level and lost this game especially after sleepwalking through the 1st stanza. This team however is built differently. Much more focused and the coaching staff this year is miles ahead of last year's (non) coaching staff. Boston, Florida and Carolina all look good too. Eastern Conference semis and finals this year will be lit.

[@kevinrothe361]

I believe Lord Stanley will make the east coast his home this year.

[@user-rt9sf8wz4l]

Поздно включились в игру, много ошибалась команда Вашингтона

[@banderlog-mz2fy]

Такое впечатление, что у тебя и твоих земляков, кроме Панарина, и Василевского, не хватает, хромосомы, с адекватным мышлением. Вот потом и получаются такие казусы под названием ,,Поздно включились в игру"😂. Вам скоро свет потушат, тут, даже сомнений нету. И так, на один глаз, хреновато видите😂😂😂😂

[@bombastic81]

I saw Ovi once...on the banch.

[@user-yg1dg6xm2g]

Washington has earned the prestigious opportunity to get dismantled in the first round of the playoffs. I wonder if it was worth it?

[@cammackey8259]

Thank god for ray ferraro because espn commentary is ruining watching hockey for me

[@edcliffe2988]

Crispy wheats and RANGERS!

[@berra91]

Where are Ovi?

[@pootytang1120]

Rempe getting away with that elbow hard sheeesh turned the whole game around after that

[@NicholasDeOrio]

How could it “turn the game around” when the capitals sucked from puck drop

[@adamnichols3506]

There was no elbow. The guy with skate is like 6’11”. Rempy just moved his arm

[@fralf4381]

That was not an elbow at all, he wasn’t even looking and his elbow was down. Get over it.

[@kevinrothe361]

Nah, it was Rempe's goal that turned the whole game around. Your team just sucked more after that.

[@pally73]

Def no elbow there. stop. youre embarrassing yourself. caps got buckled by a much better team.

[@slider903]

Rangers: What can I say? I like playing with my food.

[@philippematte2214]

Kreider fell a bit too late to reproduce the 2014 playoffs

[@fralf4381]

Didn’t have a defenseman trying to trip him

[@StephanieKay-je5gv]

Savanna Chan is awesome!❤🎉❤

[@Wallaces_Wood]

Sutherland special this game. Horrendous official as usual

[@hockeyislife4122]

When Ovi got caught saying "I don't care about this game, the goals don't count to my total" This game was over. Embarrassing from him.

[@user-nm8nr2ce4o]

Он неудачно пошутил, поверь. Я из России. Когда он гостил на Родине в последний раз, неоднократно говорил в интервью, что команда для него гораздо выше собственных рекордов

[@bigtasty8401]

Yea, I don't think Ovi believes that. He's all about winning and working hard to do so. I have a ton of respect for him. I just think his team is over matched this year.

[@bareknuckles2u]

Sportsnet=BEST highlights

[@GUISNIP]

Love the Caps, but they seem overmatched. Rangers are a very good team, but man, their fans are annoying with that flag waving and the soccer chants.

[@fralf4381]

What teams fans don’t do that

[@sharkusvelarde]

The Caps are who we thought they were

[@user-ds4xi3np7t]

Класс разный. Но борьба есть, уже хорошо

[@user-iw5mp5th6d]

Why didn't Ovechkin play?

[@nhllegends658]

He did play

[@fralf4381]

@@nhllegends658swooosh

[@kevinrothe361]

Just wasn't effective.

[@user-nw9fe9sq3l]

Тут всё предсказуемо. После 3:0 показалось что будет настоящий разгром, но благодаря киперу финальный счёт для вашиков вполне пристойный.

[@DeathGamingOfficialYT]

only 6 comments on a sportnet video? let me fix that 7th

[@tzvi3660]

All week long, people spoke how well the Capitals can play a Shutdown style of Hockey, They forgot the Rangers can do it as well, the difference is, the Rangers can do it better

[@slider903]

Much younger as well.

[@user-ro6cg3jd5x]

С победой!

[@user-ee9jj8we5s]

Рейнджерс 🔝❗️🏆❗️🍀🍀🍀😬😉🤝

[@johnhendrickson1806]

Rangers in 5. I think they’ll probably take one of the away games. But then I hope we get the series winner in NY

[@user-uv9bg1yy4z]

Рэйнджерз🎉

[@matisshardcoregaming6624]

Rangers this season are too good

[@alschmidt8963]

The kreider goal wasn't that spectacular Ray

[@Born2PoopForced2Wipe]

It was pretty good lmao. Great pass, great finish.

[@louisvarga7282]

Kreider had a breakaway on Lindgren. Very surprising that Lindgren is not out for the rest of the playoffs. 🤣

[@denglish5]

Lindgren knows how to not get hurt unlike those Canadian keepers

[@danmount9462]

​@denglish5 and Emelin wasn't there to trip him

[@fralf4381]

Lundqvist was better than price

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

No defenseman tripped/slashed Kreider like Alexi Emelin did.

[@louisvarga7282]

Can Kreider not stay on his feet at the end of a breakaway? No one near him this time.

[@ronvallance5425]

Probably going to be the most boring series, fans seem to be not into it, anouncers make it worse.

[@leonidmelihov6819]

Медленно запрягают...

[@user-ze1uk6qo6p]

Panarina banda vishe na golavu Ovi bandi. Zelaju Rendzers vzat kubak adushi❤😂😅

[@dannyjackson5356]

There is no way the caps win this series. I mean on paper it is seemingly impossible, based on the game the rangers are relentless for a full 60 mins and i dont think the caps can handle that. It is a miracle they are in the playoffs in the first place. All that said im rooting for a miracle bc that is much more fun. If the rangers lose this series the president's trophy is abaolutely real. THis is the rangers' series to lose.

[@javelldunn3379]

Let’s go Rangers

[@user-qq3nf5hs7h]

MSG Rock 👏👏👏 very cool

[@user-ee9jj8we5s]

Рейнджерс 😳❗️👍❗️🦾🦾🦾 с победой 🤝🤠🍀❗️🔥 Кепс ❤️‍🔥 и одну хорошо 😉

[@allisonmccabe1335]

com on caps

[@goodcitizen7064]

CAPS CAPS CAPS!!!

[@kaylagomez1621]

He'll nah buddy yall gonna loss 1st round like always 😂

[@kevinrothe361]

SUCK, SUCK, SUCK!!!

[@vasjabatareikin6016]

Caps first half of regular season were in coma, same here are. They were walking , no energy. Will see.

[@zNaux]

Rempe a killer

[@maxvoronin273]

Rangers are a bunch of bullies 😂😂😂 Caps had 0% chance that game

[@sauceking3344]

Announcer's favorite word: woofing. It was stupid the first time, why do you have to say it again? Lol

[@garysharp3841]

Wow, these two commentators are the most blatantly biased pair out there. There's really just one team they talk about. "I guess it's a little bit of an elbow". I'm not a fan of either team but they were just awful.

[@garysharp3841]

They make me want to cheer for the other team. I hope the rangers get knocked out in the first round!

[@kevinrothe361]

@tappyoklahoma Yeah, national broadcasters pick a team and praise them to death all game long. Rangers broadcasters( Sam and Joe) talk up the visiting teams every game. Probably one of the best commentating duos in the game.

[@zaczac-hw6cz]

Rangers КРАСАВЦЫ кубок Наш ! Не судите пианистов Capitals они играют как могут -))

[@dieselcriminal692]

Будет 4-0 либо 4-1...

[@pauls8291]

Missed call by refs prior to rangers 2nd goal was a game changer. Boarding from behind should always be called. NHL needs to get stricter on these calls. Same thing happened last week with missed call on Caps defensemen Jensen.

[@denglish5]

He injured his shoulder. Clearly not boarding

[@pauls8291]

@@denglish5 Still a missed call, go for roughing then.

[@fralf4381]

@@pauls8291they missed a lot more calls against the caps. Loser mentality blaming the officials. Rangers are a far superior team. Luck is the only thing that can stop them this series

[@pauls8291]

@@fralf4381 sorry, no loser mentality here. Just a fact that the officials missed a call at critical juncture in the game that favored the rangers. Have no argument with the talent of the rangers, just always enjoy seeing the presidents trophy winner lose in the first round.

[@bthayer7797]

Pens would have performed better.

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

And Wings and Philly

[@sarai-servis7445]

Все таки вши продержались период🫤😀 полицаям осталось не долго мучаться😉

[@thewizardofoz511]

Aaayooo WTH the Caps looking tentative and scared vs the Rangers??!.. almost like a team that realizes they don't believe they should be in the playoffs, like as if a playoff spot was... idk, gifted to them and robbed the next team up of a playoff spot..🙄🤷 Idk, it just kinda seems that way..

[@user-xu2kk1xi2t]

Рейнджеры конечно в этом году сильны! Смогут ли они преодолеть проклятье Президентского трофея пока не ясно.

[@DogoodPOG]

Both of these teams would get folded in the Atlantic 😂

[@johnhollis6979]

Rangers 16-6-2 against Atlantic division this season….. try again 😂

[@fralf4381]

Hahaha the canes and rangers dismantled the Atlantic.

[@slider903]

@@johnhollis69791-2-0 against my guys.

[@controlleddemolition9112]

Biased and uninformed comment. This is the "salary cap parity/puck luck is critical era". There's just not much separating playoff teams most years. Just in recent years, the LA Kings, last team in, swept the PT winning Canucks in Round 1 on the way to a Cup. The CBJ, last team in, swept the runaway PT winning TBL. The Habs, with the 18th best record (in the playoffs only because they were in the weakest division), made the SC Final. Last year, the last team in (FLA) eliminated the record-setting PT winner on the the way to the Cup final. This year, you could argue that the Caps don't belong here, but other than them, there's not that much to separate the playoff teams. Maybe the Isles are also a cut below but they finished very strong and arguably outplayed the Canes in Game 1. I think it's fair to say that the EC is slightly stronger or deeper than the WC based on regular season goal differentials of the two conferences, but even there, it's because there are three terrible teams in the WC not because the top teams are weaker.

[@slider903]

@@johnhollis6979 1-2-0 against my guys.

[@kolasillers7776]

Did Ovechkin played? Or he already in Duma.

[@gnusmasdesyate4809]

😂😂😂Ovi is great now! And where u're my friend....? 😂😂😂😂

[@sergi9639]

Go to sleep better, dumayob

[@st0rmchild]

Rangers in 4.