Washington at New York

The pressure is on the New York Rangers to stay alive in game six, but this is a team that has plenty of weak spots on offense. The Rangers are 15th in goals scored during the regular season, 23rd on the power play. They've scored 10 goals in the five games in this series and trail 3-2. Washington had a great second half of the season learning a new style under first-year Coach Adam Oates. The Caps have a winning record both home and away. Washington has better balance than the Rangers, 4th in the NHL in goals scored and tops on the power play. The Capitals killed off four short-handed situations in game five to improve to 19-for-21 (90.5 percent) for the series. Washington is on a 19-7 run, and the Capitals are 10-3  following a win. Grab the better team as a dog against the home team that is struggling offensively. Play the Washington Capitols in game six.