WASHINGTON — The mounting losses have eroded nearly every part of the Rangers’ game, even the one that was once a foundational piece of their success.
Five-on-five play was better Saturday at Capital One Arena than it had been, but the Blueshirts curdled in the special teams battle in a 7-4 loss to the first-place team in the Metropolitan Division, the Capitals.
Whiffing on four power-play opportunities and giving up two on the penalty kill, the Rangers — once again — could not build on their previous win.
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