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Lundqvist and Rangers face Ovechkin and Capitals in Game 7

FILE - In this May 13, 2013, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), from Sweden, greets Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, after the Rangers won 5-0 in Game 7 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs. While Ovechkin has guaranteed a win for the Capitals, the Rangers are a team that has beaten Washington twice, in the past three season in Game 7 playoff games. The clubs play Wednesday, May 13, in New York.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - In this May 13, 2013, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), from Sweden, greets Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, after the Rangers won 5-0 in Game 7 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs. While Ovechkin has guaranteed a win for the Capitals, the Rangers are a team that has beaten Washington twice, in the past three season in Game 7 playoff games. The clubs play Wednesday, May 13, in New York.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

By Associated Press 5 min read

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) – The New York Rangers weren’t wasting any time on Alexander Ovechkin’s prediction of a Game 7 win for the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Ovechkin said it on Monday and the Rangers didn’t care Tuesday. The only thing they talked about after practice was being prepared for winner-take-all game tonight at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers usually are. They have won their last five Game 7s dating to 2012, including a win in Pittsburgh last season that capped a rally from a 3-1 deficit and the last two series against Washington (2012 and ’13).

In the 2013 series, the Rangers overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 to win. They are one win away from overcoming a 3-1 deficit in this series.

While the Capitals have Ovechkin leading the way, the Rangers have Henrik Lundqvist. The goaltender is 5-0 with a 0.80 goals-against average and a .973 save percentage in his last five Game 7 appearances.