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Which team will win the Capitals-Rangers first round playoff series?

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  11%
  Capitals in 4 or 5 games
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  43%
  Capitals in 6 or 7 games
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  9%
  Rangers in 4 or 5 games
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  37%
  Rangers in 6 or 7 games

(Total votes: 10,567)

Which will make a bigger impact on this series?

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  69%
  Capitals' strong power play (scores on a NHL-leading 26.8% of power plays)
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  31%
  Rangers' average at killing penalties (15th in NHL with 15.7% in penalty kills)

(Total votes: 1,540)

Which unit is better?

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  52%
  Capitals offense (tied fourth most total goals and goals per games)
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  48%
  Rangers defense (allowed fourth fewest total goals and goals per game)

(Total votes: 1,549)

Which team will has the edge in goal?

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  19%
  Capitals (Braden Holtby: 2.58 GAA, 92.0 SV%)
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  81%
  Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist: 2.05 GAA, 92.6 SV%)

(Total votes: 1,556)