The Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers, losers of two straight, at Capital One Arena in Washington on Wednesday.

Taylor Raddysh and Alexis Lafreniere scored 68 seconds apart, part of a five-goal third period for the New York Rangers in a 7-3 victory over the Washington Capitals.

The notorious Capitals agitator was at the crux of the Blueshirts’ 6-3 loss in our nation’s capital Wednesday. Playing a major role in extending the Rangers’ losing streak to three games, Wilson also knocked rookie Noah Laba out of the game to create yet another injury concern in New York.

On July 1, 2019, Artemi Panarin signed a seven-year, <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$81.5 million contract with the New York Rangers. He quickly established himself among the league's <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">top-10 scorers during that period as the team reached the Eastern Conference Final <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">twice and won the <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Presidents' Trophy in 2023-24.

The youth players represent various local hockey organizations, including the American Special Hockey Association, Capitals Inline Hockey League (a co-ed league established to provide a unified travel league for existing inline hockey players looking to expand their opportunities to play), high schools and youth hockey clubs.

Hockey players recently sharpened their skills at the Medstar Capitals Iceplex -- but not the usual tenants of the building.