There is one game on the NHL schedule Sunday. Here are five things to watch:

Capital gains

The Capitals (1-1-0) won 4-2 at the New York Islanders on Saturday and want to keep it rolling against the Rangers (2-1-0) at Madison Square Garden (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NHLN, MSG, SN1, TVAS). New York is coming off two straight road wins, including 6-1 at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Capitals swept the three-game regular-season series against the Rangers last season for the first time since 2018-19; they're 7-4-0 in their past 11 games against New York and 120-101-18-8 in the all-time series. Washington was 17-9-0 against the Metropolitan Division last season on its way to first-place finish. The Rangers were 12-13-1 and were fifth in the division, so a win would go a long way to build con

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