WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The New York Rangers will visit the Washington Capitals in a National Hockey League game Friday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Rangers enter at 4-1. The Capitals are 2-1. New York has four wins and one loss. Washington has two wins and one loss. New York’s most recent result was a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, powered by Alexis Lafreniere’s three goals and one assist. Mika Zibanejad added three assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice. Zibanejad had three shots on goal and one hit, while Bjorkstrand had three shots on goal, five penalty minutes and one hit. The Rangers also have wins over Utah, Detroit and Tampa Bay and a loss at Boston this season. New York defeated Utah 4-2, Detroit 2-0 and Tampa Bay 5-1 before falling at Boston 3-0.

Washington’s most recent result was a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. Pierre-Luc Dubois had one goal and one assist, Tom Wilson had one goal and two assists, and Alex Tuch scored once. Wilson added two shots on goal and two hits, while Tuch had six shots on goal and two hits. The Capitals won at Carolina 5-2 and lost at Tampa Bay 3-1 earlier this season. Washington will host the Rangers at Capital One Arena.

Lafreniere is a player to watch for New York. In the win over the Islanders, he had three goals, one assist, three shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. He had one assist, four shots on goal and one hit against Utah. He recorded one shot on goal at Detroit and three shots on goal against Tampa Bay. Over his last four games, Lafreniere has three goals, two assists, 11 shots on goal, two penalty minutes and two hits.

Dubois is a player to watch for Washington. Against Pittsburgh, he had one goal, one assist, three shots on goal and two penalty minutes. He had one shot on goal at Tampa Bay. At Carolina, he recorded two assists, one shot on goal, four penalty minutes and one hit. Over his last three games, Dubois has one goal, three assists, five shots on goal, six penalty minutes and one hit.

The Rangers are scheduled to host Vancouver, Tampa Bay, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Edmonton and St. Louis and to visit New Jersey, Columbus, Toronto and Ottawa. Washington is set to host Seattle, Montreal, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Minnesota and Dallas and to visit Carolina and Nashville.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Washington to win 4-3.