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Do you have your money on the Washington Capitals? (AP Images)

Not shaken, Simeon Varlamov went into Madison Square Garden on Monday night and turned aside all 33 shots he faced and led the Washington Capitals to a 4-0 win over the New York Rangers that cut the Caps' series deficit to 2-1.

The Caps can get even in the best-of-seven series in Game 4 tonight. Varlamov went 4-0-1 with a 2.37 goals-against average in the regular season, so there should be no surprise at how he is playing in this series.

Coming into the series, the seventh-seeded Rangers were the decided underdogs, but New York owned a clear advantage in goal where three-time Vezina Trophy finalist Henrik Lundqvist never has to worry about his starting status.

While Varlamov could be considered a good surprise, the Capitals aren't yet ready to say they've closed the gap on Lundqvist, who beat them 1-0 in Game 2. Get all your NHL betting in the Bodog Sportsbook.