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Washington Capitals' Keith Aucoin (23) celebrates a goal by teammate Mike Knuble as Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas lies face down on the ice during the third period of Washington's 4-3 win in Game 5 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Boston Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Washington Capitals' Troy Brouwer celebrates his winning goal with teammate Marcus Johansson during the third period of Washington's 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the first-round series in Boston on Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, left, is hit by Boston Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg during the second period of Game 5 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Boston Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby makes a save against the Boston Bruins during the first period of Game 4 in the first-round series on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Washington Capitals center Keith Aucoin (23) (top) and Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) watch the puck go into the goal as Caps left wing Alexander Semin (28) scores to go up over the Bruins 2-1 in the second period as Washington took on the Boston in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) (left) goes down while battling for the puck against Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (44) (third from right) and Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) (second from right) try to block Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) (second from left) in front of the goal in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins iin game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) makes a play on the puck in the second period as the Caps took on the Boston Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) collide in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green (52) (right) clears the puck from an open goal before Boston Bruins center Tyler Seguin (19) can get there in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) and Washington Capitals center Mathieu Perreault (85) slam into the wall in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) (right) tries to get to a loose puck in the first period as the Washington Capitals took on the Buins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11) (left) and Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) get physical after a play in the first period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) and Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11) fight for the puck during a faceoff in the first period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer (20) and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) battle for the puck in the first period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)