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Mike Knuble (22) celebrates as Jason Chimera (25) of the Washington Capitals scores on goalie Dwayne Roloson (30) of the Tampa Bay Lightning to tie the game 5-5 in the third period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals slams Mattias Ritola (21) of the Tampa Bay Lightning into the glass in the third period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A young fan covers his ears as other fans react to a goal during the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A puck is tossed out to fans in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Troy Brouwer (20) of the Washington Capitals slams Bruno Gervais (27) of the Tampa Bay Lightning against the glass in the second period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun (29), of the Czech Republic is celebrates with teammates Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Roman Hamrlik (44), of the Czech Republic, after they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in a shootout in an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone, front, battles for the puck against Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun, of the Czech Republic, back, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun, (29) of the Czech Republic, reaches for the puck against Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina, of the Czech Republic, (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis (26) celebrates his second goal with teammates Steven Stamkos (91) and Mike Lundin (39) during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference final series in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Tampa Bay won 5-4. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson is the key if the Lightning are to comeback from a 3-2 series deficit to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) is prevented from scoring by Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, behind, and goalie Tim Thomas (30) in the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals, in Boston on Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis (26) celebrates with teammates Nate Thompson (44) and Brett Clark (7) after scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals, Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay won 5-3. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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NHL Playoffs: Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 to lead the Bruins to a 2-0 victory. Boston leads the series 2-1. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) shoots and scores as Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) tries to stop him in the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series in Boston Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Boston Bruins center Tyler Seguin (19) is hugged by Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton after Seguin scored against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series in Boston Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien instructs during practice at TD Garden in Boston Thursday, May 12, 2011 as they prepare for their NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals hockey playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning which begins Saturday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, pauses before getting up after running into the goal while attempting a shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning late in the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff Eastern Conference semifinal series in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Tampa Bay won 5-3, and swept the series. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Tampa Bay Lightning players, including Dominic Moore (19) surround goalie Dwayne Roloson (35) as Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, of Sweden, skates toward the bench after the Lightning defeated the Capitals 5-3 in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Tampa, Fla., sweeping the series. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone (6) scores past Washington Capitals' John Carlson (74) and goalie Michal Neuvirth (30), of the Czech Republic, during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff Eastern Conference semifinal series in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Tampa Bay won 4-3. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Washington Capitals players and coach Bruce Boudreau, third from left, watch the final moments of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Tampa Bay won 4-3. (AP Photo/John Raoux)