Washington Capitals

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Washington Capitals right wing Troy Brouwer (20) takes a shot on goal in the first quarter as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals right wing Troy Brouwer (20) gets twisted as he goes for a puck in the first quarter as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy (61) scores his first goal ever to put the Washington Capitals up 1-0 in the first period as they play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy (61) scores his first goal ever to put the Washington Capitals up 1-0 in the first period as they play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90) gets upended in the first period as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy (61) skates with the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Washington. The Rangers won 4-1.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy, second from left, celebrate his goal with teammates Jason Chimera (25), Tom Poti (3) and Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals left wing Aaron Volpatti (24) gets slammed into the wall by New York Rangers defenseman Steve Eminger (44) in the first period as the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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New York Rangers center Brian Boyle (22) celebrates his goal with Anton Stralman (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) moves the puck in front of New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic (3) and Marty Reasoner (16) during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, March 9, 2013. The Islanders won 5-3.(AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) takes a drink as the New York Islanders celebrate a goal by Casey Cizikas during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) is beaten for a goal by New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen (51) during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) makes a save during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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The New York Islanders congratulate teammate John Tavares (91) after scoring his first goal of the third period which turned out to be the winning goal as Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) kneels dejectedly in an NHL hockey game at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, March 9, 2013. The Islanders won 5-2.(AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates stands in the bench in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals center Matt Hendricks (26), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, and center Mike Ribeiro (9), and others, rest on the bench during a timeout in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida PanthersThursday, March 7, 2013 in Washington. The Capitals won 7-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)