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Lightning defeat Capitals in OT 3-2, take 2-0 series lead

[Editor's Note: Events planned and unplanned over the last couple of days delayed regular updates from the site. We're back in full force now. Hopefully, the Caps will be too.] Vincent Lecavalier beat Capitals’ goalie Michal Neuvirth in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Tampa also has…Click here for more.

Capitals dominate Rangers 3-1, win series 4-1, Plus: A quick look ahead

The Washington Capitals came out in the opening minutes of Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the New York Rangers intent on deciding the outcome early and in emphatic fashion; and they did just that. The Capitals pressured, out hustled, and kept the puck in the Rangers’ defensive zone for extended minutes,…Click here for more.

Caps rally from 3-0 deficit, defeat Rangers 4-3 2OT, lead series 3-1

In the span of seven seconds in the second period, the New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals’ goaltender Michal Neuvirth for a pair of goals to go up 3-0, and appeared to be on the verge of leveling their Stanley Cup playoff series with the Capitals at 2-2. New York was out-hitting, out-hustling, and doing…Click here for more.

Late Rangers Goal gives them 3-2 win, Caps lead series 2-1

New York Rangers winger Brandon Dubinsky drove in from Capitals’ goalie Michal Neuvirth’s right side, fired a shot which went into the air, deflected off of defenseman Karl Alzner’s shoulder, past Neuvirth, and into the net with less than 2 minutes remaining in the third period. The goal lifted the New York Rangers to a…Click here for more.

Neuvirth, Capitals shut down Rangers, take 2-0 series lead

The ‘Jasons’ – Chimera and Arnott each beat New York Rangers’ goalie Henrik Lundquvist, and Michal Neuvirth stopped all 22 shots he faced as the Washington Capitals shut out the Rangers to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The Capitals–as they did in Game 1– controlled much of the play…Click here for more.