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At a glance: The Rangers and the Capitals square off in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden Saturday both looking to punch their tickets to the Eastern Conference finals. New York has squandered multiple opportunities to put Washington away, and the seve...

• The Capitals evened their series against the Rangers at three wins apiece with a 2-1 victory in Game 6 on Wednesday night in Washington. Alex Ovechkin gave the Caps a lead they would never relinquish with a power-play goal only 1:28 afte...

WHAT IT MEANS: With the chance to put the Capitals away in Game 6 and advance to the conference finals, the Rangers let the opportunity slip away with a 2-1 loss to the Capitals. They cut the Capitals lead to one goal with a deflected puck in the la...

The Rangers once again handed the momentum back to the Caps in Game 6.

The Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7.

At a glance: Coming off their most dramatic win yet -- a spirited late-game rally in Monday's 3-2 OT victory -- the Rangers can close it out against the Capitals in Game 6 Wednesday in D.C. With a 3-2 series lead heading into the match, the Rangers c...

At a glance: In a stunning turnaround, the Rangers mounted a furious late-game comeback to top the Capitals 3-2 in overtime and take an all-important 3-2 series lead heading into Wednesday's Game 6 in DC. Big-goal Brad Richards brought the team back ...

At a glance: The Rangers return to New York facing a familiar scenario with the series tied 2-2 heading into a Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers had to beat the Senators twice after dropping the pivotal swing game in the first round and ho...

Recap | Box score | Photos What it means: After dropping a triple-overtime thriller on Wednesday, Washington bounced back with a 3-2 win over New York in front of a home crowd at the Verizon Center in Game 4 on Saturday. Nick Backstrom was outstan...

New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi said Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin hit him in the head first during a second-period collision, although Ovechkin disagreed when asked about the incident following the Caps' 3-2 win Saturday.

Defenseman Mike Green's power-play goal with 5:48 left in regulation Saturday lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the top-seeded New York Rangers, tying their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.

At a glance: The Rangers took a 2-1 series lead against the Capitals on Wednesday in a triple-overtime stunner that was decided at the 114-minute mark. Both teams had two days off to rest and re-charge following the marathon session. Can they end Gam...

What it means: It took three overtime periods to do it, but the Rangers finally snapped a seven-game overtime playoff losing streak that had dogged them for the past five years. Which is about how long Wednesday's game seemed to last. Marian Gaborik ...

The Rangers witnessed something rare in Game 2 -- a Washington Capitals team that did not center around superstar Alex Ovechkin. Caps coach Dale Hunter limited No. 8 to a mere 13:36 of ice time -- in contrast, defensive-minded Jay Beagle led all f...

It's often called the game within the game -- the practice of coaches mixing and matching their lines to create favorable matchups. In the Rangers' playoff series against the Washington Capitals, the most scrutinized matchup -- by far -- has been tha...

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