Burnside: As if this Capitals-Penguins series could end any other way

And so, the perfect matchup becomes the perfect series. As if the duel between the Capitals and Penguins could end any other way.

Second-period report: Caps show better effort, but late goal stings

...Ovechkin. It was Kozlov's first goal of the series, which tied the game at 1. Tomas Fleischmann, who scored the game winner in Game 1 but hadn't scored since, put the Capitals...

Caps force Game 7 with overtime win vs. Pens

David Steckel scored on a deflection of Brooks Laich's shot and the Capitals finally won an overtime playoff game, beating nemesis Pittsburgh 5-4 on Monday night to force a Game 7.

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Penguins-Capitals Preview

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Ovechkin, Fleischmann lead Capitals past Penguins, 3-2, to win Game 1

Ovechkin, Caps strike first vs. Crosby, Pens

Tomas Fleischmann scored the tiebreaking goal with 18:14 remaining, and the Capitals got the jump on their Eastern Conference rivals with a 3-2 victory Saturday.

First-period report: Penguins pay price in the penalty box

...Washington didn't register its first shot on goal until about the 10:43 mark, although Tomas Fleischmann did ring one off the crossbar on a Caps 3-on-2. Things began to turn...

Washington Capitals left wing Tomas Fleischmann (14), from Czech Republic and goalie Simeon Varlamov (40) celebrate their 3-2 in Game 1...

Washington Capitals left wing Tomas Fleischmann (14) from Czech Republic scores on Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Eric Godard (28) during the third...

Varlamov, penalties undo Rangers, propel Caps

Ovechkin went a third game without a goal, but earned two assists for the second-seeded Capitals, who methodically posted a 4-0 victory over the No. 7 Rangers and got back into the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Monday night.

Minus Drury, Lundqvist pulls Rangers past Caps

Markus Naslund fed Brandon Dubinsky, who made a move that left Jeff Schultz sprawled on the ice and beat goalie Jose Theodore, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series.

Good morning from Caps practice! Washington skating pretty healthy lineup

...Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Viktor Kozlov • Brooks Laich-Sergei Fedorov-Alexander Semin • Tomas Fleischmann-Michael Nylander-Eric Fehr • Brashear-Dave Steckel-Matt Bradley/Gordon Defenseman Tom Poti skated...

Good morning from Caps practice! Washington skating pretty healthy lineup

...Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Viktor Kozlov • Brooks Laich-Sergei Fedorov-Alexander Semin • Tomas Fleischmann-Michael Nylander-Eric Fehr • Brashear-Dave Steckel-Matt Bradley/Gordon Defenseman Tom Poti skated...

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Capitals-Lightning Preview

Caps strengthen hold on 2nd in East with victory

Tomas Fleischmann had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 Tuesday night to strengthen their hold on second place in the Eastern Conference.