2009-10 Team Preview: Washington Capitals

Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Alex Ovechkin posted 110 points and won his second straight Hart Trophy last season. 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNO...

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, celebrates with teammate Tomas Fleischmann, of the Czech Republic, after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey...

Varlamov outstanding in blanking of Rangers as Caps climb back into series

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.

Rangers pelt Theodore as Lundqvist holds Caps at bay in Game 1

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.

SO bounce helps skidding Rangers overcome Green's record-tying performance

Mike Green scored twice to tie the NHL record for defenseman with goals in seven straight games, but the slumping New York Rangers overcame that and beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 in a shootout to snap a five-game losing streak.

Ovechkin starts rally, ties it late as Morrisonn finishes Rangers in OT

Alex Ovechkin showed off his MVP form with two goals and an assist Tuesday night and rallied the Washington Capitals from a four-goal deficit to a 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.