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Caps force Game 7 with overtime win vs. Pens

May. 11, 2009
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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NHL: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT)

NHL: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT)

PITTSBURGH, May 11 (UPI) -- David Steckel scored 6:22 into overtime Monday to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 win over Pittsburgh and a 3-3 tie in their Eastern semifinals.

NHL: Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2

TAMPA, Fla., April 9 (UPI) -- Brooks Laich scored two goals for the Washington Capitals Thursday in a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay, the Lightning's eighth straight defeat.

NHL: Toronto 3, Washington 2 (SO)

TORONTO, March 24 (UPI) -- Jeff Hamilton scored the lone goal of an overtime shootout on the Leafs' first shot Tuesday, delivering Toronto a 3-2 win over Washington.

NHL: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov and Shaone Morirsonn each had a goal and assist for Washington Sunday in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

NHL: Washington 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 (OT)

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin's goal late in overtime Tuesday gave the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders, who have lost seven straight games.

NHL: Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (OT)

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 12 (UPI) -- Keith Carney scored 1:14 into overtime Friday, allowing the Minnesota Wild to even its conference quarterfinal playoff series with a 3-2 win over Colorado.

NHL: Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 (OT)

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 10 (UPI) -- Joe Sakic scored 11:11 into overtime Wednesday, giving Colorado a 3-2 win over Minnesota in the opener of their playoff series.

NHL: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (OT)

ANAHEIM, Calif., April 28 (UPI) -- Anaheim took Calgary 3-2 in overtime Thursday night at Arrowhead Pond, tying the Western Conference playoff series at two apiece.

COL FB: Tennessee 51, Alabama 43 (5 OT)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Casey Clausen scored on a one-yard run in the fifth overtime Saturday to lift No. 22 Tennessee to a 51-43 win over Alabama in an SEC thriller that lasted five h

California 34, Southern Cal 31 (3 OT)

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Tyler Fredrickson kicked a 38-yard field goal in the third overtime Saturday as California defeated No. 3 Southern California, 34-31.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler