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Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate with Nicklas Backstrom (19) of Sweden after Backstrom scored against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of game five of the Eastern Conference quarter finals at the Verizon Center in Washington on April 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Washington Capitals broke open a close game with five third-period goals Saturday in their 7-4 win over the Florida Panthers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin started a Washington comeback and produced two goals Tuesday, leading the Capitals to their fifth straight win -- 4-2 over Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Marian Gaborik scored twice in the third period Thursday, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-3 win at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Evgeni Malkin's overtime power play goal Saturday boosted Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over Washington and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
PITTSBURGH, May 8 (UPI) -- Sidney Crosby and Ruslan Fedotenko each had a goal and an assist Friday, helping Pittsburgh deadlock its playoff series with a 5-3 win over Washington.
PITTSBURGH, May 6 (UPI) -- Kris Letang fired a slap shot past Simeon Varlamov with 8:37 remaining in overtime Wednesday, giving Pittsburgh a 3-2 win over Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- A third-period goal from Tomas Fleischmann Saturday lifted Washington to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.
NEW YORK, April 20 (UPI) -- Simeon Varlamov got his first NHL career shutout Monday when Washington beat the New York Rangers 4-0 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Mike Green scored twice Wednesday, helping the Washington Capitals rally to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders.
WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- Brian Pothier's first goal since December 2007 lifted the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay Friday.
