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Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals.Chants of "Hen-reeek! Hen-reeek!" poured forth from the Rangers supporters in the stands, no longer outnumbered because thousands of Capitals fans already had headed for the exits.It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Lundqvist was. Yes, he certainly had help in the finale Monday night, including goals from some unlikely teammates. Still, there is one key explanation, above all others, for why the Rangers are heading to the Eastern Conference semifinals."Henrik Lundqvist," Capitals forward Troy Brouwer said. "Plain and simple."Led by Lundqvist's 35 saves in a second consecutive shutout, the Rangers beat the Capitals 5-0 to wrap up an otherwise tense and tight seven-game series, eliminating ...
The suddenly-struggling Washington Capitals will try to halt a two-game losing streak in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals when they host the New York Rangers in ...
Not a single member of the current Washington Capitals roster is from Washington. In fact, Jeff Halpern remains the only player born-and-bred in the area to make the...
Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven pla...
Derek Stepan's third-period goal proved to be the difference as the New York Rangers held off the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in Game 4 to even their Eastern Conferenc...
Mike Green's power-play goal eight minutes into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals over the New York Rangers, 1-0, in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarter...
A year ago, the Washington Capitals played a defense-first brand of hockey under coach Dale Hunter.Nearly all of their playoff games were decided by one goal.Alex Ov...
The Washington Capitals didn't look like they would be making a sixth straight trip to the playoffs in mid-March, when they were still trying to dig themselves out o...
Troy Brouwer says the Washington Capitals have "a little extra fire" as they prepare to face the New York Rangers in the opening round of the NHL playoffs.The Capita...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Troy Brouwer has signed a two-year, $4.7 million contract with the Washington Capitals .The deal announced Wednesday comes less than two weeks ...
Jeff Halpern and Troy Brouwer scored 1:09 apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals pulled away to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Friday night.Cod...
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have signed rugged winger Troy Brouwer to a two-year deal.The deal was announced Wednesday and is reportedly worth US$5.7 mi...
Troy Brouwer scored two goals 40 seconds apart in the third period to give Chicago the lead and the Blackhawks poured it on to beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 Sunda...
The home team had won every game in this series, except for the last one.Backed by Henrik Lundqvist's second straight shutout and an offense that finally came alive ...
Home-ice advantage has held up for six games between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers.The Southeast Division champions hope it lasts one more night.H...
The Washington Capitals will try to advance to the second round of the playoffs, as they visit the New York Rangers on Sunday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference qua...
Forgive the New York Rangers if they have a quiet confidence heading into a must-win game against the Washington Capitals.No, they aren't too young to understand nor...
The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work.And in this series, home ice has been crit...
Mike Ribeiro's goal 9:24 into overtime gave the Washington Capitals the upper hand once more in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the New York Ranger...
Henrik Lundqvist peeled off his goalie gear, took a seat and patiently answered all the questions about the New York Rangers' overtime loss to the Washington Capital...