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Caps at Leafs pregame: Clean slate (Game Five)

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals series is all tied up at 2-2 and is back at the Verizon Center for Friday night’s Game Five.

I’m not an NHL coach, but a key strategy to the game could be for the Capitals to take an early lead and this time actually hold on to it. But who knows. The Maple Leafs and the Capitals have both scored 14 goals and both have won two games. The slate is wiped clean. Now is the time for the Capitals to take charge.

Puck drop is a touch past 7 PM on CSN. As usual, Pete will have your recap.

The series is tied 2-2.

Team	Record	SA%	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	55-19-8	53.2%	103.0	23.1% (4th)	83.8% (7th)
Toronto Maple Leafs	40-27-15	50.9%	98.6	23.8% (2nd)	82.5% (10th)

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By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago

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NHL announces the official time of Caps-Leafs Game Six

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals first round series is tied at 2-2 and will require a Game Six at the Air Canada Centre. The NHL announced that the game will be played on Sunday, April 23rd at 7 PM and will be televised on NBCSN.

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By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago

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Caps at Leafs pregame: ‘Our best game’ (Game Four)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going into Wednesday night’s game leading the series 2-1 against the Washington Capitals. How are the Leafs currently feeling? Nothing short of super confident. If the Maple Leafs win Game Four and take a series lead of 3-1, it will be their first 3-1 series lead in 54 years after they beat the Detroit Red Wings in 1963. Would that be incredible to see? Absolutely, except one problem. The Capitals cannot lose this game or all of Caps twitter might burst dramatically into flames.

With a win from the Washington Capitals, they will tie the series and bring it back for an advantage to the Verizon Center for game five. A win from the Washington Capitals will also lower my blood pressure.

Puck drop at 7 PM on NBCSN. Pete money will have your recap.

Toronto leads the series 2-1.

Team	Record	SA%	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	55-19-8	53.2%	103.0	23.1% (4th)	83.8% (7th)
Toronto Maple Leafs	40-27-15	50.9%	98.6	23.8% (2nd)	82.5% (10th)

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By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago

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Caps vs Leafs pregame: Playoff Hockey’s back in DC and we’re all dying (Game One)

Game One of the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs first round series begins tonight and everyone is fine, nobody is freaking out, please don’t cry.

The Leafs will be missing defenseman Nikita Zaitsev for Game One and I will be missing my sanity. Luckily, the Capitals will be going into this evening fairly healthy (*knock on wood*) with the only exception being John Carlson coming off a lower-body injury, but he is expected to play tonight.

Puck drop will be shortly after 7:00 PM on USA. Will over skill, everyone.

Your final regular season stats:

Team	Record	SA%	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	55-19-8	53.2%	103.0	23.1% (4th)	83.8% (7th)
Toronto Maple Leafs	40-27-15	50.9%	98.6	23.8% (2nd)	82.5% (10th)

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By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago

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Capitals first round playoff tickets are on sale right now

The most wonderful/nerve-wracking time of the year is nearly upon us: the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And if you wish to Rock the Red in person as the Caps chase the Cup, your chance to do so is finally here. Tickets for the Capitals first round home games will *officially* go on sale to the public today, March 30, at 1pm.

A limited number of tickets are available, and can be purchased via WashingtonCaps.com, in person at Kettler Capitals Ieplex or the Verizon Center box office, any Ticketmaster outlet, or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs officially start on April 12, though the Caps’ first round opponent, and game schedule is still TBA.

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By Rachel Cohen 6 years ago

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The Washington Capitals can become the first team in the NHL to clinch a playoff spot tonight

Since January, the Washington Capitals have seemed like a virtual lock to make the playoffs. Tonight, they can make it an acutal reality.

According to the NHL’s PR, the Caps can become the first team to clinch a playoff spot if they can defeat the Lightning and the Islanders lose to the Blue Jackets.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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The Caps Just Clinched a Playoff Spot And There’s Still 16% of the Season Left to Play

Hi. Earlier today, the NHL tweeted out what would need to happen for the Capitals to clinch a playoff spot. Well, with the Capitals’ taking the Carolina Hurricanes to overtime, I’m happy to announce playoff hockey is returning to Washington DC.

The @washcaps are the 1st team to clinch a berth in the 2016 #StanleyCup Playoffs, their 8th appearance in 9 seasons pic.twitter.com/HTx658JSzx

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 16, 2016

Excuse me while I…

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Here’s How Alex Ovechkin and the Caps Russians Celebrated Making the Playoffs

Photo: Capstagram

Last night, the Washington Capitals found out that they had earned a playoff spot while flying back to DC from Detroit. According to the Caps’ Mike Vogel, there was a “loud cheer on the plane as [the] boys learned the news.”

If that wasn’t endearing enough, the Caps took a ridiculous celebration picture as Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom, and Alex Ovechkin emerged from the plane. They smiled for the camera flailing their arms like it was an R. Kelly video.

Ovechkin didn’t stop there. Not even a little.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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So I have some good news. Combined with their 2-1 victory tonight and the Senators’ shootout loss, the Capitals are back in the playoffs.

That feels so damn good to type, especially after the Caps missed the dance entirely last season.

Now let’s celebrate. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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Tonight’s Game and a Breakdown of Every Capitals Playoff Scenario

The Washington Capitals are in the driver’s seat for the Southeast division crown. And even though tonight’s game against the Jets looms large, a loss won’t kill the Caps’ chances of making the playoffs — though it will make it much more difficult to win the division. If they lose tonight and manage to still win their final two games, they will be guaranteed a playoff spot.

As it stands right now, the Caps have a 91.1% chance of making the postseason and an 86.7% of winning the Southeast. The Winnipeg Jets have a steeper climb. Despite a big win over Buffalo on Monday, the Jets have just a 31.6% probability of making it to the Stanley Cup playoffs and a 13.3% of becoming division champs.

There are a lot of ways this could shake out, and a lot of possible tiebreakers to consider.

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