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				<title><![CDATA[Laich, Capitals lock up second seed in East]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- The Washington Capitals took care of 
important business against the woeful Tampa Bay Lightning.

Brooks Laich had two goals and the Capitals secured the second 
seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-2 victory over 
Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

"We're definitely proud of our accomplishments, but we haven't 
done nothing yet," said Washington defenseman Mike Green, who 
had a goal and two assists.

Laich and David Steckel scored 31 seconds apart early in the 
second to gave the Capitals a 3-1 lead.

Washington set a franchise record with 108 points and tied a 
team mark with 50 wins, matching the 1985-86 team.

"I think you've got to rank this team up there with a lot of 
them," Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I think it's quite 
an accomplishment in today's day and age with the salary cap and
all the teams have the ability to be equal. But I think the best
team in Capitals history has got to win the Stanley Cup because 
they've been there and lost it."

The Capitals have won 11 consecutive games against Tampa Bay. It
ties an 11-game winning streak from March 12, 1998, to March 15,
2000, against the New York Islanders for the longest victory run
over one opponent in team history.

Steven Stamkos and Matt Pettinger scored for the Lightning, who 
have lost eight in a row and 11 of 12. Tampa Bay will end the 
season with the NHL's worst home record at 12-18-11.

"We showed some character, came back and made a game of out it,"
Stamkos said. "It's been a long season. Hopefully we can learn 
from this season. Learn how it feels to lose and hopefully not 
have that feeling ever again."

Stamkos set a Tampa Bay record for rookies with his 22nd goal to
make it 1-0 just 36 seconds into the game. He had shared the 
mark with Brad Richards, who had 21 goals during his rookie 
season in 2000-01.

Laich tied it 1 on a power-play rebound goal at 9:19 of the 
first.

"It's always nice to score a couple," he said.

Pettinger cut the Tampa Bay deficit to 3-2 with 7:07 left in the
third. Green scored an empty-net goal with 4.8 seconds to play.

Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin, second in the NHL scoring 
race with 108 points, didn't have a point. The league-leader 
with 55 goals has not scored in his last three games.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Capitals visit Lightning in search of second seed in East]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By Kate Hedlin
Stats Writer

Washington (49-23-8) at Tampa Bay (24-38-18) 7:30 p.m. EDT

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- The Washington Capitals can clinch the 
second seed in the Eastern Conference in their next game. Making
that task a little easier is the success they've had against 
their next opponent.

The Capitals look to win their 11th straight over the lowly 
Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night when they'll try to sweep 
the season series for the first time in nine years.

Washington (49-23-8) has won four of its last five to take a 
four-point lead over New Jersey for the second seed. With 
anything other than a regulation loss Thursday, the Capitals can
clinch that playoff spot. If the Devils (49-27-4) and Capitals 
finish the regular season with the same amount of points, the 
tiebreaker is number of wins.

Although they've averaged 4.8 goals in the last five contests, 
the Capitals were disappointed after a 4-2 win over Atlanta on 
Tuesday, especially Sergei Fedorov, who said he was "not very 
happy with my performance."

"I wasn't really feeling it with my linemates, so we'll have to 
regroup and come back with a fresh attitude and try to put the 
pieces together," said Fedorov, who scored in the third period.

He wasn't the only one frustrated. Although Alex Ovechkin had 
two assists and Tomas Fleischmann added a goal and an assist, 
Washington attempted just 26 shots - tied for its second-fewest 
of the season - including only five in the second period.

"It was an ugly win, but it's OK," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I
think we played as good as we had to play."

Boudreau's team closes the regular season on the road against 
Tampa Bay (24-38-18) and Florida. The Capitals have won 10 in a 
row against the Lightning and have outscored them 26-12 in five 
wins this season.

Ovechkin has especially given Tampa Bay problems. He has six 
goals and seven assists against the Lightning this season and 
caused a commotion during his last visit to the St. Pete Times 
Forum with his on-ice theatrics after scoring his 50th goal of 
the season March 19.

Tampa Bay wasn't able to stop him in the most recent meeting 
either, as Ovechkin scored twice in a 5-3 win March 27 in 
Washington.

The Lightning are stumbling as they close out the season. 
They've lost seven in a row - going 0-5-2 - and 10 of 11. 
They've dropped their last two in regulation, including 6-4 to 
Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

The Penguins led 4-0 in the third period before Jeff Halpern 
scored the first of his two goals to get Tampa Bay started. The 
Lightning pulled within 4-3 after Martin St. Louis and Paul 
Szczechura scored in a 44-second span midway through the period,
but Pittsburgh held on for the win.

Tampa Bay was 0-for-7 on the power play to fall to 2-for-26 (7.7
percent) in the last seven games. The Lightning had a pair of 
two-man advantage opportunities in which they failed to score.

"I don't know what the stats are," interim coach Rick Tocchet 
said, "but when you don't score on a 5-on-3, I bet you lose 85 
percent of the time. It's really frustrating because ... you're 
looking for guys to come through."

St. Louis, Tampa Bay's leading scorer, has two goals and six 
assists against Washington this season. He has just one goal in 
the two home games against the Capitals, though.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:50:15 GMT</pubDate>
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