On Fan Appreciation Night we looked back at Bryan Tropeano's visit with the Capitals, thanks to a personal invite from T.J. Oshie. Bryan took his Caps fandom to new heights, joining the few people to summit Mt. Everest last summer.
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Dan and Shawn are joined by NHL.com (http://NHL.com) 's Tom Gulitti (12:26) to talk about the Washington Capitals punching their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, their series with the NY Rangers, the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and some of the matchups in the Western Conference. Dan and Shawn start the episode talking about the Eastern Conference playoffs and after their interview with Tom, they look at the Western side of the bracket and try to handicap what should be a wild few months of playoff hockey. They also get an early start on some of the most intriguing offseason storylines, including the coaching carousel that started in Buffalo with the firing of Don Granato and what the Senators, Devils and Blues may do with their coaching search.
The Leafs' first-round opponent is set! Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start with a brief look at how Toronto matches up with Boston in a 7-game series before looking back at last night's 5-2 loss to the Panthers. Later, catching up on an exciting night in the race for the final Wild Card spot in the East as the Capitals clinch in dramatic fashion.
From the fiasco in Philadelphia to the Maple Leafs facing the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs, Tuesday night was an eventful one for the playoff picture in the NHL. 7-Eleven That's Hockey's Gino Reda recaps the incredible storylines.
John Tortorella and Alex Ovechkin speak on the Philadelphia Flyers taking a strategic measure by pulling the goalie during a tie game although it proved futile.
WSH 2, PHI 1T.J. Oshie scored into an empty net in the rare situation of a team pulling its goalie in a tie game, and the Capitals clinched a return to the playoffs by beating the Flyers. The Red Wings rallied to beat the Canadiens in a shootout but were eliminated from playoff contention, along with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with Washington's win.
WSH 2, DET 1Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin can't help but smile as the Caps were seconds away from clinching a return to the Staley Cup Playoffs
The Washington Capitals clinched a 2024 Play-off spot when they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in the last few minutes of the 3rd period with an empty net goal from T.J. Oshie.
WSH 2, PHI 1T.J Oshie scored the game-winning goal with three minutes left to lift the Capitals into the playoffs, eliminating the Flyers, Red Wings and Penguins. Philadelphia, needing a regulation win to have a chance at a playoff berth, pulled the goalie late with the game tied and Washington took advantage to book its return to the postseason.
WSH 2, PHI 1Samuel Ersson speaks to media following 2-1 loss to the Capitals.
WSH 2, PHI 1Hear from Scott Laughton following a 2-1 loss to the Capitals.
WSH 2, PHI 1Hear from Flyers head coach John Tortorella following a 2-1 loss to the Capitals.
WSH 2, PHI 1Sean Couturier speaks to media following 2-1 loss to the Capitals.
WSH 2, PHI 1Red Wings forward David Perron scores in the final seconds with his team's playoff hopes about to expire. Unfortunately for Detroit, the Capitals would win their game and eliminate the Wings just moments later.
DET 5, MTL 4Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images
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| Eastern Metropolitan | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 282 | 229 |
| Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 279 | 216 |
| Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | 246 | 263 |
| Capitals | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | 220 | 257 |
| Penguins | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | 255 | 251 |
| Flyers | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | 235 | 261 |
| Devils | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | 264 | 283 |
| Blue Jackets | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 | 237 | 300 |
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