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Playoffs on the line for Washington

Apr 5, 2008 - 2:35 PM Florida (38-34-9) at Washington (42-31-8) 7:00 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Washington Capitals need a win or overtime loss against Florida on Saturday to secure the remaining playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

With one point, Washington will claim the Southeast Division title and the No. 3 seed in the East. A regulation loss will eliminate Washington from the playoffs and the Carolina Hurricanes (43-33-6) will win the division.

The Hurricanes failed to clinch the title during a 4-3 loss in their season finale against the Panthers on Friday.

The Capitals, seeking their first postseason berth since the 2002-03, continued their torrid pace on Thursday with a 4-1 victory over the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning.

The win was the Capitals' sixth consecutive and 10th in their last 11 contests.

Superstar Alex Ovechkin scored two goals to lead the Capitals against the Lightning, giving him 65 tallies this season - the most by a left wing in NHL history.

Ovechkin's mark surpassed Luc Robitaille, who netted 63 goals with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992-93 season.

The Panthers enter the game on a two-game winning streak and boast a 4-3-0 record against the Capitals this season with one win coming in a shootout.

However, Florida has lost three of the last four games against the Capitals, including a 3-0 setback on March 29.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 0 1 0 1
    WASHINGTON 1 1 1 3 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - TOMAS FLEISCHMANN 10 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:19
    2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) KAMIL KREPS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:46
    WAS - SERGEI FEDOROV 11 (ALEXANDER SEMIN, MIKE GREEN) 16:03
    3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 26 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM,

    Apr 5 9:28 PM


  • NHL
    FLORIDA 1
    WASHINGTON 3
    3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 26 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, SERGEI
    FEDOROV) 2:21

    Panthers 1, Capitals 3  3rd - 17:39Apr 5 9:01 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 0 1 1
    WASHINGTON 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - TOMAS FLEISCHMANN 10 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:19
    2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) KAMIL KREPS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:46
    WAS - SERGEI FEDOROV 11 (ALEXANDER SEMIN, MIKE GREEN) 16:03
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --

    Apr 5 8:37 PM


  • NHL
    FLORIDA 1
    WASHINGTON 2
    2ND PRD: WAS - SERGEI FEDOROV 11 (ALEXANDER SEMIN, MIKE GREEN) 16:03

    Panthers 1, Capitals 2  2nd - 3:57Apr 5 8:32 PM


  • NHL
    FLORIDA 1
    WASHINGTON 1
    2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) KAMIL KREPS 8 (UNASSISTED) 6:46

    Panthers 1, Capitals 1  2nd - 13:14Apr 5 8:15 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 0 0
    WASHINGTON 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: WAS - TOMAS FLEISCHMANN 10 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:19
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLA 12 12
    WAS 17 17
    GOALIES: FLA - CRAIG ANDERSON
    WAS - CRIST

    Apr 5 7:43 PM


  • NHL
    FLORIDA 0
    WASHINGTON 1
    1ST PRD: WAS - TOMAS FLEISCHMANN 10 (BROOKS LAICH) 7:19

    Panthers 0, Capitals 1  1st - 12:41Apr 5 7:21 PM
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