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New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) and left wing Brandon Dubinsky (17) celebrate Dubinsky's game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in the final minutes of the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) watches as Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) lies on the ice. The Rangers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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New York Rangers center Brian Boyle, left, left wing Wojtek Wolski, second from right, and center Derek Stepan, (21) celebrate with center Erik Christensen, second from left, after Christensen scored against the Washington Capitals in the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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New York Rangers left wing Brandon Dubinsky (17) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, during the second period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, brings the puck in front of New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, also of Sweden, during the third period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington Capitals right wing Boyd Gordon (15) celebrates teammates with Michal Neuvirth, center, of the Czech Republic, and Scott Hannan (23) after a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game 2 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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A Capitals fan celebrates after Alex Ovechkin tied the game at 1-1 during the third period of a playoff match against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Fans and the Washington Capitals bench react in excitement after Alex Ovechkin's goal was confirmed by the referees to even the score at 1-1 during the third period of a playoff game against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Alex Ovechkin gives high fives to teammates after tying the game 1-1 during the third period of a playoff match against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Teammates mob Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin after he scored a goal to tie the game at 1-1 during the third period of a playoff match against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scores a goal to tie the game at 1-1 during the third period of a playoff game against the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Bryan McCabe of the New York Rangers and Matt Bradley of the Washington Capitals tussle during a playoff game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Mandy Dalton (left) dances for the crowd in front of the Verizon Center before a Washington Capitals playoff game against the New York Rangers in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Fans in Caps uniforms walk in front of the Verizon Center as the pep band from Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Va., plays before a playoff game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Freedom High School drum major Caleb Wesley from Woodbridge, Va., pumps up his pep band as they perform before a Capitals playoff game against the New York Rangers in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth, from the Czech Republic, keeps his eye on the puck in the second period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Capitals Mike Green (52), Brooks Laich (21) and Nicklas Backstrom (19), from Sweden, celebrate the game-winning goal by Alexander Semin, top right, from Russia, in the overtime period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-1.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Capitals' Alexander Semin (28) and Alex Ovechkin (8), both from Russia, celebrate Ovechkin's goal in the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Caps players say they're a different team than they were when they had two blowout losses against the New York Rangers.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Caps players say they're a different team than they were when they had two blowout losses against Erik Christensen (right), Matt Gilroy (97) and the rest of the New York Rangers this season. The two teams square off in the first round of the playoffs. The Caps are the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
