Washington Capitals

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) (left) and left wing Jason Chimera (25) (right) warm up before the Caps took to the ice against the Boston Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals teammates celebrate as Caps left wing Alexander Semin (28) (second from left) scores to bring the Capitals up 2-1 in the second period as Washington took on the Boston Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30), right, tries to get to a loose puck in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11), left, and Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) get physical after a play in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) and Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11) fight for the puck during a face off in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer (20), and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) battle for the puck in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins left wing Benoit Pouliot (67), right, goes over the head of Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) as theybattle for the puck in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Roman Hamrlik (44), left, Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20), second from right, and Boston Bruins right wing Shawn Thornton (22), battle for the puck in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11), left, celebrates Boston Bruins right wing Rich Peverley (49), right, goal to tie the game 1-1 in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6), Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), second from left, and Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) celebrate an early goal by Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90), not visible, to put the Washington Capitals ahead 1-0 as they take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jason Bach, right, of Crownsville, Md., right, makes an "L" for "Loser" as the Boston Bruins skate out to the ice before the puck drop as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) stretches just before the puck drops as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Aiden Witmer, 2, of Alexandria, Va. sits on the shoulders of his dad, Josh, on the way to their seats before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), left, and Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25), right, warm up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle (83) walks back to the locker room after warming up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle walks back to the locker room after warming up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of first-round playoff hockey at Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was suspended for Game 4 after his cross-check on Boston Bruins cednter Rich Peverley at the conclusion of Game 3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman and Matt Hendricks scuffle with Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic during the third period of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series, Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas and Patrice Bergeron fight for position against Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom during the first period of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27), top right, taunts Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) during a scuffle in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their first-round series, 4-3, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)