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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates his game-winning overtime goal with teammates Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals center Keith Aucoin celebrates his goal with teammates Joel Ward and Jeff Halpern during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green has three goals and three assists this season, all of which came in the first month of the season. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Defeated Washington Capitals players Mike Green (52) and Dennis Wideman (6) pass celebrating Carolina Hurricanes players Jay Harrison (44), Justin Faulk (28), Jeff Skinner (53), and Brandon Sutter (16), after their 4-3 overtime win Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer (20) collides with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Erik Gustafsson, bottom, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals head coach Dale Hunter reacts behind the bench during the third period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Friday, March 2, 2012, in Washington. New Jersey shut out the Capitals 5-0. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)

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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth has a 9-9-3 record with a 2.83 goals-against average and .903 save percentage this season. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals' Jay Beagle (83) is shown during an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates his overtime game-winning goal with defenseman Mike Green against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov deflects the puck in front of Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer during the second period Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Alex Ovechkin (left) and his Capitals teammates didn't gain — or lose — any teammates as Monday's NHL trade deadline passed without Washington making any moves. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals' Keith Aucoin, right, celebrates his first goal of the season with teammate Mike Green while playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs during second-period NHL game action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

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Washington Capitals' Keith Aucoin, right, celebrates his first goal of the season with Mike Green against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

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Washington Capitals center Mathieu Perreault celebrates his goal with teammate left wing Alexander Semin as Montreal Canadiens defenseman Tomas Kaberle looks on during the first period Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun allowed four goals on 11 Ottawa Senators shots before being pulled in the second period of the 5-2 loss. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun plays the puck as Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson, center, works against Capitals' Dmitry Orlov during the first period in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) and Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Gleason (6) work along the boards during the first period in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has 24 goals and 45 points this season. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals has the puck poked away by the Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16), with the Hurricanes' Tim Gleason nearby, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B. DeBlaker)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin has the puck poked away by Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16) with Hurricanes' Tim Gleason nearby, during the first period in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)