Alexander Ovechkin

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The Rangers' mental toughness was the difference between winning and losing Game 7.

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Washington’s 2-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 7 Saturday night put an end to its Stanley Cup playoff run, marking the fifth straight year the Alex Ovechkin-led Capitals have failed to advance beyond the second round. Read full article >>...

Washington is good enough to play for the Eastern Conference Championship. If the Rangers come with anything less than their best effort, that’s just what the Capitals will end up doing.

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Ryan Callahan's effort and willingness to do anything and everything for the Blueshirts' cause is unquestionable.

Ryan Callahan's effort and willingness to do anything and everything for the Blueshirts' cause is unquestionable.

It makes perfect sense that the Rangers and Washington Capitals are heading to a Game 7. In many ways, these teams are mirror images of each other.

Alex Ovechkin may have only played 15 minutes 14 seconds in the Capitals’ 2-1 win in Game 6, but when several shifts contain incredible scoring chances, it easily felt like more. From the beginning Ovechkin, like the Capitals as a whole, was visibl...

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Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals forced a Game 7 with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers.