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The Washington Capitals, as they have so many times this season , dominated through two periods, taking a 3-1 lead into the final frame against the Ottawa Senators Monday evening.

Mike Fisher's redirection goal 1:14 into overtime lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Place.

Ita s not always clear whether a hit was dirty or not, making the task of doling out punishment and protecting players a complicated one.

Alex Ovechkin wasted little time doing what he does best -- putting the puck in the next.

It is one thing to hold sole position of first place in the NHLa TMs Eastern Conference.

NEWARK -- The NHL's most electrifying player is set to make his anticipated return in a most fitting place: under Broadway's bright lights.

Alex Ovechkin wore his familiar red jersey during practice Monday morning, the surest sign yet that the two-time MVP, who is tied for the league lead in goals with 14, is ready to return to the Washington Capitals' lineup after being sidelined for six games.

'As of today he is,' Boudreau said when asked if Ovechkin would play Tuesday at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. 'I think he's fine. 'He practiced today [so] there's a good probability of it happening.'

Chris Clark has the decisive goal in the 11th round of the shootout to help the Capitals beat New York, 5-4. Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content.

Washington 5, N. Y. Islanders 4 : Chris Clark scored in the 11th round of the shootout for the Capitals, who were taken to extra time when the Islanders' Trent Hunter scored with 2:08 left in regulation.

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Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders.

Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison were the two significant offseason additions for the Washington Capitals, and to this point their offensive production has met - and maybe even exceeded - expectations.

JUST FIVE YEARS ago, it would have been nonsensical to call the Washington Capitals D.C.'s best team: They finished the 2005-06 season at the bottom of their division and were in the first year of rebuilding the team with rookie Alex Ovechkin at its core.

Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

Brendan Morrison scored a pair of goals and Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists Friday in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Nicklas Bergfors scored two power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and send the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

First, Alex Ovechkin was day-to-day. Then he was week-to-week. Now the latest, courtesy coach Bruce Boudreau: "Hopefully it's no more than two weeks." The league's two-time reigning MVP has the most serious injury of his NHL career, a "upper-body strain" that could test just how good the Washington Capitals can be this season.

Washington Capitals left wing Quintin Laing has received a diagnosis of H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, a team official confirmed Wednesday.

Laing, who was sent home upon arriving at the team's Arlington practice facility Tuesday morning and missed his first game of the season that night, is taking anti-virus drug Tamiflu and resting, a team spokesman said. He is being kept isolated from his wife and two infant sons and won't return to the team until he is symptom-free in an effort to prevent the spread of the flu, which has become a concern nationally for sports leagues in both the amateur and professional ranks.

There is no doubt about the Washington Capitals ' ultimate goal this season: It begins and ends with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman handing the Stanley Cup to captain Chris Clark.

Mark Streit scored 53 seconds into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

The surging Washington Capitals will aim for a sixth consecutive victory when they host the sliding Atlanta Thrashers in tonight's Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena.