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Hendricks entered the year in a role as a fourth-line role player and occasional fighter under Bruce Boudreau.

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When the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins in the NHL Playoffs, it was one of the league's few black players, Joel Ward, who scored the winning goal.

So, Kevin Garnett has decided that he wanted to boost the collective psyche of those wannabe fans in Boston, endearing himself to them by calling the fans of the City of Brotherly Love "fair-weathered." You think we're the fair weather type, do you? Ok, to that I say that it's better to be fair weather than to be anything remotely akin the cretins ... (more)

Brooks Laich, John Carlson, Mathieu Perreault and Joel Ward attended last night's United game, complete in matching personalized jerseys.

A dismayed Jason Chimera skated away as New York Rangers players celebrated a goal by Michael Del Zotto in the third period of Game 7 on Saturday night.

Despite Ovi's wishes, divine intervention in hockey is traditionally limited to those with proper playoff beards It's considered one of the better known "truths" of hockey - a two-goal lead is the most dangerous you can have.

Stanley, my friend from the gym, won't watch Saturday's Game 7 of the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers.

My typical custom upon receiving snail-mail is to scan said correspondence until I locate the name of the author.

In helping the Washington Capitals force a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the New York Rangers , Capitals forward Joel Ward 's statistics in Washington's 2-1 victory would appear unremarkable.

The last remaining Scarborough player in the NHL playoffs will have to survive another seventh and deciding game on Saturday night to continue on in the post season.

There have been a few unlikely Capitals heroes this postseason: Braden Holtby , Jay Beagle and Joel Ward come to mind.

Alex Ovechkin , Nicklas Backstrom , Alexander Semin , Mike Green , Joel Ward , Jason Chimera , Troy Brouwer , Washington Capitals

And no matter how seemingly devastating a defeat, in overtime or otherwise, the Capitals - from two-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin to playoff rookie goalie Braden Holtby - simply do not allow setbacks to bother them.

Edmonton Oilers defender Steve Smith, right, committed a playoff gaffe in 1986 many fans won't forget.

Joel Ward took a bad high sticking penalty in game 5, and once again fell victim to racial slurs.

BOSTON - Remember last month when the Washington Capitals knocked the Bruins out of the hockey playoffs with a game 7 overtime goal by Joel Ward? Because Ward, the Canadian-born son of immigrants from Barbados, is one of a handful of black players in the NHL, a few dozen bigoted fools spewed racist venom towards him on Twitter, a popular online ... (more)

Perhaps Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich thinks that saying something makes it so.

As the Caps head home to the Verizon Center to play in the most important game of their season on Wednesday, it's hard not to reflect on what we've seen this series, and then think about past postseason experiences.

Here are his heading into Wednesday's Game 6, as told by phone to The Post's Greg Schimmel: It still burns a little bit even the next day.