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Going into the offseason, the Washington Capitals and General Manager George McPhee have a lot of decisions to make.

Ribeiro brought the skilled veteran presence the Capitals long sought behind Nicklas Backstrom on the depth chart.

Tom Wilson got his first taste of the NHL in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's a shoo-in to make the Washington Capitals' 2013-14 opening night roster.

The Washington Capitals searched for a second-line center for the past few years.

Would an extra practice, or Eric Fehr's rollerblades, the day before Game 3 have helped the Caps maintain momentum in New York? A lot has been said about why the Caps lost to the Rangers.

Neither the Washington Capitals nor New York Rangers possessed more than a two-goal lead at any point in their NHL playoff series before Monday night.

Henrik Lundqvist slammed his stick in disgust when an overtime loss in Washington put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination.

Caleb Green and Bob McDonald sing the national anthem before one of the playoff games at Verizon Center After the New York Rangers held on to win 1-0 in Game 6 on Sunday, the Caps find themselves needing to once again hold serve on Monday, which will be good enough to win the series.

The Washington Capitals and fans celebrate the game-winning goal by center Mike Ribeiro in overtime of Game 5 first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series against the New York Rangers, Friday, May 10, 2013, in Washington.

In a series that has seen the home team win every game, that trend continued in game 5 as the Capitals needed overtime to beat the Rangers 2-1. They now take a 3-2 series lead to Madison Square Garden with the Rangers on the brink of elimination.

The Washington Capitals are trying to take a business-as-usual approach as they head to Madison Square Garden on Sunday with a chance to eliminate the New York Rangers from the playoffs.

"A lot of times way I play is the next shift is a new one. You'll make a mistake or you'll get mad at the refs one shift," Ribeiro said.

A North Carolina man faces multiple life prison sentences for a plot to behead witnesses whose testimony convicted him of his role in planning terror attacks against a Virginia Marine Corps base and overseas targets.

A task force of elected officials in Newtown on Friday recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School, the school where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December, and rebuilding on the same... A task force of elected officials in Newtown on Friday recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 first-graders ... (more)

It is not a dream anymore. Capitals rookie forward Tom Wilson , in the OHL playing junior hockey two weeks ago and in the AHL as recently as Wednesday, will make his NHL debut tonight in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Not a single member of the current Washington Capitals roster is from Washington.

Marc Staal played over 17 minutes in the Game 3 win over the Capitals but was absent last night.

NEW YORK Coach Adam Oates gave the Washington Capitals the day off between Games 3 and 4 of this series.

The Rangers' Brad Richards opened the scoring with his first goal of the playoffs.

Throughout his career, most -- if not all -- the attention placed on Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has focused on his dynamic scoring ability, as one would expect considering his lofty goal totals.