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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After losing two games to start the postseason, the Washington Capitals stand on the brink of completing a comeback and advancing to the next round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. A 4-3 overtime victory on Saturday in Washington gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and put them one win from closing out the Columbus Blue Jackets. Game 6 will be played Monday night at Nationwide Arena, where the Capitals already have won twice in the playoffs. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | A. Ovechkin | 87 | |||
| Plus/Minus: | M. Niskanen | 24 | |||
| Shots on Goal: | A. Ovechkin | 355 | |||
| PIM: | T. Wilson | 187 | |||
| Win: | B. Holtby | 34 | |||
| Shutouts: | P. Grubauer | 3 | |||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Goals: | 256 (9) | ||||
| Shots: | 2379 (31) | ||||
| PP%: | 22.5% (7) | ||||
| Penalty Minutes: | 800 (6) | ||||
| Assists: | 438 (9) | ||||
| SH Goals: | 4 (28) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | OTL | Pts | |||||||||
| xy-Washington | 49 | 26 | 7 | 105 | ||||||||
| x-Pittsburgh | 47 | 29 | 6 | 100 | ||||||||
| x-Philadelphia | 42 | 26 | 14 | 98 | ||||||||
| x-Columbus | 45 | 30 | 7 | 97 | ||||||||
| x-New Jersey | 44 | 29 | 9 | 97 | ||||||||
| Carolina | 36 | 35 | 11 | 83 | ||||||||
| NY Islanders | 35 | 37 | 10 | 80 | ||||||||
| NY Rangers | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | ||||||||
| Full Standings | ||||||||||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Goals Against: | 238 (16) | ||||
| Shots Against: | 2613 (18) | ||||
| PK%: | 80.3% (15) | ||||
| Penalty Minutes: | 753 (8) | ||||
| Shutouts: | 3 (25) | ||||
| Sv%: | 0.909 (17) | ||||
| Injuries | ||
| Date | Player | Status |
| 4/16 | A. Burakovsky | Upper-body injury (day-to-day) |
| 4/7 | T. Boyd | Illness (day-to-day) |
| Transactions | ||
| Date | Player | Transactions |
| 4/12 | P. Copley | Called up from minors from Hershey-AHL |
| 4/4 | B. Pinho | Signed Two-year, entry-level contract |
| 4/3 | T. Boyd | Called up from minors from Hershey-AHL |
| 4/3 | M. Bowey | Called up from minors from Hershey-AHL |
| 3/29 | P. Copley | Sent to minors Hershey-AHL |
| 3/27 | P. Copley | Called up from minors from Hershey-AHL |
| 3/26 | P. Copley | Sent to minors Hershey-AHL |
| 3/23 | T. Boyd | Sent to minors Hershey-AHL |
| 3/23 | S. Gersich | Signed Two-year, entry-level contract |
| 3/22 | P. Copley | Called up from minors from Hershey-AHL |
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