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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), left, and Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25), right, warm up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle (83) walks back to the locker room after warming up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game four of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle walks back to the locker room after warming up before the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of first-round playoff hockey at Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was suspended for Game 4 after his cross-check on Boston Bruins cednter Rich Peverley at the conclusion of Game 3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman and Matt Hendricks scuffle with Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic during the third period of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series, Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) mixes it up with Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17), next to Bruins' Zdeno Chara (33), of Slovakia, during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. The Bruins won 4-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas and Patrice Bergeron fight for position against Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom during the first period of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand, left, Dennis Seidenberg (44) and David Krejci (46) scuffle with Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27) and John Carlson (74) during the third period of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series, Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. The Bruins won 4-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27), top right, taunts Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) during a scuffle in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their first-round series, 4-3, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dejected fans linger in the stands after the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6), third from right, and Washington Capitals defenseman Jeff Schultz (55), second from right, look out on the ice as their teammates head back to the locker room after the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74), right, has words with Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63), left, as Boston Bruins center David Krejci (46), steps in between them, in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Boston Bruins celebrate the go-ahead goal by defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) in the third period as the Washington Capitals dropped a 4-3 decision in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup series at Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (27), second from left, Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17), third from left, and Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26), second from right, have to be separated during a scuffle in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) scores on Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) to tie the game, 3-3, in the third period before the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25), Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55), middle right, and Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17), top right, battle for the puck in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) stands in the goal during a break in action in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20), top, and Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) battle for the puck in the third period as the Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-4, of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) and Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) are called for unsportsmanlike conduct before a face off in the second period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game three of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), second from left, and Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) third from left, celebrate the first goal of the game by Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins in game three of National Hockey League first round playoff hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)