Detroit Red Wings

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Braden Holtby played through cramping in the third period Monday night but still managed to beat the Red Wings. (Associated Press)

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Detroit Red Wings goalie Joey MacDonald (31) is congratulated by teammates after their 4-2 home win over the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 8, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom (5) of Sweden controls the puck past Washington Capitals center Jeff Halpern (15) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Washington Capitals centers Brooks Laich (21) and Marcus Johansson (90) battle Detroit Red Wings left wing Justin Abdelkader (right) for the puck during the third period of the Capitals' 7-1 home victory on Oct. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom played his 1,500th regular-season NHL game Saturday night. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green had two goals and two assists in the Caps' 7-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. He also was a plus-2 on the night. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun set aside 32 of 33 shots on goal against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. The Capitals beat the Red Wings 7-1 and Vokoun won his sixth straight game. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson celebrates with teammates Alexander Semin (28) of Russia and Mike Knuble after scoring on Detroit Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds scores on Detroit Red Wings goalie Jordan Pearce during the shootout of a preseason NHL hockey game in London, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

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Detroit Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula (51) of Finland, defended by San Jose Sharks center Scott Nichol (21) plays the puck behind goalie Antti Niemi during the first period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) makes a save on Chicago Blackhawks center Ben Smith (57) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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From left to right, Chicago Blackhawks' Michael Frolik, Bryan Bickell and Ben Smith react after the Detroit Red Wings defeated them 4-3 in the last game of the NHL regular season on Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, goes airborne while trying to shoot against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Detroit won 3-2. (AP Photo)

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (52), of Sweden, holds up Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Ericsson was called for interference on the play. (AP Photo)

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Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14), and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (52), of Sweden, battle for the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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FILE - In this April 28, 2008, file photo, Colorado Avalanche center Peter Forsberg from Sweden, looks to pass against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of Game 3 in the Western Conference semifinal hockey game in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

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Edmonton Oilers' Gilbert Brule, right, scores on Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood as Detroit's Brian Rafalski looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)

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New York Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson (30) stops a shot as Andrew MacDonald (47) defends Detroit Red Wings right wing Todd Bertuzzi (44) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley (6) is hit into the boards by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ruslan Salei (24), of Belarus, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday Dec. 29, 2010, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - This March 19, 1996, file photo shows Detroit Red Wings' Dino Ciccarelli, left, celebrating a third-period goal by teammate Sergei Fedorov as Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Felix Potvin, right, looks to the scoreboard at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Ciccarelli, Cammi Granato and Angela James were elected to Hockey Hall of Fame, Tuesday June 22, 2010.