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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter makes his exit from the ice after taking practice with his team for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter (right) watches instructions being given during a time out in the practice, as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter skates by a poster of himself when he was a player with the Capitals, as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis watches from above as his new head coach Dale Hunter takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter chats with Alex Ovechkin as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter walks from the locker room as he takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals' Mike Green practices alone on the ice prior to the team's first practice with new Head Coach and former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (photo by Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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In this March 11, 2000 file photo,†Washington Capitals' Dale Hunter listens during a ceremony in which his jersey number was retired, before the Capitals' game against the New Jersey Devils, at the MCI Center in Washington. The Capitals fired coach Bruce Boudreau Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Boudreau was replaced by former Capitals captain Dale Hunter. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File)

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In this March 11, 2000 file photo, a banner with the uniform number of retired Washington Capitals' Dale Hunter is raised at the MCI Center in Washington. The Capitals fired coach Bruce Boudreau Monday Nov. 28, 2011. Boudreau was replaced by former Capitals captain Dale Hunter. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee offers remarks and fields questions from reporters about the firing of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and replacing him with former Capitals player Dale Hunter, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter takes to the ice with his team as they practice together for the first time, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va, Monday, November 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis watches from above as the Caps' new head coach, Dale Hunter, takes to the ice with the team for the first time at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Dale Hunter (right), new head coach of the Washington Capitals, chats with Alex Ovechkin as Hunter takes to the ice with his team during their first practice together at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Dale Hunter is congratulated by former Washington Capitals teammates (from left) Jim McKenzie, Joe Reekie, Brendan Witt and Calle Johansson during a ceremony to retire Hunter's number before the team's game with the New Jersey Devils in Washington on March 11, 2000. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File)

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Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau talks with the media at the Kettler Ice Complex, in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 5, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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When push came to shove, Steve Eminger and the Rangers had plenty of both in their 6-3 win over the Capitals on Friday. The following night, Tomas Vokoun watched a goal celebration time and again in a 5-1 loss at Buffalo. (Associated Press)

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New York Rangers center Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist in the Rangers' 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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New York Rangers left wing Ruslan Fedotenko scored twice in the 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)