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And then there were six. Six games for the Washington Capitals until the Stanley Cup playoffs which they clinched for the seventh consecutive season.
These six games are packed with playoff teams and pesky teams on the outside looking in. They are opponents Washington shouldn’t overlook despite what their record says. The pesky teams will want to interfere the East standings and play spoilers to anyone wanting the high seeds.
We don’t know when Alex Ovechkin will return to the lineup but he did rotate in rushes at morning skate today at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.