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A suspension will keep Alex Ovechkin off the ice for two games. The Washington Capitals hope an injury to their star won't keep him out longer.

The Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres are slipping in the Eastern Conference.

MONTREAL -- Six years after being drafted in the first round, and two years after a mysterious back ailment almost ended his career, Washington Capitals winger Eric Fehr finally is making his impact felt.

Fehr scored his second goal of the game with 11.4 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday night, then Nicklas Backstrom netted the only tally in penalty shots to lift the Capitals to a 4-3 victory at Bell Centre.

Fehr's goals were his fourth and fifth in the past nine games for Washington, which has gained points in four straight games (2-0-2).

When Mathieu Perreault found out he was going to join the Washington Capitals, he was told it might be only for two games but - just in case - to pack for a week.

Washington's Eric Fehr is mobbed by his teammates after scoring with a little over six minutes left in the third period off of a pass through the crease from Brendan Morrison.

Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Wednesday night.

An opportunistic foe and an offense that got started too late led to only the second regulation loss at Verizon Center this season for the Washington Capitals .

Mike Fisher's goal 1:14 into overtime Monday night completed the Ottawa Senators' third-period comeback in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals.

There were a bunch of players available to the media in the Washington Capitals dressing room following Saturday night's 2-1 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre.

Not only were the Washington Capitals short seven skaters, but playing on a second consecutive night for the third straight Saturday, they also were short on energy.

Carey Price made 32 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens take down the Washington Capitals, 3-2, at Verizon Center.

Despite losing their last game, the Washington Capitals own the NHL's best home record.

Capitals forward David Steckel is forced into Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price by Canadiens Josh Gorges in Washington on Friday night.

Read up on the latest tidbits and trends as Hockey Night in Canadaa s play-by-play voice Jim Hughson takes you behind the scenes and into the game.

Brendan Morrison has benefited from increased playing time after injuries in Washington.

When the season began, Brendan Morrison was slotted as the Washington Capitals' No.

On Tuesday night, the Washington Capitals will play on national television and in "The World's Most Famous Arena." The Capitals ' meeting with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden has one more thing going for it: the return from injury of the two-time defending league MVP.

Alex Ovechkin and Bruce Boudreau were under no obligation to say No. 8 was going to return to Washington's lineup Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers, but both strongly hinted that was the case after Monday's practice.

Washington's Mike Green takes the net off its moorings as he goes by Devils goalie Martin Brodeur on Saturday in Newark, N.J. Zach Parise's breakaway highlighted a three-goal second period and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight game with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

The Washington Capitals knew they were going to need scoring from everywhere in order to withstand a week or two without Alex Ovechkin, and on Friday night they got more of it.

Defensemen Mike Green and Brian Pothier scored the first two goals, and goaltender Semyon Varlamov bounced back from a bad goal to lift the Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Verizon Center.

The win was the Capitals' fourth in a row and gave them a two-point lead in the Eastern Conference over the New Jersey Devils, their opponent Saturday. But the win came with a high cost: First-line right wing Mike Knuble broke a finger and will require surgery. The injury appeared to be to his left hand. A team official said Knuble is expected to miss three to four weeks.