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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.

Washington's Brian Pothier and Montreal's Jaroslav Spacek get tangled up in the first period on Friday in Washington.

The Washington Capitals have had a number of high-caliber Russian stars the last few seasons, including Alex Ovechkin , Alexander Semin , Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov .

Matt Bradley pumped in the go-ahead goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period, as the Washington Capitals posted a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in Alex Ovechkin's return to the lineup.

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.

The New Jersey Devils are playing so well that even an early two-goal deficit is no sweat.

Capitals' Quintin Laing, left, drives Minnesota's Antti Miettinen into the boards.

1, Washington figured to experience a dropoff in offense. After a 3-2 loss at New Jersey in their first game without Ovechkin, the Capitals scored 11 goals in a home-and-home sweep of Florida, capped with a 7-4 home victory Saturday.

Captain Chris Clark scored in the 11th round of the shootout -- after Semyon Varlamov made eight consecutive game-prolonging saves -- to help the Washington Capitals shrug off late penalty trouble in a 5-4 victory against the New York Islanders at Verizon Center on Wednesday night.

The Washington Capitals will try for a third straight victory without superstar Alex Ovechkin when they host the New York Islanders tonight at Verizon Center.

SUNRISE, FLA. -- Alex Ovechkin was one of the first Washington Capitals on the ice for practice at BankAtlantic Center and was wearing his full complement of equipment and carrying his stick.

It took only a few minutes for the two-time MVP to realize that he's not quite ready to return to the lineup.

After tapping a teammate's pass into an empty net, Ovechkin, who was practicing for the first time since suffering a strain near his left shoulder Sunday, jokingly began to celebrate. But he couldn't raise his arms much above his chest, and moments later, he put his stick on the bench.

Fleischman rallies Capitals past Panthers 7-4 Eds: APNewsNow. Capitals 7, Panthers 4. AP Photo VZN103, VZN101 By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

SUNRISE, FLA. -- Just when it seemed Washington's injury woes couldn't get any worse, they did.

With the team already missing two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin, defensemen Mike Green and Jeff Schultz both went down with injuries Friday night at BankAtlantic Center, where the short-handed Capitals gutted out a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

Brendan Morrison scored twice, Tyler Sloan and Brian Pothier each tallied once and goaltender Jose Theodore was occasionally spectacular in making 28 saves to snap Washington's three-game losing streak. But the Capitals' collective health was their biggest concern as the players and coaches headed back home for Saturday night's rematch against Florida at Verizon Center.

Harvey Fialkov, filling in for Steve Gorten today... Forward Radek Dvorak, who tore an MCL in his left knee a few weeks ago, skated with the team today for the first time and while he won't play tonight against the Capitals, he may play tomorrow night.

Boudreau: Ovi 'feeling a lot better' Alex Ovechkin didn't skate Wednesday morning and he definitely won't play when the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils play Wednesday.

In this Oct. 11, 2000 file photo, New York Rangers' Brian Leetch controls the puck in front of Montreal Canadiens' Patrick Poulin during the first period at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The CBC's Mike Milbury did his best to stake his claim as Don Cherry's successor by making a succession claim of wacky proportions, suggesting that Red Wings legend Gordie Howe no longer deserves the trademarked moniker of "Mr. Hockey" because Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin and the league's present cadre of young superstars have ...