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Apr 4, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery (center) reacts from behind the bench during the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images

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Apr 2, 2025; New York, New York, USA;  New York Rangers right wing Gabe Perreault (94) takes the ice against the Minnesota Wild for his NHL debut at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

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Jun 9, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) controls the puck against Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart (13) during the first period in game three of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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Jan 27, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) in action during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Washington Capitals at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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Jan 2, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary (42) handles the puck against the Minnesota Wild at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images

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Oct 17, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals center Hendrix Lapierre (29) skates with the puck as Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) chases in the first period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Apr 27, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Washington Capitals right wing Ryan Leonard (9) plays the puck against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

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Mar 31, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York (8) and Nashville Predators left wing Michael Bunting (58) battle for the puck in the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

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May 15, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker (26) defends in the third period in game five of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Oct 16, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) covers th epic k in front of Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) and Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) in the first period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Mar 29, 2025; Toledo, OH, USA; Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson (44) skates with the puck in the third period against the Cornell at Huntington Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

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Mar 22, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) plays the puck against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

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Apr 6, 2025; Elmont, New York, USA;  Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) poses with the puck as he celebrates after scoring a goal in the 2nd period against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. The goal is the 895th of Ovechkin’s career, breaking the NHL all-time career goals record previously held by Wayne Gretzky at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Apr 25, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Tussles between Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher (11) and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson (43) and forward Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) and Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield (13) during the second period in game three of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

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Oct 18, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) skates in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images

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May 15, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing William Carrier (28) passes the puck as Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) defends in the second period in game five of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Apr 16, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens right wing Ivan Demidov (93) considers his options with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

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Apr 5, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Morgan Geekie (39) tries to control the puck from Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker (26) during the third period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

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May 10, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) comes off the ice after the warmups before the game against the Carolina Hurricanes in game three of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images

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