Here, in some order, is what the Washington Capitals overcame Saturday night: They were without Andre Burakovsky, who is hurt. Now they have not one but two chances to — oh, if you’re reading this far, you know precisely what’s at stake. [Penguins-Capitals Game 5: Washington wins, 6-3, and Caps have two chances to clinch series]Process what just happened. Yep, that’s what you see: The Capitals beat the Penguins, 6-3, in Game 5 of this second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. They have waited for their chances because for Ovechkin and Backstrom, this is their fourth second-round series against the Penguins.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2018 04:07 UTC