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Article: Tall order for power play; Capitals face NHL's best penalty killers.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 14, 2009
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Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The Washington Capitals enter the postseason with one of the top offenses in the NHL, in part because of a fearsome power play that was the league's second best in the regular season.
In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Caps will meet a formidable foil when they draw a penalty: The New York Rangers were the best team at preventing extra-man markers this season.
Every series, every playoff game, the special teams are huge, Caps defenseman Tom Poti said. Usually with playoff-type hockey, you don't see too many even-strength goals. If you do, they are usually ugly goals that go off ...