UPDATE: May 12.
Alexander Ovechkin has doubled down on his guarantees to beat the New York Rangers in Game 7 and take the series on Wednesday.
NHL.com's Katie Brown tweeted out the verbatim of Ovechkin defending his previous remarks to reporters on Tuesday.
The Record's Tom Gulitti tweeted out remarks made by Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, who told reporters the whole team feels how Ovechkin does.
Wednesday night can't come soon enough.
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The Washington Capitals are ticked off.
After stepping out to a 3-1 series lead over the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Capitals failed to put away Henrik Lundqvist and company in Game 5 and Game 6.
Now, with the series tied 3-3, Washington looks down the barrel of a Game 7 against New York that, if historical trends are any indication, could end in a sad flight ho ...
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