captain and emotional leader alex ovechkin took charge. justin williams picked up in the off season, he gets the people what they want. another goal. they smell blood now. washington tacked on one more for the 3-1 win. they had to and they did extend the series. >> i think it is kind ever o our time you know. the guys respond well. we have a great group of guys stepping u definitely on our side. we have been working towards playing really good hockey. and then finding ways to put the puck in the back of the net. tonight we were able to do that. >> very exciting basketball. basketball? hockey. [ laughter ] there's a lot of screaming and hollering up in the sports office for sure. >> i know. i couldn't get my work done you guys. >> one down, two more to do. >> what do you think? >> what do you think? >> i don't know. tom says they can do it. he is our producer. i will believe him. >> he is wearing a jersey now. >> we will have more coming up in sports. of course he does. >>> coming up tonight, thousands forced from their home after a raging

alex ovechkin has ten points in ten game sixes.ully we will see more of the same here tonight. guys? back to you. jonathan: perhaps a good time for ovechkin to have a hat-trick tonight. michelle: hopefully dazzles them when the fans get there. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- meghan trainor has her music video pulled and reedited. the reason. spoiler alert. too much photo shopping. see the before and after ahead >> there are plenty of wedding horror stories. if announcer: you're afternooning "abc7 news at -- you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: a top story. >> tornado ongoing 20 minutes now. still not shown much weakening at all. jonathan: unbelievable video. at least two people killed after the outbreak across the great plains. we watched this play out live 24 hours ago on abc7 news. michelle: a long list of charges for three brothers accused in colson. the detective killed by friendly fire after accused shooter michael ford opened fire outside a police station in prince george's. jonathan: edward

alex ovechkin, a 2-0 lead. penguins up one, caps on the power play. johanson is down low.sverizon center is going crazy. bucks in the corner. the peng buins with the goal. they beat the caps with a final score, 2-1. the series is now even at one. again, just a thrilling finish here at the verizon center. pittsburgh. the capitals have their work cut out for them. we know the penns are a tough team at home. see you guys. >>> announcer: now, your storm team 4 forecast. >>> what a heart breaking night for the capitals. as far as the weather is concerned, i'm tracking rainshowers on storm team 4 radar. the panhandle of west virginia, this is a light rain. we continue to track rain tonight into tomorrow morning. all this moisture continues to move in from the west overnight tonight. here is what you can expect tomorrow. 6:00 a.m., temps low 50s. 51 degrees and patchy fog as well. 53 at 8:00, by 10:00, 56. at 9:00 a.m., continue to track rainshowers. 11:00 you know when you can expect dry time tomorrow and when we leave the 60s. that's coming up in ten minutes. >> thanks, amelia.

speaking of great, the great 8 alex ovechkin kicks it off with the first goal, setting the tone. braden holtby was out of his mind with 30 saves. last night's most viable player, don't think anybody is more confident the back i heading into game six. >> we are pretty confident. be ourselves. we have to do what we need to do within the team. period, one shift, one one game. that's what you do. you slowly try to push the needle towards them and put pressure on them. we need more in game six. robert: coming up on abc 7 a 100-year-old" woman had the time of her life at the caps game last night. it had been on her bucket list for a long time. scott abraham will have the story, but for now, she has a message for caps fans. >> let's go. here's to the finals, let's go. robert: she is awesome. more of that coming up on "sports sunday." erin hockey with job at knotty -- joe betanati. kimberly: an inspiration to all of us, cool lady. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assist

she asked alex ovechkin out on a date during his skate. a friend and a cause to get behind, special needs hockey. hi support helped teams like the ice dogs hit the road this month to a mecca of hockey, lake placid. >> this is the rink where the miracle on ice 0 occurred. >> this arena. an impossible victory over the giant of the sport. he took a rag tag bunch of players and did the impossible. >>. >> go out and take it. >> they took to the ice for opening ceremonies and a weekend of games earlier this month. each athlete with a unique special need but all funded be by their love of the sport. >> it building brotherhood. brotherhood, the more you learn about a team the better you can be. >> the hardest sport to do anything in. >> ice dogs! >> you add on everything else they have. the parallel to the americans on the miracle on ice. >> at first, honestly couldn't find a place where she could play on her terms. finding a team where she could play, miracle number o bringing the team to lake placid and playing on this rink is miracle number two

. >>> alex ovechkin had 7 points in 6 games against the penguins.he net minder was spectacular as usual, but the penguins were hungrier. the penguins were the best team in hockey over the last few months, and they played like it in this series. trying to explain wrong, and why, after having the best record in the nhl, the capitals could not break their playoff slump. one thing is for sure, this exit hurts the most. >> for my team, it doesn't matter what happens. you know, we lost in the second round so sucks. >> it hurts. we put in a pretty good effort there to come back down 3-0. we're playing, they're a good team. you got to take your hats off to them. >> it's been a long period of suffering for d.c. sports fans of the big four teams. none of the teams in their respective conference league final this wizards/bullets, '79. a big fat zero. sadly. you want to say there's not a curse. but i feel like there's just something. >> no [000:29:00;00] ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me. ♪ ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright. ♪ shape the best sleep of

alex ovechkin, the one-timer, the rebound goes to t.j. oshie. caps win 3-1, their season still alive as they force game six. later in sports, we are in the locker room, talking with ovie and others. kimberly: thanks. wildfires.raging how much it has grown in the past few hours and the massive exodus underway. josh: and as we work our way through the next few days, showers tonight, beautiful mother's day. a little breezy. the forecast coming up. bacon supreme omelet breakfast sandwich, loaded with peppers, onions, and potatoes and topped with two slices of cherrywood-smoked bacon and cheese all on a freshly baked croissant. america runs on dunkin'. unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. mos

si first period, alex ovechkin. what a shot.the capitols on the board early taking a one-nothing lead. le the second period game tied at 1. the tj oh she makes it 2-1. justin williams mean for mr. game seven makes it 3-2, the capitols and braden also pi, some apacing savings, 30 of them and the caps 3-1 to force game six. coming out, be aggressive from the start. sta i think good start is always important in games like this. ti we got the first goal in power play. i mean also puck management ast well. we were period. i think we managed the pub fairly well. between the two hours we were here hitting the boys going, we were loose, we were excited. we were confident. well, as the old saying goes, how do you eat an elephant, oneo bite at a time. here's what we have going for game six tuesday night in pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m. and if thh capitols can pull off the road win, the series will shift back to verizon for a decisive game seven. going into today's kentucky derby i had one winner in mind, the most handsome and faster and definitel

alex ovechkin. they have the game face on.year they were up 3-1 in the series and they still lost. and now they're on the other end. >> we just have to win game by game and sometimes last year we was up 3-1 against rangers. >> the rangers came with a level of desperation and didn't ever quit, didn't ever give up. and that's something obviously taking back from it after the end of the series that you take from that. >> i think it's one of those -- just leave it out there. and it's generally like win one and move on. >> all right. so what do fans feel about the situation? you might be like my producer who says bank on it. they'll win three straight. and you might be realistic and know nothing is guaranteed. >> wasn't hard to find fans. they are down 3-1. what do they need to do? >> coming up with a win tonight. >> the clock is ticking down. how are you feeling? >> i feel great. i got to be honest. everybody and their brother said it's going to game seven. i believe it. i don't know what is going to happen in game seven. but i te

less than five minutes in, the great number eight, alex ovechkin all alone.ies one on the power play. washington gets the 1-0 lead. second period, 1-o. oshie puts in the rebound. caps stay alive with a 3-1 win. the penguins lead the series 3-2. >>> blues and stars tied at two games apiece. the blues go ahead and score 2-1. this was a timely lull. momentum continues to carry from there. late in the period, brower in front. forget about it. blues win 4-1 to win the series at home on monday. >>> nba playoffs, steph curry playing 2 on 2 before the game. that was it. knee injury kept him out of the warriors series again the blazers. third quarter, damon lillard was a one man wrecking crew. this triple part of his game high 40 points. the blazers trail the series 2-1. nice pass to dwyane wade. scoring back door. finishes with a one handed clutch. he had 38. the heat go on three. villanova product kyle lour lowry, a deep three. the raptors go ahead to win 95-91. they take a 2-1 series lead. that is your look at sports. >>> today the awards will be handed out to the

second we thought we would have to tell the caps the caps were down 3-0 in the second until alex ovechkin nails the vicious one-timer. caps on the board, 3-1. in the third, this time it is the veteran justin williams. behind the net, top shelf, the perfect shot. 3-2 penguins. later, another opportunity to cash in. in a five on three power play, john carlson winds up, fires the laser, we are tied at 3-3, headed to overtime. in overtime -- leon: ugh. robert: yeah, you don't want to see that. seven.ll 4-3, no game it was a good run, though. baseball, the nationals looking to build of the victory last night. ryan zimmerman was fresh tonight. zimm pops one out, to run shot. nats up 3-2. later in the sixth, miguel cabrera gets one to drop. nats drop this one, 5-4. today, the nationals made it official, now saying the stephenof star strasburg to an extension worth a reported $175 million. strasburg said he felt it was important stay in washington. bagrats to steph curry, in , unanimousba m.v.p. for the second season. by the way, steph curry came back and dropped 40 last night after sitting it ou

number 8, alex ovechkin with the slap shot there, giving the capitals a 1-0 lead.d go on to win 3-1. game six tuesday night in pittsburgh. now, penguins still lead this series three games to two. with that victory, the guys have a lot to build on. >> that was really the first bit of adversity that our team has had to face and i think we learned we can handle it. we just learned that we're really, really tight, and no one wants to be finished playing right now. >> we know it's not going to come easy just because of our regular season. we know every game, ev challenge no matter what, we're prepared to just keep our mind in the moment and trust ourselves that if we play our game, we're going to come out on top. >> more from braden hopepy tonight on sports final. his thoughts on how the caps created opportunities in game five. tonight, 11:35. you can check that out on nbc 4. >>> let's move on to the nba playoffs. game four between the hawks and cavaliers. cavs trying to sweep the series. we'll pick it up in the fourth corner. it's a one-point game. dennis schroder with

most notably, alex ovechkin. 11 seasons in the nhl and yet to make it to the eastern conference finals. i'm jason pugh, news4 sports. >> thanks, caps, for an amazing season. because the caps are out, that means a few people on the news4 team are going to shave their playoff beards. even though the beard is going away, his beard raised $1,440 through the caps beard-a-thon initiative. and adam tuck came close to a total raising $1,290. just $150 short of doug's. they both come with clean-shaven faces. people were getting used to the beards, it w in total the caps helped to raise $40,000 for charity, for a good cause. >> adam is not a capitals fan. >> he's not. he's a pittsburgh fan. >> not pittsburgh, he's a philadelphia flyers. oh, don't get him -- he's going to be calling right now. >> got that fixed. >> but guess what? it's all for a good cause. >> indeed, it is. >>> chuck bell is now in the storm team 4 weather center. what 4 things should we know today, chuck? >> well, let me see. what do we need to know about the weather today? something about clouds and rain i'm guessing based on

alex ovechkin is headed home to russia to play in the world championships, and one day after being eliminated from the postseason, ovechkin and two others have been tapped to play for team russia. the next game is thursday in denmark. ove finished with his second best in the postseason. >>> celebrating their 10th anniversary with a star-studded event, and bart scott was there, and walt the wizard william, and former terp and now star of the good wives, josh charles. charles may be a ravens' fan, but he keeps his eye on the burgundy and gold. >> the draft of dobson, i think deat's a great pick. up, and i think cousins is someone who could lead a team to the playoffs for sure. >>> finally tonight, check out this incredible snag by the ball boy. >> oh! >> it's coming up in slow motion this is the twins' orioles' game. snags it in the sand, and that kid may have a future in baseball. pretty nifty heads up play there by that ball boy, and sometimes they just sit there all game. >> he was -- what about the other way? >> run the other way. don't hit me z1zqkz heyadded more nonstop airline