seguin puts it past braden holtby.en lucky enough to be in the midful those piles like that. there is no better feeling, especially the young player like tyler seguin. these are defending stanley cup champions who have a huge opportunity to continue wednesday night in boston for game seven. >> mike: it should be noted krejci was in the corner. this time the glass held. tonight starting at 7:00/6:00 central, all new episodes of "dateline," "harry's law." tonight the l.a. kings look to close out the vancouver canucks. fans in boston and washington can see extended post game coverage of today's game on your local comcast sports net. every game, every night because it's the top. this series goes back to boston. known for smith, bobby orr. good night from washington! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and i'll work on that for game to. >> that's braden holtby.skins quarterback robert griffin iii made his first trip to fedex field as a member of the burgundy and gold. there was a massive pep rally for rg3 that really did have a collegiate feel to it, a very cool event. 20,000 fans were there. and rg3 treated the guys to a version of hail to the redskins. good to see the kid is already learning how we do things here. the event was a perfect ending to what's been a couple whirlwind days for the new face in the franchise. >> yeah, it is what you expect. but, of course, having that many fans out there, no one can expect that many people to be there. but a lot of excitement in the city of d.c. for the redskins, and, you know, i'm glad i can help bring belief back to the city. >> we kind of jogged out. i'm surprised you didn't slow down and soak it in. this is your day. >> yeah, i started walking, but then after i heard all the cheers, it made me want to run. he was ready to play so i decided to go ahead and jog out to the stage and get the thing

seguin puts it past braden holtby.en lucky enough to be in the midful those piles like that. there is no better feeling, especially the young player like tyler seguin. these are defending stanley cup champions who have a huge opportunity to continue wednesday night in boston for game seven. >> mike: it should be noted krejci was in the corner. this time the glass held. tonight starting at 7:00/6:00 central, all new episodes of "dateline," "harry's law." tonight the l.a. kings look to close out the vancouver canucks. fans in boston and washington can see extended post game coverage of today's game on your local comcast sports net. every game, every night because it's the top. this series goes back to boston. known for smith, bobby orr. good night from washington! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

braden holtby ready to rebound. power play, and holtby stops a shot from big zdeno chara, and shorthanded opportunity, but brad marchand's shot blocked by holtby. take another look. the caps collapse under bergeron. and 22 saves through it 2 periods. ovechkin picked in the net and brouwer pokes it through. finally the caps get on the board, the defender blocking tim thomas, and brouwer scores, ends 162 minutes of shutout hockey from thomas. same score, 1-0 now in the third period. boston attacks, rolston shut off, and pouliot, he pounces on it and ties the game. check it out again. slow to react. schultz. but pouliot is not. crashes in and ties the game. and just like game one, game two in overtime. second overtime period off the face-off and the bruins own caps get to the puck and marcus johan son to nick backstrom. that is the game winner. win 2-1. going back to washington. >> this is tremendous. makes all the difference to be one apiece in the series. >> big difference. they couldn't go down 2-0 to the boston bru

get the bodies in front of the net. 1, 2, 3, and braden holtby coming up large.e. nothing cute. it's just simple meat and potatoes. that's how you have to play it now since fatigue is a factor. >> mike: lecture given by david brisebois. brought ahead by green. ricocheted ahead and brouwer has it. he's got laich with him. brouwer with a shot. turned aside by thomas. tyler seguin brings it back. nudges it on the wing. bergeron, a shot. that one tucked away by holtby. picked up to the outside. led back by bergeron. gotten by chara. chara flung one that was cut off and played back on. and ripped to center ice by mike green. >> pierre: great block by mike green. real good. >> mike: ovechkin angles it back in. it's set up by thomas. chara takes it there. smoked out by the fore-check that came from beagle. lobbed on ahead. this one fired back around where it can come near brian rolston. rolston ties up with schultz, along behind kelly. and then played by marchand -- check that, pouliot. pouliot led it to the back. a shot by corvo skittered in and was handled by holtby.

the flyers braden shin lays out paul martin. then he's taken down. 72 minutes of penalties called in the 1st period. 3rd period craig adams going after the flyers scott hartnell. hartnell claims his hair was pulled by adam. he pulled my hair! flyers win the game 8-4 and lead the series three games to none. the pens have to win four straight, but the flyers rallied from a 3-0 deficit two years ago against the bruins. >>> when we return the bloopers of the week. sometimes there are problems. stay with us.  >>> welcome back. finally tonight some of the not so great moments in baseball this week. even professionals can have their little league moments and sadly they're always on the big screen. the red sox cody ross gives a whole new meaning to grounding out to short. that bat's not coming back, but josh hamilton says if you're going to lose the bat, fling that sucker as far as you possibly can. cubs pitcher matt garza, how not to throw to first. that is way right and way outside. tyler clippard of the nats, we saw

braden holtby makes a glove saves is time expires. he stops 44 of 45 shots. the caps 2-1 in game 4, lindsay murphy with more. >> reporter: the capitals were one goal better tonight but nobody was better than rookie goalie braden holtby, 44 saves and we're square going back to boston and guess what? nick backstrom also back. >> that's the icing on the cake, i guess. we tie the series and now we got nicky coming back. it's a tough building to play in, but we have played some good games there. i see the series continuing as it is very tight and we'll have to play very solid road game. >> puts your mind at ease a little bit. a team going home for their home crowd ready to close the series would be extremely tough to play against. we're very happy with this position because the next game is huge. it could be the one to swing the whole series. >> the series is even at two game as piece. game 5 is back in boston saturday. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >>> the nfl draft is a week away and some of the intrigue may be gone. espn reporting today the colts told stanford

good news for bruins fans. >> tested more than braden holtby in that overtime session. give the capitals credit. generating offensive opportunities. but if you're holtby, you're sitting in that dressing room, just saw tim thomas make three or four "a" quality saves, it has to get in the back of your head just a little bit. >> so far, braden holtby has matched thomas today. up ahead, we'll look to tomorrow's game in philadelphia. pens and flyers. pittsburgh desperate for defense and desperate for a win to get back in the series. >> the flyers have gone from 3-0 down to win game one in overtime. >> the team with the best road record all year has stunned pittsburgh again. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with greasy fast food, what're you really getting? instead, try the tangy new subway smokehouse barbecue chicken or the classic sweet onion chicken teriyaki, both 6 grams of fat or less. subway. eat fresh. both 6 grams of fat or less. nhl rivalries have existed for a long time. rivalries on the ice.

good news for bruins fans. >> tested more than braden holtby in that overtime session. give the capitals credit. generating offensive opportunities. but if you're holtby, you're sitting in that dressing room, just saw tim thomas make three or four "a" quality saves, it has to get in the back of your head just a little bit. >> so far, braden holtby has matched thomas today. up ahead, we'll look to tomorrow's game in philadelphia. pens and flyers. pittsburgh desperate for defense and desperate for a win to get back in the series. >> the flyers have gone from 3-0 down to win game one in overtime. >> the team with the best road record all year has stunned pittsburgh again. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with greasy fast food, what're you really getting? instead, try the tangy new subway smokehouse barbecue chicken or the classic sweet onion chicken teriyaki, both 6 grams of fat or less. subway. eat fresh. both 6 grams of fat or less. nhl rivalries have existed for a long time. rivalries on the ice. rivalries in the stands.

back to you. >> thank you. 6:21, 53 degrees. >> braden holtby saved game 4. capitals and bruins head into game 5. you are watching "good morning washington. >> if you are jeopardy fan starting today the tv game show is taping a bunch of episodes right here in washington, d.c. constitution hall is transformed into a game show upset. natasha barrett got a private tour behind-the-scenes yesterday. >> very cool. if the capitals are heading back to boston with their series tied. >> their rookie goalie to thank. >> he makes the save and the clock runs out. >> braden holtby practically stood on his head to stop 44 out of 45 shots for the bruins. the capitals win 201. the-- caps win 2-1. they will go back to boston for the next game. jackson gave up three triples in this game. even zimmerman's three-run homer and could not help them out of the early deficit. it will be miami intown starting tonight. 6:25 rainout. still another half-hour. >> why metro is taking a closer look at its emergency equipment after a passenger had a heart attack at the pentagon station. >> pl

braden holtby the king of the world for now. game 6 tomorrow at verizon center. 3:00 is when the puck drops right here on nbc4. >>> stephen strasburg with another yeoman's effort on the mound. looking like the best pitcher in baseball right now. his e.r.a. a ridiculous 1.08. he doesn't get the win today, but the nationals do. their 12th of the year -- tied for the major league lead. stephen strasburg another dominant outing this afternoon. top of the second. greg dobbs, see ya later. next batter, an abell sanchez, more of the same. four hits, no runs and six strikeouts. still scoreless in the sixth. sanchez was also cruising. ian desmond had something to say about that. desmond crushes one to left. his second home run of the year. and the nationals are up 1-0. look at him in the dugout. same score in the seventh. jayson werth now facing sanchez. werth lines one to left. this keeps on going and going and going until it's out of the park. his first home run of the year. puts the nationals up 2-0. top of the ninth now. brad lidge o

a spectacular game for rookie goalie braden holtby. he turned away 44 shots. just four saves shy of a capitals playoff record. the theme tonight win it for nicky. nicklas backstrom suspended for game 4. brooks laich to marcus johansson and the capitals get the early lead they've been craving. great hustle by ovie to get.puck. johansson's first game of the playoffs and it is a big one. late second period now, we're tied at one. capitals on the power play. semin with the puck and look at him just rip off that wrister over the shoulder of tim thomas. capitals take a 2-1 lead. second goal of the playoffs. less than a minute later, boston with an opportunity. milan lucic at the bottom of your screen. holtby with the kick save. look at that, scorched through the legs. he gets to it just in time. 9 1/2 seconds to go, but the clock doesn't start right away. it was really weird. apparently the clock operator was trying to communicate with the refs to no avail. but it doesn't matter because braden holtby was there to get the final save right there. gloves it. 44 saves o

braden holtby making his first playoff start on the nhl level.st the hitting we were talking about. in the second period alex ovechkin and dennis seidenberg. hard to tell who got the best or worst of this one. ovie all smiles, though, afterwards. as for holtby, he was all smiles, too. the caps were outshot 26-7 through two periods. holtby stopped all 26 of those bruins shots. tim thomas also on his game. third period the b's turn it over, but thomas stopped nicklas backstrom. scoreless after regulation. we're going to overtime. and this was the heartbreaker for the caps. they're on the attack. and here's chris kelly, beating holtby after 29 saves. he lets that one in. the capitals fall 1-0. yes, holtby was fantastic. the second star of the game. but that goal was costly. >> we hay chance at one end and then they came down the other way. and i guess he just made a good shot. but you know, our goaltender played great. i thought holts was awesome. his first, you know, nhl postseason game. and i thought he was -- i thought he was tremendous for us.úc

>>braden holtby is making an impression. was a game safer for them last night turning away 44 of 45 shots and washington's 2-1 victory. he is making the league take notice. he is tied for third in goals against average at 1.6 a game and his second in save percentage. >> when you have a goal tender on top of his game it settles your team down. he was a leader for us. >> the best part about it is he makes a big save dropped the puck and leans on his post. he makes it look easy. it has to be frustrating as a player when the goalie makes it look as easy as he does. >> may be the only person who sees flaws is him himself. >> i felt pretty good. there were still some lucky times. there is some improvement to be made. >> win or lose, he does not seem to get rattled even when 18,000 fans are chanting his name. >> it is great to have the fan support. it can get your car racing pretty quick. my job is to control my emotions and -- it can get your heart racing pretty quick. my job is to control my emotions. >> they were all chanting hi

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braden holtby and made hockey history. he got the most shots allowed in a playoff game that did not go into overtime, but the rookie had some help. so fast. fines marcus johansson who find the net. put the capitals up 1-0. peverly hits the goal. tis the game at 1. later in the second, look at alexander semin, fighters it into the goal. capitals up 2-1 to boston for games 5 and the series is tied at 2. >> just some lucky time. there's still some improvement to be made. >> the nationals back on the diamond facing the miami marlins tonight at 7:00 apart. have a good friday. >> the same to you. it's 53 degrees outside. the news continues at 5:30. >> much more to come. within a matter of hours, the man charged with murdering trayvon martin could be out on bond. today's hearing raises new questions about the safety of george zimmerman. >> one of the secrecyt service agents in trouble is from virginia. of his neighbors have to say about him. >> we need some rain >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side.

>>braden only 22-years old only four games a postseason experience under his belt and he is posting ancentage. he gives the capitals the confidence to put numbers on the board. >> he makes it very column for the rest of us. if we give up a shot, we know he will cover it. >> he makes it look so easy. as a player that has to be a little frustrating. what else do you have to do? we are happy with him here. >> you never know what will happen in the future. >> so,. -- so calm. >> edwin jackson gave up three triples and the first inning and that is a franchise first for the astros. it is a blip on the overall measure of the national's success so far. last night they had 11 hits. there are still an impressive 10-4. they went into yesterday's game bleeding 1.2 era. that has since gone up. they are looking to turn it around. our play of the day. down the line, he is on the ground. incredible. taking another look. still on his knees. there was a great interview and the dodgers beat the bruins -- the moores. -- the brewers. >> shaquille is on sports talk tonight at 9:00. >> we will look for that.

it was the braden holtby show. it was the most shots allowed in a playoff game that did not go to overtime. but he had some help. for the goal. caps up 1-0. the bruins answer right back. he decides to keep it himself. tis the game up at one. late in the second period, you know his name. he would fire a bullet. his second goal of the playoffs. the caps up 2-1. they tie up the series at 2. >> i do not recall a whole lot of second chances. the shots were little lopsided. he was a stud. >> he makes it look so easy. as a player, it has to be a little frustrating. " i felt pretty good tonight. there is still some improvement to be made. >> he is so calm, like nothing happened. the pitching is not perfect. control issues came back to haunt him. bottom of the third, zimmerman cranks one to left center field. the national's closing to within 1. another ball to the center field wall. astros 9-11-4. the orioles wrapping up a series in chicago. adam jones no doubt about it. it is gone, say goodbye. orioles win 5-3. down in flo

braden brought out the confidence in his playoff debut going against the stanley cup chance. lot of that second period was balanced. >> he has a lot of confidence. it was one of those shots that not too many would have got it. >> he played great. i have played an up with them to know that he is a good goalie. we will come back saturday and he will play even better. >> talking about hazards, how about this guy? i think bob has a pair of shoes that looks just like him. the caddie is pushing back gator with a rake. how many arms does an alligator have? it depends how many golfers go by. he completed that hole and birdied. this just in -- fletcher and the skins have come to an agreement. back on the roster. >> movie stars brad pitt in angelina jolie are now engaged. they have been the gather since 2005. they have six kids together. deasy the engagement is a promise for the future. jolie is sporting a ring that took one year to design. the couple and their children are reportedly very happy. >> you never want to rush these things. [laughter] >> sunshine this weekend. low 80's sund

. >>> the caps taking on the bruins, game 5 of the stanley cup playoffs, braden has been on fire for his team. last night he wasn't perfect but beneather was tim thomas for the bruins, -- neither was tim thomas for the bruins, we go now to rocking the red at verizon center, lucky, his teammates had his back. nicki backstrom back from his one game suspension, got the rebound there for mike, the caps go back in front 3-2, braden had another sole lid outing, he does the splits there to come up with that stop, tied again at 3 late third period caps on a power play, troy says enough is enough right past thomas for a second goal of the series, caps beat austin, 4-3. >>> he is a great goal tender battles extremely hard, he works but he works smart as well. like i said earlier, stays square and just gets the job done makes it simple. >>> in baseball nats hosting the marlins yesterday and steven strausberg was deals. sanchez goes down swinging and an bell just can't hold up his swing. strausberg sits down, buck with the off speed pitch. later bottom of the sixth, desmond swinging for the fenc

the bruins with their goalie pulled braden holtby will make a glove save right as time expires.d 44 or 45 shots. caps edged the bruins 2-1 to even the series at two games apiece. afterwards high praise for the rookie goal. >> yeah. they came out real hard tonight and fore-checked us hard. we turned the puck over a few times and holtby was very good. >> game five back in boston and there will be a game six. lindsay murphy will have more from the verizon center on the news edge at 11:00. >>> an award ceremony for military kids with a surprise ending. this brother/sister duo thought they would leave with the trophy. instead they heft with something much more mean -- left with something much more meaningful.   >> fox 5 news brought to you by local washington area chevy dealers. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female

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home playoff game and also dale hunter. >> we've seen braden on the road.ty well, 1-1 in his first ever playoff appearance in the pros. you think maybe any added nervous pressure tonight because he's at home or can he keep this up really? >> he hasn't been rattled yesterday. that's been really -- the boston bruins wanted to rattle hill. they're not rattling him. hopi stopped 72 of 74 shots, but he's had a lot of help. the caps defensemen are clearing it out so he can see the puck and they blocked 27 shots last game and alexander semin was there sacrificing his body to block shots. you don't see that every day with the capitals. >> real quick alex ovechkin only has one assist so far. is that any reason to be worried? >> i wouldn't say. so he looked better last game. he was more instead of hitting people in the first game, he was shooting the puck. brooks laich and troy brower will free him up and with the caps having the last pairing to go onto the ice tonight, they get to match their lines more and he'll be away from seidenberg for at least the beginning of

a stellar game for braden holtby in his first-ever playoff.he bruins scoreless through regulations stopping all 29 shots he faced. the caps try again tomorrow in boston. catch the game on nbc 4 starting at 3:00 p.m. >> that is "news4 today." >> thanks for joining

coach dale hunter says braden holtby has been playing so well that they will keep him in the starting position even if michael neuvirth is back to -- back from injury when that -- which could happen this week. holtby has turned away 72 of the 74 shots he's faced so far in the series. that series tied at one game apiece now. you can watch game three tonight at 7:30 on the nbc sports network. >>> the broad street bullies are putting their name to good use in a playoff series that's becoming increasingly nasty. look at some of the video. tempers really flared between the pittsburgh penguins and the philadelphia flyers last night. even stars sidney crosby and claude giroux got into it. then while they were wrestling, two other players squared off, getting themselves kicked out of the game. >> looks like they're dancing a little bit. >> 70 penalty minutes in the first period alone. philly used the physical game to their advantage, though. they earned an 8-4 win. the flyers lead the series 3-0. >> that was a crazy game. >>> today the redskins will strap on pads for their first of their offs

the big story is rookie braden holtby. he stopped 44 shots, four shy of a caps playoff record. >> goes to show hue good he is. how thick his skin is to be able to bounce back after four goals last game and people saying that maybe the floodgates are opening. obviously he did a good job. that's a very -- you know, veteranlike response. >> awesome. the caps will look to take the lead saturday in boston. the puck drop is at 3:00. if, caps. >>> the switch has been made, and now "discovery" begins its new mission as a museum exhibit. >> you can start visiting the historic shuttle at 10:00 this morning. nasa turned over "discovery" to the udvar-hazy center in chantilly yesterday. took just minutes for crews to pull the 200,000-pound aircraft into its new home. discovery discovery replaces -- "discovery" replaces the pristine looking shuttle "enterprise" which never left earth's atmosphere. "enterprise" will head to the air and space museum on the "uss intrepid" in new york city next week. >>> one of the big questions people have

for the fourth time in the series overtime thanks to braden holtey. 31 saves. in overtime here's the cap on the attack and the rebound. that knocks out boston the defending champ is a 2-1 capitals victory. >>> thrilling finish in local lacrosse. the women of umc. umbc the retrievers rally. and hang on for their first win over hopkins in 13 years. i'll be out in owins mills for the ravens draft tomorrow evening. >> thank you, mark. >>> coming up talk about the ultimate wing man. >> how this goose became one this is bobby. say hello bobby. hello bobby. (laughter) hello bobby. do you know you could save hundreds on car insurance over the phone, online or at your local geico office? tell us bobby, what would you do with all those savings? hire a better ventriloquist. your lips are moving. (huge laughter erupts) hire a better ventriloquist. your lips are moving. geico®. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hm

his shot deflects off the stick of john carlson, braden holtby unable to grub it, tied at one.seconds later alex ovechkin beats two bruins to the bouncing puck, then slaps it past thomas, caps regaining the lead 2-1. we're in good shape. 3rd period caps trial 3-2. nick backstrom with the lead pass, the right side to brooks laich who skates in all alone, beautiful scott, beats thomas, we're tied at three, but with less than two minutes left still 3-3. four on four hockey and chara gets a shot off. well, if you were to see it, chara gets the winning shot, but braden holtby the goalie was screened, a bunch of players in front of him. the goal was scored and the caps lose sadly 4-3 and trail the series two games to 1. so they'll be back on home ice thursday to try to even the series. >> they play good from behind. >> they do. this was one they kind of let slip away. also coming up we'll have stephen strasburg on the mound for the first time this year in nats park. he pitched twice before, first time at home. >> good one for the fans. >>> it is a holiday celebrated only in the distr

the big story is rookie goaltender braden holtby. he stopped 44 shots on the night, just four shy of a caps playoff record. >> goes to show how good -- how thick his skin is to be able to bounce back after four goals last game. people saying that maybe the floodgates are opening. obviously he did a good job and -- that's a very, you know, veteran-like response the way he played. >> that's right. go, braden hold bee. the caps will look -- holtby. the caps will look to take the lead in the series at boston. puck drop at 3:00. go, caps. >>> unfortunately, the nationals couldn't share the same success the caps had. the astros trounced the nats 11-4 last night. houston scored five runs in the first inning and five more in the sixth. the loss snapped the nationals' three-game winning streak. they're still 10-4 and in first place in the national league east. the nats host the marlins tonight. >>> you can enjoy a hot dog with your real dog if you go to tomorrow's nationals game. that's because tomorrow is the first of four pups in the park g

braden holtby stopped 44 of 45 shots. >>> the astros pulled off a rare feat hitting three triples in the first inning mating five runs. houston banged out a season- high 17 hits for the entire game. >>> the nfl draft is less than a week away but one big question may already be answered. espn is reporting the indianapolis colts may have told stanford quarterback andrew luck, that they will take him with the number one overall draft nfl pick. >> the network is citing a league source. that means they will select the washington redskins will select robert griffin with the second pick. griffin threw for over 10,000 yards and completed 66% of his passes touring his career in waco. he rushed for 2200 yards and 32 touchdowns. he won the heisman trophy this year. >>> former washington mystics star shamika holtzclaw will be live with us during our 9:00 hour. she is out with a new book that looks at th

braden holtby in net again, caps finding themselves down early on, but mike green with an assist from joel ward and roman hamrlik gets his look at that nice wrist serve, his first goal of the playoff series. then they find themselves down one again. jason chimera and a wide open net, perfect timing to tie things up at two. in the 3rd we're still tied, bruins, andrew faren puts the bruins up 3-2. later in the 3rd alex ovechkin off his state keys it up, gets it past thomas to tie it up at three, but in overtime just three minutes in off a backstrom turnover, they get holtby out from the net and the bruins win game 6 and tie things up. so the series is headed back to boston. the winner moves on in the stanley cup playoffs. dave owens is in the locker room now and we'll have more reaction later in sports. >>> thousands of people braved the rainy weather today to take part in earth day events across the washington area. on the national mall umbrellas went up as sell brandts showed as -- celebrators showed up to take part. a wide variety of musical groups including cheap trick, dave mason,

braden was on fire. in for the injured michael neuvirth. 35 saves, just one goal allowed, caps take a 4-1 win. so take a look at how the first round matchup will look. dale hunter and the crew headed to beantown to take on the number two seed bruins. that game as i said, most likely will be thursday, the caps are 3-1 against boston this season. that's good news, including that most recent meeting just over a week ago. the caps were a 3-2 winner in the shootout. >>> to the masters after 54 holes in augusta. phil mickelson is one stroke off the lead heading into tomorrow's final round. lefty put on a short game. unbelievable 30 on the back nine today. he trails peter happensen who is playing in his fourth major while mickelson is going for his fourth green jacket. mickelson all pars on the front nine, and after the turn, he surges. 13th hole, a 25 foot putt for eagle. gets the break. and drains it. moves phil to six under, he's pumped, in the zone. here's 18, a chance for birdie to move to 8 under par. and

and scott hartnell, on a power play, tipped in by braden shen.ertime, the shot, the deflection. the flyers come back from 3-0, to a 4-3 in overtime, in pittsburgh, to take game one. >>> elsewhere, kobe bryant sitting down again, with the lakers taking on the san antonio spurs. first quarter, lakers up by two. andrew bynum. the lakers led by three at the end of one. pau gasol missing the runner. but bynum there. 16 points and 30 rebounds. most rebounds for a laker since kareem abdul-jabbar in february of '78. bryant is loving it. in the fourth quarter, more from world peace. flat-footed "j" as the shot clock expires. the lakers go to knock off the spurs, 98-84. >>> make sure you join us for nba action on friday. steve nash and the suns taking on the rock elts at 8:00 eastern. then, dirk nowitzki and the mavericks against the trail blazers, 10:30 eastern. all of the action you nba fans love on espn. >>> sticking with the sports theme. two adversaries who became friends here in new york last night. >> irvin magic johnson and larry bird. two were att

braden holtby has been composed beyond his year last night stopping 44 of the bruins 45 shots on goal this is days after giving up four goals in monday's game 3. in holtby's first ever post series game, he's not only good. he's great. is this the best game you've ever played? >> yes and no i think because in the playoffs it was a good game, but i think i might have had one that was better. >> we think he's going to be good like that every single game. he usually is. that just goes to show how good he is, how thick his skin is to be able to bounce back after four goals last game and people saying maybe the floodgates are open. obviously he did a good job and that's a very veteranlike i think response the way he played. >>> the boys were back at practice today at kettler iceplex. nicky backstrom will be back for tomorrow's key game 5 in boston. his 1 game suspension is over. >>> now addressing the benching by head coach dale hunter of the captain alex ovechkin. he played 15 seconds in the final 14 minutes of last night's game. according to both parties, all is well. >> of course, i want

. >> another pleasant surprise this series has been rookie net minder braden holtby. just two gomes a game on average and pretty good for his first ever nhl playoffs. and despite having no game seven experience, holtby just as confident and excited as he's been all series long. >> really not a question whether i can or can't do it. i think it's the situation is here, and we're going to do everything in my power to make sure that i give us a chance to win. >>> in 24 hours the redskins will have a new quarterback. projected to pick robert griffin iii in tomorrow night's nfl draft. mike shanahan all but confirmed he'll be coming to d.c. addressing the media today he said the skins are 99.9% going to get robert griffin iii. now of course nothing will be official until the name is called tomorrow night. after weeks of getting to know rgiii, shanahan says he's quite impressed. >> work ethic is off the charts, love the way he hands manslaughter himself and there's a footballs a tect -- handles himself and there's the football aspect. going to be very happy if he's on the tea

. >>> it's hard to imagine braden topping his game performance when he had 29 saves in his playoff debutkie goalie today showed he was better. he turned aside 43 shots as the caps win a thriller in double overtime evening up their series with the bruins. game two, the caps striking first. second period, caps lead 1-0. with under 8 minutes to play, the shot deflected in front. ties it up at 1, forcing overtime. they went to double o.t. less than a minute in, the puck goes airborne. a minute and a half later shall off the faceoff, nick does the trick. that's your game winner in double overtime, the caps beat the bruins 2-1, evening the series at one acin piece. >> you're battling in playoff hockey. that's what you have to do is battle. i thought tonight was definitely a playoff hockey- type game. >> we knew what was on the table. we bounced back in the groove. >> so now the series shifts to verizon center for game 3, that will take place monday night at 7:30. >>> the wizards hosting the cavaliers tonight. john wall played well. the same cannot be said for the rest of the team. in the fourt

start tonight, as caps and bruins get ready to see who takes a commanding lead, 1-1 right now, bradenhe key the 22-year-old back in net for your washington capitols much more tonight at 10:00 p.m. and news edge at 11 live from verizon center. >> thank now you have the news edge, back here at 11 ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering.

playoff goal. 2nd period, still 1-0, bruins shot bounces off the board to johnny boychuk and stopped by bradentby, but tiler squeak win ties it at 1-1 -- tyler seguin ties it at 1-1. next period thomas makes the save but joel ward is there to backhand the rebound. caps win 2-1 in overtime to win the series in seven games. dale hunter the only person in nhl history to score a game 7 overtime goal. he did it in '88 against the flyers, and win a game 7 overtime as a coach. he did that rough lin hour ago. next up for the caps, the range -- roughly an hour ago. next up for the caps, rangers, penguins or flyers. >>> next up tomorrow the draft. rb3 put baylor football on the map and won the heisman trophy and she noted his stock with the great performance -- cemented his stock with the great performances at the combine and the pro day. he appeared on fox and friends today and found some new wide receivers. today mike shanahan was asked if he plans to play his top pick right away. >> you want to make sure he's ready to play, so you got to go through the process. you don't want to throw a guy in right

. >> reporter: this also mark the nhl playoff home debut not only for goalie braden holtby but coachnter. he's a man of few words but spoke earlier and did say how excited he is to play at home. >> as a player you have to prepare differently. as a coach you're excited to be out there when you hear the fans behind your team. that's pretty exciting. >> reporter: the caps aren't the only game in town tonight. stephen strasburg takes the mound as the nationals open a four-game night series against the houston astros. >>> the washington redskins busy today. they opened up offseason workouts in ashburn getting back to work, getting conditioned and back in shape before those organized team activities begin in a couple weeks. joining them will be their captain, london fletcher. the redskins officially announced fletcher's signing in a move to kind of help with the salary cap issue they had to deal with before free agency. fletcher's contract is five years and he gets paid the most in his first two years. >>> the wnba draft held today, the mystic selected natalie novosell from notre dame with

. >> braden holtby looking to rebound for his worst performance this postseason as well. the puck drops at 7:30 and we'll have full coverage for you at 11:00. >> go caps. >>> so started off chilly in the morning but all in all the day turned out pretty well and we know for the rest of the week it's going to keep on getting better, top. >> we're going to spring into june again. we can't seem to keep on track with the calendar, but that's okay. first current temps are in the 60s, a little bit below average, 65 downtown, low 60s in gaithersburg and frederick and 70 in fredericksburg, 64 in manassas. now satellite picture radar combined we do find showers and thunderstorms pushing through ohio actually moving through pennsylvania already. there's a warm front that will roll through tomorrow. good news, bad news, as the warm front goes through, it will generate showers and maybe a thunderstorm. for tonight just a lot of clouds, mostly cloudy and mild, a shower possible after midnight, low temps in the 50s, winds southeast 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about that warm fron

. >> braden holtby trying to rebound from his worst game in the postseason saying he never really found a rhythm. the rookie net minder allowed three goals in the caps most lopsided playoff loss so far. >> technical things that i'd like to do better and move on. it's a new game today and just trying to approach it with the same mentality as i have before. >> that game at 7:30 tonight. >>> to soccer, an english premier league showdown between manchester united and manchester. look at this header by vincent company. that is the game's ongoal. manchester city wins 1-0, their first title since 1968. >>> two more maryland basketball players in trouble today, sophomores michael parker and terrell stoglund have been suspended the rest of the year for is righting the student athlete code of conduct. because of that the team's heeding storer will enter the upcoming -- leading scorer will enter the upcoming nba draft after his teammate was arrested this morning for disorderly conduct. >>> virginia tech has a new head basketball coach. james johnson, a former hokies assistant will take over. john

braden holtby unable to glove it, tied at one. just 12 seconds later al hex ovechkin beats two bruins to the puck -- alex ovechkin petes two bruins to the puck and slaps it past took place. 2en 1 caps. 3rd period caps trail -- 2-1 caps. 3rd period caps trailing 3-2. we're tied at three. less than two minutes left, still 3-3. we're now four on four hockey. seidenberg screening holtby finds the back of netted, the game winning goal. caps fall -- net, the game winning goal. caps fall to the bruins. >> unfortunately we lose and we're looking forward to the next game. i think we played great today, but we made a couple mistakes and it cost us a goal and again, it was great battle, but unfortunately we lost. >> game four thursday night back at verizon center. >>> tonight's other big story, nats' ace stephen strasburg took the mound at home the first time this season against the astros. strasburg making his first home start since last september 23rd. top of the 3rd, no score, a strasburg breaking ball, strikes out jordan schafer looking,

. >>> the capitals will start third string goalie braden holtby tomorrow night. as the caps prepare for the bruins there seems to be a different attitude headed into this post season. usually the caps are penned as the ones to beat and they haven't gotten very far. this time around they're embracing that underdog roll. >> you always want to play it. it's been three or four days. tonight the playoffs start. until you get in the mood of it, it's playoffs. everybody is excited. >> like hunter said, playoffs underway, flyers and penguins in the battle of pennsylvania. what a game. the flyers came back to force overtime. and the flyers win game one, 4- 3. >>> redskins defensive end jarvis jenkins has been cleared to start getting ready for the season. jenkins tore his. a c. l. in the third preseason game. he will be able to practice with the team. >> looking forward to tomorrow. >> we'll be out there tomorrow. >> we're going to be out there. >> get