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

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 brui

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

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.

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 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.

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

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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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 they're going to start even if michael neuvirth is back from injury and able to play, which could happen this week. holtby has turned away 72 of the 74 shots he has faced so far in the series. they're tied at one game apiece. catch game three at 7:30 on the nbc sports network. >> go, caps. >>> right now, space shuttle "discovery" is preparing for its final piggyback ride. nasa mounted "discovery" to the back of a 747 in preparation for its flight. check out this video. it's amazing. will be the lasfor the shuttle, which goes on display at the smithsonian's udvar-hazy center in chantilly. you can watch the shuttle arrive tomorrow morning between 10:00 and 11:00 as it passes over the district along the potomac on its way to dulles airport. a lot of great viewing locations including the national harbor, hains point, and the briudvar-h center itself. >> they'll see -- the plan is to fly it close to the washington monument. and if you look at the video, it's amazing to see just, you know, lift it up and slide the plane in there.

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

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,

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

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

. >> 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

goal. 2nd period, still 1-0, bruins shot bounces off the board to johnny boychuk and stopped by braden holtbyt 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 away un

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

. >> 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 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,

. >> 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

. >> that would be this man, goalie braden holtby. the 22-year-old made 44 saves last night. he's made nearly 150 stops in the series already. game tied at 1 in the second period. alexander semin scores on the power play and that would be the game winner. caps win 2-1. game five tomorrow afternoon in boston. >>> well, the nationals' three game-winning streak is over. the astros scored five runs in the 1st inning and then five more in the 6th. d.c. falls to houston big time 11-4. ryan zimmerman though did get the first home run of the season in the loss. the nationals host the marlins tonight. >>> it says right on the outside of the stadium the oldest ballpark in the majors and it turns 100 today. we're talking about fenway park. the red sox home opener on this date in 1912. they celebrated history this afternoon before the 3:00 p.m. game and guess who of course? the hated new york yankees. >> espn is reporting the indianapolis colts have told stanford quarterback andrew luck he's their man. they'll take him first in the nfl draft next week and that means the redskins will get

the big story is rookie goaltender braden holtby. he stopped 4 shots on the night.ots on the night. four short of the record. go, caps. awesome. >>> fortunately, the -- unfortunately, the nats could not share the caps' success. >> unfortunately -- >> i said unfortunately. they scored five runs in the first and five more in the sixth, snapping the three-game winning streak. they're still 10-4 and in first place in the national league east. the nats host the marlins tonight. >> tough there. still going to hold out hope for a good season here. only one -- >> yeah. we've been playing so well. >> yeah. >>> 4:51 the time now. meteorologist tom kierein is here this morning with a winning forecast. at least for today. >> yeah. off to quite a chilly start now. it's feeling more like march. again, we're doing this flip-flop between april and march. this morning, only in the 40s in many locations. in fact, a few spots were down into the low 40s. around the hometown network, germantown down to 43 right now. it's in montgomery county. in prince george's county, andrews air force

it's also been rookie braden holtby defending the league and going toe to toe with tim thomas. go, caps. stick with news4 for updates live from our dan hellie leading up to the game seven and tune in at 11:00 for the highlights after the game. let's hope for a win. love to see the caps move on. all right. >>> just to get evening, more pumped up for the game, maybe you should boycott boston. local caps -- brookslikeyear.com -- is calling on caps fans to avoid all things boston between tonight and the game. suggestions -- get coffee at places other than dunk indon'touts and a-- dunkin donuts and avoid picking up thing at staples. sometimes they're superstitious. to stay away from boston-based products, it might work. >> if you're a hard-core fan, you're doing it. >> no doughnut for me today. >>> ahead on "news4 today," fearing for his life, what zimmerman's lawyer is asking for to help keep his client safe while out of jail. >>> and i, too, want to slow jam the news. >> having fun on late night. president obama takes a break from his work with a little slow jam with jimmy fallon.

. >>> 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

new york only had 14 shots on goal but scored three times on goalie braden holtby. he and the rest of the capitals hope to have a better effort tonight. >> you know, just a matter of inches how i played them. it would have been a different game. so it's small things like that, but they mean big thing in terms of getting better. >> takes so much to win that every little thing matters. and if there's things that i think we can be doing better, then i'm going to try and help to do that. >> game two between the capitals and rangers is tonight. puck drops at 7:30 on the nbc sports network. don't shake your head, eun. everything's going to be all right. >> i know. >> you got guys who realize, this is what we didn't do. this is what we need to work on. get a win. >> i have a feeling it's going to be a late night for me. >> up late. >> yep. go, caps. >>> 4:37. 53 degree. a horrific crash that tested the emotions of even the most seasoned emergency crews. what we're learning about the suv accident that left seven people dead in the bronx. >>> and are olympic organizers going

coach dale hunter said braden holtby has been playing so twhael he'll be the starter.oltby has turned away 72 of the 74 shots he faced so far in the series. his teammates say his stellar play is boosting their confidence. >> he's been outstanding in both games. he came in, he's playing like a veteran. it's -- it's comforting for us to see as players and just to see how comfortable he is back there. >> the series is tied at one game apiece. catch game three tonight at 7:30 on the nbc sports network. go caps. exciting. >> if it ain't broke, don't fix it. keep it moving for sure. >> that's right. >>> coming up on nine minutes before the top of the hour. tom kierein has this -- warm in here it's so hot outside. >> yeah. be prepared for a summer-like day. we are going to have temperatures soaring into the 80s like we did over the weekend. right now, yes, we are off to a balmy start as we look across the nation. if you are traveling today, flying from detroit, anywhere between detroit and new orleans, there could be flight delays due to thunderstorms and maybe around minneap

. >>> one of the big stars as braden holtby.this series, he never played an nhl game but you wouldn't know it. he had several impressive saves. his teammates say they have complete confidence in the rookie. >> a great goal tender since the first day i shot on him and the first game he played. it was a matter of him getting an opportunity. kind of tough for him, his chances in playoffs and not easy, i'm sure. but he has handled himself very well. >> he has been good whenever he has been in the net us for. we feel confident with him back there. he is showing his work ethic and i'm happy for him. >> if you are following this, here is it is scheduled for the next three games of the series. tonight, game three. the caps host the bruins at 7:30 at the verdict rise on center. sports director dave feldman will be there live at 5:00 and 6:00. thursday night, game four at verizon center at 7:30. and next thursday, the sheeries

braden holtby and the caps are moving on. they beat the bruins last night. matt hendricks with the goal. 1-0 austin. tyler seguin. 1-1. mike knuble shot was blocked. joel ward for the rebound. the caps whenin it. all games in this series were decided by one goal. nfl draft. 32 players invited to night to new york. they visited the new york stock exchange yesterday. there will be at radio city music hall for a round one of the draft. 29th.vens picked 29t what a moment for those guys. >> 6:27. bi break in a high-profile cold case. >> police have made an arrest in the phylicia barnes case. >> a maryland woman hits the jackpot the second time around. jackpot the second time around. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. april showers -- >> the may flowers are just around the corner. hit and miss a light rain showers. i think the rain will pick up in intensity. temperatures in the upper 40's and low

rookie braden holtby playing so well that dale hunter says holtby is the guy, even if michael neuvirthhealthy enough to play. he could be available this week. thomas vokoun aggravated a groin muscle last month and isn't skating. so it doesn't look like he'll be back for a while. as for the rook, holtby has turned away 72 of 74 shots against the defending champs. the bruins haven't been able to solve the riddle that is the rook and holtby continues to stay aggressive in the crease. the series now tied at 1-1 with game three coming up at verizon center tomorrow night. >> obviously, there's a lot of talk of the first two games. my game really didn't change too much. basically the way we played. the way the game was played as a whole as to why i was successful. i want to work on some things. get better throughout the series. and right now just all the focus on game three. >> he's been outstanding both games. he came in and is playing like a veteran. it's comforting for us to see as players and just to see how comfortable he is back there. >> game three coming up tomorrow. coming up tonight

braden holtby was the goaltender last night for the capitals. alex ovechkin dished it out and took it. the bruins were a little too aggressive. a lot of pushing and shoving. finally a goal in overtime. it was not at the state of the capitals player. chris kelly. 1-0, boston wins. a tough loss for the capitals. the orioles kickoff a 10-game road trip tonight in toronto. tommy hunter will start tonight. pitchers have given their team a chance to win five of their first six games. jake arrieta it is well on wednesday night. buck says he likes we seize from the starting rotation. >> there is an opportunity in our sport to do better very quickly. that is something that we will learn from and will get better. i like what i'm seeing. >> dwyane wade has backed off his claim about basketball players getting paid in the olympics. >> this was good enough. dwyane wade has raised this spectrum that professional athletes should be getting paid. he has backtracked now. olympian.rmer colombi he says that you're giving up a axingo do it and it is tex your body.

braden holtby makes the saves for the caps. he did not see many fights in the playoffs.y do not want to get suspended. the first and only goal of the game, chris kelly. 1-0, boston wins. what a game. the orioles play in toronto against the blue jays. tommy hunter will start for the orioles. nationals had moment of silence for gary carter. played most of his career in canada. this goes up the middle. 2-0 nats. still 2-0 in the ninth. zimmerman cannot make the play. in the 10th. alfredo simon is pitching for the reds. a wild pitch. zimmerman scores. the nats win. in new orleans saints have named their interim coach. coach for the baltimore colts. interesting situation in new orleans. hopkins and maryland in lacrosse. dwyane wade has backed off on his claim about olympic athletes should be paid. >> that is the subject of our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you agree with dwyane wade's comments that athletes should be compensated for competing in the olympics? >> i love the way leonard pts uts this. >> keep sending us those responses. we will

>>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

braden holtby will be as cool as a cucumber. >> it's another game.d everything about who has been successful in pressure situations, bringing the heat down a little. playing it like any other game and doing things that make it successful. >> the nfl draft begins tomorrow night at 8:00. the colts have already said that they will take andrew love and argie iiand griffin. >> a company wants to preserve its right to sell trading cards featuring photographs of andrew luck during a 2008 bowl game, but he wants the company to stop selling the cards. will have to wait and see what happens. lakers forward metta world peace has been suspended for seven games from it the nba for hitting james harden on sunday. that means metta world peace could be back late in the first round of the playoffs for the lakers. >> it's 5:26 this morning, 41 degrees in adelphi. the news continues at 5:30. >> the latest effort to help the family of trayvon martin. a fundraiser right here in d.c. tonight. >> i am john gonzalez in rosslyn. metro train derailed. i will have a live repor

braden holtby was stonewalled. the game will start at 7:30 tonight. >> that is at verizon center. it's wednesday morning. >> president obama speaking about international prostitution scandal. purportedly involving its lulz security. >> the space shuttle discovery's final flight. will show you the last minute preparations for tomorrow's launch. >> temperature laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ ♪ okay. what's your secret? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're in. i am with the u.s. army drill team. good morning, washington. >> good morning to you. it's monday morning. the big story happening throughout the next couple days in the district is the space shuttle discovery about to take its final journey. >> n

scoring the only other goal for the caps, his first of the playoffs achbltd rookie goaltender braden holtby. >> we were that 1% or 2% better, you know, in the series and got the final bounce. so, yeah, it's one step for us. we've got more steps to go. this is our first big one you've got to have. >> it was one of the closest soers in nhl history. all seven game dees sided by just one goal and four games including last night's needed overtime. >> it has been the tight eest playoff series in nhl history. we've been on the edge of our seats and biting our nails. >> obviously the bruins are the best team from last year. now is the question of who will play next? we should know that tomorrow morning this time. >> yeah, there's a whole formula that's happening. >> go reds, rockin' red. excited. >> let's check in on the forecast with tom kierein. >> we do need the rain but it may complicate the commute over the next couple of hours. you can see the sky looking a little darker now. that is the live view from our city camera. there's the jefferson memorial. and we are beginning to see some sprinkles

braden holtby made 44 saves.eries shifts back to boston for game five tomorrow. >>> shamika holtzlaw will be with us live in the studio during the 9:00 hour. she is out with a new book which looks at a life of overcoming challenges to excel as a top basketball player. challenges by the way that include depression. she is now an active mental health advocate. very cool. i think a lot of us with toothpicks in our eyes today because we were staying up watching some of the caps game. >> you were. >> i stayed up as late as i could. >> great news. >> caps, nationals, d.c. unite playing well. >> the wizards getting a couple of wins. >> redskins are going to win the draft. >> good weather today. >> it's friday. what more do we need? let's get right to the temperatures. we are comfortably cool as we get into the morning. our temperatures will bounce quickly into the 60s and eventually mid-70s. right now are 53 in washington. 46 in dulles. 47 this morning in fredericksburg. should be lots of sunshine for your friday. going

game two, braden holtby makes a career high 43 saves and nicklas backstrom comes through with the doublertime winner as caps beat boston 2-1. the series one game apiece. game three is in d.c. on monday night. nats and reds, game three of their four-game set. edwin jackson goes the distance. nine innings, two hits, one run and nats win 4-1. the fifth career complete game for jackson. to the hardwood, wizards hosting the cavaliers. john wall led with 19 points and 9 assists and cavaliers used a 13-5 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away. cleveland takes down washington 98-89. the wizards dropped to 14-46 this season. >>> elsewhere, d.c. united beats new england 2-1 and in their 108th meeting, maryland lacrosse downs john's hopkins, 9-6. that's your morning sports. i'm amber theo harris. >>> 9:26 is the time. coping with tragedy. the life change this man made after his sister was killed in a virginia tech shooting spree five years ago. >>> and a grave warning about the graveyard shift. the disease you could [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't. if you want a luxury c

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

the capitals will start third string goalie braden holtby tonight. we'll make nhl playoff debut. michal neuvirth joined the team in boston. as the caps prepare for the bruins, their seems to be a different attitude headed into this postseason. you usually the capitals are the ones to beat. and they haven't gotten very far. this time around they're embracing the underdog role and are just ready to get this thing started tonight. >>> playoffs did get underway last night. flyers and penguins in the battle of pennsylvania. what a game one. the flyers came back from a 3-0 deficit to force overtime. and jake voracek plays hero as the flyers win game one 4-3. >>> stephen strasburg in his second start of the season looking good yesterday against the mets. he threw over 100 pitches for the first time in his career. six shutout innings giving up just two hits and striking out nine batters. the mets' pitching on the other hand not as goods. they started deteriorating as the game went on and the nats took advantage. wild pitch here. a couple of bases loaded walks there. nats had ten walks ye