jason pugh joins us live with the highlights. i know it had to be rocking there. >> reporter: you are right, kristen. a must win game for the capitals. if they lost,th come to an end. they responded in a huge way. give them credit for getting it done in game five. now, they head back to pittsburgh for a critical game. take a look at the highlights and show you how it went down at the verizon center. no one wanted the season to come to an end. catching the power play in the second period. t.j., captain america, coming through for the capitals, in a 2-1 game. huge turnover by pittsburgh. williams makes him pay. trying to get to a game seven. caps win, 3-1. their mind set coming into the must win game was evidence. >> mind set is, i don't want to go home. i don't want our season to end. we stopped it once. we need to do it twice more. >> reporter: there will be a game six on tuesday night in pittsburgh. we'll have more on this victory at the verizon center and what it means coming up t show. kristen, back to you. >> awesome. thank y

from lincoln financial field, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> the stanley cup finals.he sharks get the head late period. the sharks taking it back from down2-0 to tie it. chris letang. and 96-88, they lose to the warriors. can we the have some footage of puppies to roll out? we need puppies and babies. >> puppies for our kicker. >>> thursday is a special day in our area, especially in the lives of our non-profit organizations. it's called do more-24. a day-long fund-raising drive for charities that the united way puts on. sure, non-profits need money, that's for sure, but you don't have to donate to help. >> it's a unique and important aspect of do more-24. >> you can donati donating and volunteering on our app. also nbc 4 is a proud partner. >>> a few million dollars and a move to connecticut could make you thomas jefferson in a way. take a look at this exact replica of his mansion. it's been on the market [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join

jason pugh talked to fans who where are at the came.experience you don't want to miss. >> reporter: what is it like being at the verizon center for a big time caps fame? >> very thrg get tick. hopefully we don't have to goi to game seven and you have a heart attack being but it's great. >> is this a playoff beard going on? >> yes, but from last year. i just kept it. >> so you're not going to cut until they win the cup. >> we'll see how long it goes, but hopefully that will be sooner rather than later. >> reporter: caps are even turning some pittsburgh fans in to believers. >> caps have been really strong all year. so if they did win, i wouldn't mind it because they to deserve the win. >> how does it feel sit being next to your son knowing that he's rooting against the team that you like? >> i'm going to rub it in his face when we win. >> reporter: but they will need to get by the penguins first. the man in red certainly remembers the heartbreak there 2009. >> always tough when it goes accept games. everybody wants this to go, we want to

. >> jason pugh has more on how the caps put on the pressure to keep their quest alive. >> reporter:izon center was a must win and the capitals responded accordingly. a 3-1 victory over pittsburgh now forces a game six and swings the pressure towards the penguins. alex ovechkin has not advanced past the second round in his nhl career. still has a chance to change that. first period, on the power play, scores four minutes into the game and this place was rocking. the caps up 1-0, but the pens respond with a power play goal of their own. later on in the second, t.j. oshie follows up the rebound and the caps just like that lead it 2-1. later on in the period, mr. game seven justin williams hoping it gets to a game seven comes up huge off the bad pittsburgh ge and they force a game six. >> that was really the first bit of adversity that our time has had to face and i think we learned that we can handle it. >> the pressure is on both teams until someone has four wins. i think we're confident in our game. if we go in there and focus on the moment and put our best effort out there, and beli

that's where we find jason pugh. too many heartbreaks already. o change tonight, right, jason? >> yeah, doreen. the capitals are well overdue for a few breaks to go their way especially in this series against the pittsburgh penguins and it will be a tough matchup tonight in game six. they're bracing themselves for an electric atmosphere. not only are they taking on the penguin, they're taking on this crowd tonight here in pittsburgh and that's where the capitals are bracing themselves for because you know what? they're preparing for the most hostile environment they've seen all season long and they're not making excuses and they completely understand the challenge that they're up against tonight >>. >> i don't feel sorry for the position they're in and we have to be determined and we have to come in here tonight and see think too far ahead. i think we try to stay in the moment. >> we have to bring our best game tonight and game seven and you notice that's part of hockey. i mean, there's no better time to play hockey and i think we're all excited f

jas jason pugh picks up our coverage. >> reporter: no perfect season for the lacrosse team. unlike last season, the terps were unable to complete the comeback. >> that was definitely going through my head. we had been in that position before. we were hoping that we could turn it around like we did last year. unfortunately, we didn't. >> my six girls this year, seniors, who have had the success they've had, the records they've had ever season, they've won lots. >> reporter: in the final game of the season, maryland had their worst performance scoring a season low seven goals. yet these seniors have nothing to hang their heads about. >> i'm sad that is the way my class went out and that was my last game, but i couldn't be more thankful to have been part of it. >> reporter: taylor cummings two national championships. she goes down as one of the all-time greats in women's lacrosse. news4 sports. >> thank you. we're like crying with taylor. look at erika. >>> the men's side. it is maryland and unc in the title game too. jason will have reports from that game tomorrow in philadelp

from pittsburgh, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>wi their playoff dreams be dashed again?do you think? it's our nbc washington flash survey this afternoon. call or text the number on your screen or vote on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> from the cold ice to a baseball superstar getting heated. bryce harper had some, well, let's call them choice words for an umpire as the nats were celebrating a game-winning home run and now we're all waiting to see if the superstar will get fined or suspended. the ump ejected harper after he voiced his displeasure about a called strike on his teammate. in any case, you know who can afford to pay harper's fine? stephen strasbourg. they locked him up to a seven-year, $75 million contract extension. our carol maloney look into why the nats steined strasbourg now coming up at 5:00. without getting any rest and shows us how that affects our area more and more. >>> and an annual tradition on the natial mall.on well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place to get into a new ford escape. escape leads the way with the convenience

jason pugh is in pittsburgh where the players are just as down as we are about this loss. >> reporter: one of the few issues that nag this capitals team during their record-setting regular season ended it, a slow start was too much to overcome for the capitals even behind the most furious of rallies. their season came to an end after a 4-3 overtime loss to the pittsburgh penguins. caps down 3-0 at one point but john carlson's blast would tie the game at 3-3 and send us to overtime. in the extra session nick bonino snags a loose rebound. that would end the caps season with a 4-3 overtime loss. >> it's too bad we'll have to spend a long summer thinking, you know, what if? >> sometimes it takes a couple k too much. but, you know, at this point i just can't replay the game. >> it doesn't matter what happened. you know, we lost and it sucks. >> reporter: a lot of the caps players were upset, most notably, alex ovechkin. 11 seasons in the nhl and yet to make it to the eastern conference finals. from pittsburgh, jason pugh, news4 sports. >>> angie goff back here with more breaking news just

>>> jason pugh joining us now. >> bryce harper did not record a hit in this series against the cardinals, and they scored 17 runs. the nationals looking very good. the nats started the month after by setting another first in franchise history. they're 16-7 record in the month of april was the best start ever for the organization. the ten-game road trip off to a very good start before they take on the defending world champions tomorrow. he r the nats lead it early by a run. move ahead to the seventh. robinson, he gets his first homer of the season. just his second hit on the year. that put the nats up by three. very next batter they are not slowing down. espinosa back-to-back home runs for the nationals. they're up 4-0. plenty of support for scherzer. nine strikeouts through seven innings of work. molina, he's going to go down swinging here. the nats complete the sweep. 6-1 your final score. here's manager dusty baker. >> max kept us in the game until our offense did someg. boy, that was -- i can't remember ever coming in here and sweeping the cardinals. i mean, they're a tough bunch. >>

i i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> the state has until tomorrow to respond to the justice departmentfeds thoifed north carolina last week that it had violated two federal civil rights laws with hb did-2. the law requires trance again der individuals to use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate. schools could lose federal funding and the telling could file a lawsuit to block the law. this has been a key issue in the gubernatorial race. >>> a prince william county real estate tax will take away $7.1 million from public schools. the board of supervisors has voted to keep the tax at the current rate, not raising the tax means the school system will have to find another the way to cover that budget shortfall. reduce expenses by $5 million. that means not hiring any new police officers and scaling back a plan to purchase police body cameras. >>> kim jong-un says his country will not use nuclear weapons unless they are threatened. north korea also says it will willing to normalize ties with states that had been hostile towards it. now, this came out in a report to con

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 the pattern. 14 down and 15 on the way. 14 days in a row with measured

i'm jason pugh, news4 sports. >> thanks, caps, for an amazing season.e 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 honor of the playoff beards, jason pugh asked the caps players to give >> what do you think of this beard, what advice do you have for him. >> well, if's a little spotty in parts. but if he's supporting us in the playoffs, any support is appreciated. but looks like a little spotty. >> i don't think you can really give any advice to a playoff beard. you see it all different shapes and sizes. obviously he has a little work to do there. coming in in different places. >> he's a good looking dude. i'm comfortable with my manhood. he's a good looking dude. he wears the beard nice. >> most people will agree. >> i like it. need a couple more weeks and he'll be in good form there. >> does the itching go away at but like i said, the beard oils and conditioner, things like that, there's some pretty good things that you can -- the art of shaving. you can get some stuff there. but it's all fun. i love the beard. >> so you're a little spotty, but who has raised more money? because this is all for charity. >> i was winning. doug is now ahead. and i put out an impassied plea to donate. we've raised

from the ice bleplex, i'm jason pugh. >>> it's coming, "hamilton", coming to the d.c.eople are excited. >> saving up. we now know that "hamilton" will be showing for 14 weeks in 2018. the tour starts in mid june and runs through mid september. the kennedy center will reveal later this year when you can buy tickets. >> you can guarantee your seat with a upcoming season. >>> susan hogan has been showing you how the nbc 4 response team is working for you. now, the biggest refund yet. how she helped one woman get her $21,000 deposit back from a home improvement company. >> i'm tracy wilkins, coming up on news 4, plenty of new jobs coming to the county, and folks wan vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> now time for results, and nbc 4 responds. a leesberg woman says she got caught up. >> it led to a contract dispute an

i'm jason pugh, news4 sports. >> rain chances sticking around for several more days. know what you're thinking. come on. i'll tell you when we can put those umbrellas away next. >> i ham her husband according to charging documents. eulalio tordil identified himself before shooting his wife. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> a day in court for the accused maryland mall gunman. eulalio tordil was ordered to stay in jail. he's charged with first degree murder for killing his estranged wife in prince george's county and killing allegedly two other people in montgomery county. tordil lost his glasses during a struggle with the victim in his last inability to see helped end his crime spree. >> again tordil is accused of killing his estranged wife in prince george's county. gladys tor

jason pugh is live in the steel town. how are the guys feeling today, jason?ey are nice and relaxed kind of like they were in game five and very confident before the matchup and a critical game for game six, but a critical game for alex ovechkin and his legacy. we all know this. they fall tonight to pittsburgh this legacy will take a hit. his teammates and his coaches fully expect the best out of the great eight come tonight in this must-win game. >> the heat gets turned on a little bit and our top guys respond really alex has had growth in the last couple of years and there were doubters who lost a couple of games against philly and respond with the best hockey. >> we have some pressure, and i think we showed we have a character and we trust each other. so the game is over and tonight is going to be the biggest game of the year. >> the captain will not be alone tonight. his teammates will have his back every step of the way and neutralizing pittsburgh fans will be the caps' top priority. >> you never want to start chasing right away and then behind, but you k

from ice plex, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> it didn't work for me either. i i feel for them.ff season. >> a good season. i have to say one thing. you have to know everyone of the batters, doing everything they possibly could not to let him do that. that was vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> tonight, behind closed doors, a wild day in washington. nbc news learning details from inside the meeting of gop powers at odds. donald trump and paul ryan. can the party unite? >>> new fallout from a police beating caught on camera. the shocking scene after a car chase. officers pummel a man on the ground. >>> up in arms. george zimmerman sparks a furry auctioning off the gun used to kill trayvon martin calling the weapon a piece of american history. >> breaking news in the death of joan rivers, late word of a major settlement bet