the caps shooter matt hendricks and he scores.nother look shows the goalie did not go for the fake but hendricks remained culp. he scored on eight of his 12 career -- calm. he scored on eight of his 12 career attempts. alexander semin attempts to win it and he does. caps lead the says are by two for the eighth and final playoff spot in the east. the caps now three games off on the regular season docket on the road tomorrow night against the lightning, at home thursday against the panthers, then pack on the road saturday to conclude the regular season -- back on the road saturday to conclude the regular season against the rangers. >>> flyers on the road lead the penguins 6-3. late 3rd period absolutely leveled. then all heck breaks lose. brady's chin is pounded. derek england gets the best of the flyers duane semin. the coaching staff also got involved. the flyers beat the penguins 6- 4. philly gets pittsburgh by one point for fourth place in the east. that's a pretty good brawl. >> so from people beating the crap out of each other

las anotaciones fueron de matt hendricks, tyler seguin y joel ward para dar le la victoria a los capsesperan al ganador entre los senadores y los rangers. en el beisbol, jordan zimmermann ayudÓ a washington a establecer una marca con la racha mÁs larga de entradas sin carreras para los abridores anoche. y los nacionales vencieron a los padres de san diego 7-2 en un juego entre el mejor y el peor equipo de la liga nacional. zimmermann no permitiÓ carreras en las primeras cuatro entradas, para extender la racha de los abridores de washington a 26 innings. por los nacionales, el venezolano wilson ramos se fue de 5-2, dos readas. en el puerto de baltimore, jason hammel trabajÓ siete entradas en blanco. wilson betemit y chris davis jonronearon y los orioles vencieron a los azulejos 3-0. tras limitar a toronto a una carrera el martes, baltimore se convirtiÓ en el primer equipo esta temporada a blanquear a los azulejos. pedro strop sacÓ tres outs, para su segundo salvamento en dos noches en remplazo del taponero jim johnson. por los orioles, el velano regpausamos.. ya cumplen un ano de casad

check that, matt hendricks, hendricks around behind is hit. hendricks trying to go further. it's handed on by the bruins now to david krejci. handed back up the wing. and it is a shot by paille that's blocked away by alzner. one-handed it around. ward with an outlet pass. handed on now. and backstrom. backstrom drops it on. johansson with it. a shot. save by thomas! lucic led it back the other way. up the wing, toe drag. shot, save made by holtby on bergeron! it's underneath the defenseman. dug out by bergeron. trying to hustle to it. help came from semin. taken back on by bergeron. bergeron wedged there by backstrom's reach. taken to the outside. drive by seguin is blocked off. carlson able to step to that one. and he shoves it on out to semin at center. knocked away by chara. handed right back up the wing again. they hold. seguin, a shot. swatted away by holtby. cranked right back in again by chara. handed right out in front it came, to be handed by backstrom on. and just away from semin near the end of his shift. set up now for kelly. kelly able to take it right back ahea

check that, matt hendricks, hendricks around behind is hit. hendricks trying to go further. it's handed on by the bruins now to david krejci. handed back up the wing. and it is a shot by paille that's blocked away by alzner. one-handed it around. ward with an outlet pass. handed on now. and backstrom. backstrom drops it on. johansson with it. a shot. save by thomas! lucic led it back the other way. up the wing, toe drag. shot, save made by holtby on bergeron! it's underneath the defenseman. dug out by bergeron. trying to hustle to it. help came from semin. taken back on by bergeron. bergeron wedged there by backstrom's reach. taken to the outside. drive by seguin is blocked off. carlson able to step to that one. and he shoves it on out to semin at center. knocked away by chara. handed right back up the wing again. they hold. seguin, a shot. swatted away by holtby. cranked right back in again by chara. handed right out in front it came, to be handed by backstrom on. and just away from semin near the end of his shift. set up now for kelly. kelly able to take it right back ahea

it was a night of unsung heroes with matt hendricks scoring the only other goal, first of the playoffs. and goaltender brad hawpe was stellar once again. coming up at 5:30, we'll take look at who caps may face in the next round. i'm rocking the red, this time deliberately wore red. >> you were up all night. >> you know, once you got going, it's hard to turn it off. >> just locked into it. >> game seven and it went into overtime. that was about 10:00. >> all worth it. >> it was worth it, yes. >> good stuff. >> it is now 5:06. they've been showing off their military might, but it may be for show. >> putting a stop to dangerous midair collisions. one controversial suggestion for keeping bird was from busy airports. >> the rain is >>> hey, mow about >>> hey, how about this, folks? a gigantic streak across the describe skye. expert says the meteor is the size of a minivan, weighs upwards of 54,000 pounds. neighbors in the area are finding tiny pieces of space rock. collecting them. >> sounds scary. it does break up before it gets to the earth because if you had a minivan hurling toward you,

matt hendricks 3 for 3 this month. the move makes it 4 for 4. sing move every time he's used it.or the win. peter budaj. 3-2 the final. and after the game dale hunter was happy to see the caps rally around the caps. now the caps hold on to the eighth and final playoff spot after buffalo lost to toronto tonight. the kentucky wildcats live up to their top seeded billing as all eyes were on the final four in new orleans. college basketball's biggest weekend kicked off with the interstate rivalry that drew mounds of media attention at all. louisville came to play. no question about that. davis was too much for the cardinals. kentucky beat louisville by 7 on new year's eve. this matchup, a much closer contest than the first, second quarter, cardinals down 3. from the arc, ties the game at 49. kentucky strikes right back, michael gilchrest drives, spin move for the flush. wildcats up 4, the kids in blue now blowing up the superdome. just over a minute to play. gilchrest the alley-oop to anthony davis, that's just nasty. davis had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks, kentucky wins 69

matt hendricks and expects a close series.going the distance in round one. >> we have one more day of rest that might benefit of a little bit, but it is kind of a washed now that we have the trouble part of it. it was a highly emotional game. they are probably coming down, getting some rest, and looking for to play us tomorrow. >> our play of the night comes from the estonia league, northern europe. the the coats and brought that up? , on. make it, make it. yes, sir. i love the announcer. that is our play of the night at the ball goes from the sidelines to the basket. d.c. united has won two of its last three games. they pleased and tomorrow night. it is armed forces appreciation. i am all for that. have a great weekend. >> he was not even looking. that was lot. >> most a-year old spend their time on a bike or playing video games. this one and spend his cooking. he has three years experience under his belt his skills have landed him a shot on a pbs cooking show for kids. he is the youngest cast member they have. this paper apa

matt hendricks ready for another battle here tonight at verizon center. game three.he bs and the capitals. we'll have a lot more at 6:00. >> all right, hellie. we'll see you then. >>> next, two deadly accidents in two days. find out what makes this stretch of road so dangerous. >>> a troubling crime rocks a quiet potomac neighborhood. >>> beyond the badge. local police officers are [ 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 announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a

it was a night of unhing heroes, matt hendricks scoring. rookie goaltender brad hawpe was stellar. players are already gearing up for the next round. >> we're that 1% or 2% better in the series and got the file bounce. yeah, it's one step for us. we've got more steps to g. this is the first step you've got to have. >> it was one of the closest series in nhl history with all seven games decided by just one goal and four games including last night's going into overtime. so who is up next for the caps? we'll find out tonight as two more sevens will be played. here are the scenarios. if the rangers win it will be caps and rangers. if ottawa upsets new york and the devils beat the caps, they'll take on the flyers. if the senators win and the devils beat the panthers it will be a cap and devils series in round two. >> if then plus two. >> exactly. >> just tune in tomorrow morning. >> exactly. >> we'll tell you exactly -- >> how exciting for d.c. sports. caps going on, rchlt .g. 3. >> ahead on "news 4 today," police are losing a vital tool, why they could put dozens of cases in jeopardy.

matt hendricks in on the action. good thing they know how to obstruct. you know why? rangers have a good goalie. lundquist, one of the best in the game. if he can't see he can't make saves. traffic, obstruction in front of the net. nice tomorrow. >> the rest of the hockey games we played this year. against the good goalie. i mean. don't survive without that. that certainly is a reason we are moving on too. so, we, we have, prescouted lundquist before. and if he can see it he will save it. it is up to our guys to make, second, third opportunities for themselves. >> all right. catch the series here on nbc 4. game one tomorrow at madison square garden. and at 3:00. then weep kn know the drill. two in new york. two in d.c. game five as needed. goes back to the garden. all ter nalternates after that. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowin

redirected by matt hendricks. and washington, up 1-0. second period, boychuk triesing to get the rebound. tyler seguin getting a piece of it. we're tied up at 1-1. later, in overtime, tied at 1-1. bruins make the line change. and word there for the rebound. the capitals are advancing to the conference semifinals. >>> let's go to the association. blake griffin and the clippers taking on the knicks. fourth quarter, blake griffin. his pass stolen by j.r. smith. and alley-oops to landry fields. successful two points there. he had eight on the night. time to griffin. he does. or does he? doing work. a little hook shot. 29 points for griffin. clippers down one. ensuing knicks' possession. j.r. smith, 2 of his 21 points from the bench. less than 30 seconds of play. forcing the pass, goes over the backboard. knicks recover. and new york wins 99-93. >>> well, the nfl draft, starting tonight. 8:00 p.m. eastern time. coming your way on espn. and that watch espn app. we know robert griffin iii is going second. we have everything coming your way here

milan lucic and matt hendricks, they go at it. lucic, would get to the penalty box. making it now four-on-four. mere seconds later. chara, one-timing. wristing it home. and the bruins go on to win, 4-3. and they are now up 2-1 games in the series. >>> and the red sox, appearing twice this week on espn and espn2. first, wednesday night at 7:00 eastern on espn2. the red sox take on josh hamilton and the two-time defending a.l. texas rangers. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on espn, the sox host derek jeter and the yankees. both games available on espn3, and the watch espn app. >>> coming up next, the first lady reveals her prom picture. this one you've got to see. >> very brave of her. >>> plus, tupac shakur performs on stage 16 years after he died. and the video is burning up you know line. >>> one cat's annoying wake-up call. i love cash back. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1%

matt hendricks, sweet moves. perfect 4 for 4 in shootouts this month.hen alexander with a chance to win it and he does. the caps win 3-2 and take sole possession of the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference. here's a happy head coach. >> both teams, you know, in the building here it was rocking pretty good, and we came out really well because of that, you know, with mickey back and everything, jumped out to an early lead. it's one of those things where then we just sat. oh, we did it. we have to learn from this and move on. >> we have to play for ourselves. we're not worried about what the other guys are doing or who we're playing. we have to play for ourselves and we can't focus on if somebody is playing care free or someone is playing for a playoff spot. it's entirely about what we do. >> as we mentioned, panthers visiting coach babcock and the red wings. chris verstig, one timer past jimmy howard, panthers up 1-0. third period now. down 1-0 until this. yuri beats clemenson. right now games still tied at 1 and they are in overtime. t

matt hendricks making tim thomas look silly followed by brooks laich who would get the game's winnera 3-2 win. caps took three of four in the regular season, but thursday will be a whole new ballgame. >> it's a day in, day out grind battling, you know, with your opponent. you start hating them. them. it's the best game in the world, best time of year for it. we really look forward to this against a very good opponent that we respect tremendously. >>> yesterday 33-year-old bubba watson captured his first major title when he captained for par to win the masters over louis oosthuizen. bubba is also famous for starring in his own golf music video. ♪ i want my birdies all day long but the bogeys go and say hey. ♪ you want to play with the pros now hey. ♪ you got to hit it in the hole now hey. ♪ you want to read that cup yeah you got to give it all you got. ♪ oh oh oh >> golf boys features fellow tour players ben crane, rickie fowler. the video oh oh oh has received over 3,800,000 hits on youtube. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge right after this. have a great night. >

matt hendricks deflect it. caps strike first sucking the air out of the bruins crowd until.s tyler seguin knocks in the rebound and we are all tied up. in the third, ovechkin's shot is blocked. thomas says, nice try, buddy. overtime. knuble rolling. joel ward puts in the game winner and knock off the defending champs. >> easy looking in practice but i think today he saw me over there, and to be honest, i don't know if he took a shot. i just saw the puck land, and my eyes lit up like a christmas tree. >> nonstop the whole series. they come at you, seven one- goal games, you don't get that very often. it's nice to have it over but there's a lot of work left. >> joining me live from td gardens sky kirsteen. we have to talk about joel ward. he was beast. tonight he came through big for the caps. is this what the capitals went and got him for? >> kristen, when he signed all we heard about what he done playoffs for nashville. not a bad time for him to come through, putting in the game win tore win the series for the caps bye thought that fourth line overall just played great. keit

matt hendricks with the fake and the goalie doesn't bite but he goes upstairs.endricks is 8 of 12 in a shoot out. the third shooter for the win, gorgeous way to end it. capitals win 3-2. they lead the sabers by two points for the 8th spot. looking ahead, the caps have three games left on the regular season schedule. on the road monday against tampa bay. back at home thursday against the panthers then back on the road saturday to conclude the regular season against the rangers. today gonzalez and the nats in jupiter. the double ties the game. top of the ninth, same score. this goes to the opposite field. danny espinoza will be waved home. it will be close, what do you think, safe, out. he is safe. the nationals edged the cardinals 2-1. a rarity of spring training, cardinals manager is out to argue. the nats played the final spring training game in florida against the red sox monday. the national championship game is set. it will be the number one overall seed kentucky versus kansas. you couldn't ask for a better match-up. two of the all time winningest programs i

matt hendricks, 1-0 caps. boston ties it. tyler seguin with the goal.overtime, mike knuble blocked. joel ward scores. nfl draft tonight. the ravens picked 29th. >> we follow breaking news in the arrest of the phylicia barnes case. >> universities are raising tuition for harder majors. >> a mother and her cub in pennsylvania. we will take into bear and we will take you to you bear and makeup. >> we have an accident along 140 and will check on the rest of the major roads, coming up. >> more than a year after her body was found, police have made an arrest in the phylicia barnes case. barnes case.

that was matt hendricks.apitals taking on the bruins in game 2 saturday at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. this not the only thing that was going on today, though. the nationals had their home opener, which was a better result for them. amber theo harris at the desk and has the highlights of that. >> hey, dan. this one went into o.t. of pit own, so ten innings to complete but only one wild 3i67 pitch to win. nats starter gio gonzalez was pretty ridiculous. seven scoreless innings. thatod; looklyc7 hit themidd nationals park in its fifth year ofy)ud sky. adam laroche up with the bases juiced. and laroche comes through seve j hit upinni upd hits/@g$b+ and r ninth9 á#st natsinn try gio gonzalez, nats debut at nats park. top of the seventh, ryan s have a seat. one of gio goes seven innings, gave up two hits and no runs. ninth inning, and scott votto some trouble with the bases loaded. ludwig the hot shot down the line. ryan zimmerman couldn't get to it. so joey votto and scott rolen we're on th [ male announcer ] a car

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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 50's. we should sneak into the low 60's of this afternoon. there could be a thunderstorm la

wit as night of unsung heroes with matt hendricks 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 jeffer

still in the first, matt hendricks going to set up jay. his third of the season. caps in command. it's 2-0. but the canadians would rally. they would force a shootout. alexander for the win and it is gorgeous. what a way to end. the capitals win 3-2. they also got help in toronto, where the maple leafs beat the sabers. the caps are in command of that playoff spot. up on buffalo by two points. >> so the caps now have three games left on their regular season schedule. they are on the road monday. at home thursday versus the panthers and back on the road to finish it off next saturday against the rangers. >> robert griffin iii was in town today. the heisman winner signed autographs at the dulles expo center and i can say he signed redskins helmets. thousands of fans came out to welcome him to d.c. even though he hasn't been drafted yet. rg3 mania is in full effect. he wasn't available for comment, but there were plenty of people eager to talk about him. >> he said welcome to d.c. he had a big old smile and he was really happy. >> tell me about these shirts, first of all. >> we saw th

in the first period washington matt hendricks gets his first goal of the series putting the caps up 1-0. tyler seguin get it is past and the game tied at 1. it went to overtime. two caps get past four bruins defense men. the 39-yard to joel ward for the series winning goal. caps top the bruins 2-1. >> i figured he was going to take the puck to the net. i wanted to follow him up and stay around for the loose puck at the end. i happened to be right there. i was excited. when i saw the guys come off the bench, that's when it really hit me it was all over. >> in the nhl, the playoff teams are reseated after the first round. that means the caps don't know who they'll play next. it could be the devils, rangers or flyers. regardless the caps will start on the road where they haven't done too bad. >> the good news keeps rolling. all eyes on the n.f.l. will be on new york city tonight. it is draft night for the n.f.l. not too many surprises expected. the redskins are expected to take baylor quarterback robert griffin iii with the second overall pick. that has the capital city excited including

john carlson, deflected by matt hendricks, passed to thomas and his first career playoff goal. 2nd period bruins shot bounces off the board to johnny boychuk. tyler seguin in front to punch it in. tied at 1-1. we go to overtime with the same score early in the o.t. 39-year-old mike knuble breaks in on a two-on-one. thomas makes the save. joel ward is there to backhand the rebound. it's the game winner. the caps defeat the bruins 2-1 in overtime to win the series in seven games. much drama in this game 7 in boston. we don't know who the caps will play next. we do know they're on to the 2nd round. if the rangers beat ottawa tomorrow in game 7 of that series, they will play the rangers, but they could also play philadelphia, they could play florida. doesn't matter who they play. they're moving on. this is the seventh seed upsetting a two seed, pretty heavy stuff for the washington capitals who had to eke into the playoffs and are now advancing into the 2nd round. >> did it on the road, too. >>> more dramatic testimony in the criminal trial of john edwards, a former edwards aide provided more

matt hendricks scored the first goal but that was all the offense washington could muster in regulation. tied at 1 in overtime, joel takes the rebound, wins the game for the caps. it's ward's first playoff goal. we'll find out who the caps face in round two after tonight's game. >>> the caps are not the only huge sports story here in town today. >> the redskins plan to take heisman winner robert give frin iii in tonight's -- griffin iii in tonight's n.f.l. draft. >> if you thought nothing else about the salahi saga could surprise you, wait a minute. we have something else coming up after the break. what'll it be? i'll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream? uhhhhhhh, yeah... but on the side. introducing build your own pancakes. only at denny's. >>> 8 after 5:00 on this thursday morning. we're looking at live doppler 9000 hd because we have a few light showers. you can see them up toward baltimore, west and southwest of warrenton toward culpeper. light sprinkles here and there. we will have the threat

matt? hendrick: biologically and physiologically, there are differences, and we need to appreciate and valuesearch has shown that the physical activity needs of most boys appear to be different from those of most girls. pile. uh-huh! he's going to-- oh, yeah! ooh! hendrick: like it or not, boys are more likely than girls to engage in more rough-and-tumble play. [children shouting indistinctly] boy: stop it! hendrick: and, more times than not, boys tend to be more overtly aggressive than girls are. [children shouting indistinctly] hendrick: although all children need opportunities for vigorous physical activity, boys do seem to need it specially. their play requires large, sturdy equipment, plenty of space... child: i want you to push me. and a teacher who genuinely welcomes such activity rather than regarding it as a threat to her ability to control the children. as i said, sometimes it can be a real tightrope walk trying to raise or teach a whole child, and it requires a careful balancing act on our part. on one hand, we have to avoid stereotyping, and on the other, we must guard against pu

and off the stick of matt hendri hendricks scores his first ever playoff goal. and trying to even it up. he shot off the pads. and diving in to poke the rebound in. and we're tied at 1. seemingly stayed that way forever. finally, we go to overtime. and about 3 minutes in, the bruins failed to clear the puck. turn it over. carrying it the other way. backhanded shot in. that's blocked. no. it's not going to be saved again. look who was there. joel ward, the first-year capital puts it in. and the caps eliminate the defending stanley cup champions. they've celebrate on boston's ice, joe ward, the unexpected hero. so, was it more excitement, or relief? >> a bit of both. the fact that i got to contribute, for this team. and on the scoreboard. and at the same time, just a, advance was the key, and i knew coming in here, especially from the summertime. to make a push in the playoffs. definitely, a relief to get past the round. >> 1%, 2% better. in the, in the series. and got the final bounce. so -- yeah, one, one step for us. we got more steps to go. the first big one t

it was a night of unsung heroes with matt hendricks scoring the only other goal for the caps. his first of the playoffs. and rookie goaltender braden holtby was a stellar appearance, stopping 31 shots. the caps say they were confident that they could get the job done. >> we knew we could beat them. we had the confidence playing in this building, we had the confidence that we were going to do the job we had to do. we were waiting for the opportunity and we battled and we ended up winning. it was a tough series, it could have gone either way. >> all seven games were decided by just one goal. the caps will find out their opponent in the second round coming up tonight. >>> well it promises to be a big night for the washington football future, that's right. the burgundy and gold is expected to take baylor quarterback, and heisman trophy winner, robert griffin iii with a second overall pick. rg iii spent yesterday touring new york city, making stops at the stock exchange, and "the today show." griffin is practically a done deal to come to d.c. after indianapolis announced that they

matt hensdz ricks deflect -- hendricks deflects it past thomas. five minutes to go, tyler seguin knocks in the rebound and we're all tied up. in the third, caps pressuring ovechkin's shot blocked. he tries again but thomas says nice try, buddy. to overtime we go. three minutes in. the capitals win. move on and knock off the defending champs. >> i don't know if he took a shot at rebound. i saw the puck land there. my eyes lit up like a christmas tree and took a whack. >> the series come at you. seven one-goal games, you don't get that very often. it's nice to have it over but there's still a lot of work left. >> big win. >> mike shanahan addressing the media yesterday saying the skins are 99.9% going to get robert griffin iii. of course nothing will be official until his name is called in tonight's draft after weeks of getting to know rgiii, shanahan says he is impressed. >> when you talk about a franchise quarterback, you're looking at a guy that really has all the physical and mental attributes that you're looking for in a quarterback. now he's g