keith aucoin was good, mike knuble. how did they went? by a dirty goal. that's key to get those dirty goals. and joel ward put in a rebound thanks to mike knuble. >> from what we've seen we know they can go toe to toe with the champs. how big of a win is this for the caps and their confidence moving forward? >> well, this is the first time since 1990 and '91 that the caps have won playoff series in back to back years. that's how big it is for the franchise overall. for this team, they just won a series where they knocked off the defending stanley cup champs, and each game was decided by one goal. they did it by playing defense something, we never thought this capitals team would do but they had great goal tending, they sacrificed their beds and they're going to the second round. >> sky, thanks so much. 106.7 the fan. >>> when it comes to mike hanna hahn and robert griffin iii you couldn't have two more different personalities. shanahan more serious, r g 3 a little more exuberant. nonetheless shanahan thinks that combination should work just fine. accordin

to the third period, tide at two, the forgotten cap, mike knuble scoring off of the rebound.als are in front, 3-2 and the bruins respond and that is 3-3. could we be headed to another overtime? that answer is no and thanks in part to that and take that advantage. this is coming together, right? >> we worked hard. the guys, whether we want to, obviously, the regular season all of the time, and working hard now and doing what it takes. the guys are scoring when they have to. not just the big guys but everyone and that great opening. >> and keep it up tomorrow. >>> and the capitals were commanding attention on the ice, strasburg and the nationals were hosting ryan. he had to sit out and is not considered series and -- serious and should return on tuesday after the scheduled day off on monday and that is bark at the park day. he was dealing, as he always does and first, gabby sanchez that goes down swinging and anable sanchez and strikes out and john buck sits down and with some six strikeouts and that is when desmond swings. crushes a solo home run to left field, the second of t

mike knuble drives it into the net. joel ward got the back hand for the game winner. listen to the excitement in the announcer's voice. caps win to advance to the second round. joel ward the unlikely hero scoring his first play-off goal of the sierra rest. caps live to play another day. >> it's huge. i wanted to contribute as much as i could to help the team win. i knew the guys were relying on everybody. i wanted to chip in and hopefully take a load off the big guys. >> as you can imagine, this will give them a big boost into the next series. it was a record breaking series against the boston brew insurance. the first time in nhl history that a play-off series had all seven games determined by one goal. this is another reason, will and sarah why everybody is excited, this is the third time since 1998 that the caps have had a postseason win. in 1998 they went to the stanley cup finals. so, we have been waiting for this for a long time. now everybody is waiting to see what happens tonight. the caps play the rangers. if the rangers beat ottawa, other teams they may have

mike knuble gets the rebound. pokes it back in. and the ex-bruin makes it 3-2, capitals. but here come the bruins again. this time on the power play. johnny boychuk blasts the one-timer past the rookie and we're tied. late in the third period now, it's the capitals on the power play. troy brouwer at the top of your screen. doing what he does, scoring game-winners. 4-3 is the final. the td garden crowd was stunned. the capitals now lead the series 3-2 and have a chance to close out the series at verizon center tomorrow afternoon. >> it's the ideal situation to be playing at home tomorrow. got to go hard, use all the energy we can get from our fans. every player is going to need it. we're all going to be feeling pretty tired tomorrow. we're in a good spot right now. we have to win that game. >> we know if he play our best, we have a chance to win every night. trying to play our best and now we have a chance to close it out at home. it should be a good game. >> that's when a lot of experience comes into play in these types of situations. i've been in them before as well. hop

boston tries to send it into the caps' zone, but it deflects all the way to mike knuble on a two-on-one. the 39-year-old is denied but joel ward back hands it past tim thomas for the game winner. caps beat the bruins 2-1 to advance to the second round. another look at ward, unlikely hero, first playoff goal of the series, 2:57 into overtime gives the caps the win and they live to play another day. this was the first time in nhl history that a playoff series had seven games determined by one goal and four of those games went to overtime. the caps will play the rangers. if the rangers beat ottawa tomorrow, they could also play philly, could also play florida, but they're going to play. coming up in sports we'll hear from dale hunter who has the unique answer to a trivia question. he's the only guy to coach and play in a game 7 and do something. we'll tell you what coming up at 11:20, but caps victorious moving on to the 2nd round. >>> new tonight ward 8 councilman marion barry under fire for the second time in a month for making insensitive commented about asian workers. this time the con

mike knuble is there. oh, how about knuble getting the goal after being inactive for a couple of games. capitals up 3-2. but here come the bruins again. on the power play. johnny boychuk with the one timer. past holtby, we're tied one more time. late in the third period, this time it's the capitals on the power play. troy brouwer from the right wing taking care of business. fires home the game winner. 4-3 is the final. the capitals now lead the series 3-2 and winning on the road in boston. not an easy task in the playoffs. >> boston is one of the toughest cities sportswise to play in. but it's the playoffs. you know, it feels good to win here. >> what's the key to your team's success? is it goaltending, defense, special teams? >> i think it's just a bunch of guys buying in. you know, playoff success hasn't been the main thing in washington and there's a lot of guys who spring break here for a while and really are itching to get it. i think this season, you know, we finished in seventh. wasn't what we wante

. >>> mike knuble will play. he's been a healthy scratch the last three games.-year-old spoke about returning to the lineup. >> nobody likes coming in and not playing after two weeks. i'll tell you that much. the play and that might be from the start and that is a chance to come in and try to get something accomplished and try to get -- >> and some intrigue already in the nfl draft. espn reporting the colts have told andrew luck that they will take him number one overall. the league sources saying that that is a done deal. you know what that means? that means that rg3 will come to the washington redskins and we thought that would happen and it will. they will select the baylor quarterback robert griffin 3 for the second overall pick. threw over 1,000 yards and threw 66% of his passes and rushed for 32 yards and touchdowns. he won the heisman trophy there this year. for more on the selection of rg3, join me on fox 5 draft special a week from tonight. lindsay murphy will be in new york. dave ross at studio and jason reid live at redskins park. they covered in 30 m

the bruins tried to send it into the cap zone but mike knuble took it instead. then joe ward got it and back handed it for the game winner. the caps beat the bruins to advance to the second round and ward is the unlikely hero, his first play-off goal of the series. he gave the caps the win and they live to play another day. >> it felt rewarding. i wanted to contribute as much as i can and help the team win. i knew the guys were relying on everybody. i wanted to chip in and hopefully take a load off the big guys. >> well, it has been an awfully long time since the caps went all the way to the stanley cup finals. for now, fans are just thrilled to know that the caps were able to put away last year's champs to give them a big boost going into the semifinals. now, will and sarah, the caps will play the rangers -- [no audio]. >>> more on that coming up next. >>> plus, newt gingrich may be ready to drop out of the race for president but not right away. when his announcement is supposed to happen. time is 38  ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that

about three minutes in, mike knuble drove it to the net.homas made the first save but couldn't make the second. joel ward slammed home the rebound, and with that, the door was slammed in the bruins' season. the caps took out the defending champs with a dramatic 2-1 win in o.t. >>> and there's more where that came from, two more game sevens tonight. rangers and senators at 7:00 p.m. eastern on the nbc sports network. then at 8:30, panthers and devils from florida. >>> nba, the race for the scoring title has come down to the final game. thunder's kevin durant scored 32 in a loss to the nuggets. that means kobe bryant will have to score at least 38 tonight in sacramento to win his third scoring title. kobe, the ball is in your court. >>> baseball. the white sox paul konerko reached a milestone against the a's with his 400th career homer, just the fourth player in team history to hit that mark. howev however, the a's tied it and it was ended with a bloop single. in came the winning run. oakland won the 14-ingmar thon 5-4. >>> to cleveland, bill

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 later in the day. will check the seven-day foreca

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third period, tied at two and the forgotten cap mike knuble off of the rebound and the caps in front, 3-2 and how about braydenhopi. 34 saves and none more spectacular than this. you have to be limber, boys and girls. can you believe that? a blitz and comes up with the stop and tied at 3. late in the third and troy brewer said enough is enough and with that second goal of the series and the split doing net minder, i guess you could say. >> he battles extremely hard and he works smart as well and stays square and gets the job done and makes it simple. >>> they dealing first, gabby sanchez goes down swinging and anabell sanchez strikes out and straussburg with john buck the down. six strikeouts and six innings for him. no score, and desmond swinging for the fences and gets one to go over the fence in left fold and with that solo shot. tied at two and one high and deep into center. wilson ramos is on third and scores in that sack fly and won their first five series this season. we have wizards highlights coming up tonight and mary had the spring football game. >> different this season. >

we go to overtime with the same score early in the o.t. 39-year-old mike knuble breaks in on a two-on-onees 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 details about hiding the mistress of the two time presidential candidate. fox's jonathan serrie with the latest from greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: key witness in john edwards' criminal trial testifying about ho

mike knuble then ward gets a back hand for the game winner. everybody went crazy including john walton with the call. >> the boston bruins turn it over. two on one. knuble with ward, knuble with a chance. they score, they score, they score. it's over. ward on the rebound. good morning. good afternoon. good night boston. the king is dead. there will be a new stanley cup champion. the capitals are still dancing. >> reporter: i'm sure right about that time there were homes over the d.c. area where people were jumping up and screaming. this is the third postseason win for the capitals since 1998. coming up later this morning, we will hear from the owner about why he likes the caps chances going forward. >> sounds good. >> i hear john walton is always that excited so we shouldn't be surprised. >>> one day after mitt romney's five state primary sweep, another name says he is bowing out of the race for the republican presidential confrontation nfrontation  as a fashion blogger, i love when i get to do a morning talk show. i'm always talking abo

mike knuble is going to be in. he hasn't played in two weeks.erskine the resident tough guy for the capitals going to be playing as well. he hasn't played in two months. so the capitals pulling out all the stops. this is absolutely a must win game. several adjustments being made. the capitals have beaten the bruins twice without backstrom this year but that was during the regular season. now it's playoff time. things are a little more intense. the capitals want to get back to the basics after allowing four goals in game three and they know this is a crucial one. >> you know, we have to keep it simple. i think when nicky has the puck and controls the play he slows it down. without a player like that you got to find other ways to keep possession of the puck so whether it's getting it in, you know, other guys making sure that you aren't just throwing pucks awachlt you have to compensate for him being out. >> a pivotal game. game four is usually very deciding. it can determine a lot in a series. you know, you just want to try and even the series and

have your best players with you in the game -- but luckily it is not 40 games only one so we got mike knublei coming in that's played over a thousand games in the league so it's not like a rookie. you got a guy who is really experienced. we can deal with it for one game. it's the 40 games that hurt. >> you also have jon erskine playing tonight your tough guy injected into the lineup. do you need a guy like that against a big strong team like the bruins? >> yeah like i said before. we don't need to prove ourselves physically to anybody but it is nice to have that factor. he is a physical guy, a tough guy to play against. it's nice to have him back. it's going to be good for him to get back in the game. >> you guys finally broke out of your scoring slump in the last game. unfortunately they scored one more. do you prefer games that are 4-3, 4-5, or do you like the 2-1, 1-0 games? >> any game on top i think is good. as long as we score one more goal. the series has been so close. either team could be up 3-0 or either team down 3-0 so it is just separating one goal -- every game has been so clos