and sidney crosby the power play goal in the first. just over 1:00 later beau bennett talked on another giving the penguin as 2-0 lead. and wayne simmonds with the fourth goal in the last four games cutting the lead 3-1. but the flyers lose 6-2. they also may have lost andrew mcdonald on this play here. that would not be good, especially with the flyers in detroit on wednesday. >>> the wild card standings, and four games to play, a point up on the bruins. and trailing the islanders by two, it will be an interesting week, for sure. >> a lot going on. >> have to get my voice back. >> yeah. >>> and opening day at a bunch of ballparks and people showed up to watch the games, soak in the atmosphere and of course, enjoy the ballpark food and this phantoms over the top menu eye tells. mets fans have the option of getting peanut butter coat the bacon on a stick. and the burgerista. five slices of cheese and bacon between two pepperoni pizza. and the slider dog, topped with fruit loops and mack and cheese and bacon. and the rangers can finish w

sfx: clap, clap, ding >>> alex ovechkin and sidney crosby have been the stars of the nhl since they came in the league 10 years ago and it's a premiere matchup every time of they play against each other. tomorrow is the second time in their career that the 2 have in the in the playoffs. round 2 at the verizon center and while the talk is the two players, of the teams don't see it at all. it's just a rivalry showdown between the caps and penguins. >> that was a long time ago, obviously. so a good day, you know, for hockey. but now it's gone. >> this is about the penguins and the capitals, and it's a little disrespectful for me to discount the other guys that are there. bo ponents that have had runins in the past. >> it's going to be a good series. >>> and in washington, d.c., the wizards spruced their new maybe man. after much success as a player and a coach, they hope he is the guy to move them forward. for brooks, the decision for d.c. was an easy one. >> this has always been one of my favorite places to play as a player and to coach over the years in d.c. i love this sea and

perhaps the hottest team in the league and they're lead by perhaps the best player on the planet, sidney crosby. >> i think we're just excited. get into the playoffs. and that's a lot haryir than people think. and now we've got our first opponent. >> that feeling and that excitement before it starts never changes. think you're just as excited as every year we go into the playoffs, that optimism. >> does the pas success against the penguins tean something here as you get set to face them again? >> no. they've the hardest team in the league the last couple months. it's going to be a challenge for us. i think we're confident that we can be a good team. in >> the islanders get thinged started thursday in florida against the paerhers. >>> the mets get right back at it as they welcome the marlins to citi field. it was a lost weekend for the amazins. they've scored just 14 runs in just .180 as a ball club. >> i'm not concerned. it's early in the year. we aren't swinging good. we get that. i've got a lot of baseball cards in my officer that dictate these guys are going to finish and do just fine when t

sidney crosby, franchise face, the penguins captain, facing ovechkin for the 47th time, has won more than he lost. last time, overtime. what about this time?

bill kessel from sidney crosby, and then in the second period, things just snowballed on the rangers. four white jerseys above the circle. hendry must have thought i was shaving them. after six goals, they eliminate the rangers p. 6-3 the final. >> obviously the results were they played better. simply put, they executed better in pretty much all fashions of the game. here, i just didn't have it in me to make a difference. and that's painful. you know. that's my job, to try to make the difference there and help the team, but when you're not able to do it, it's frustrating and disappointing. >> can't all be on hank, though. the island struck first with gorson striking first. thomas greiss stopped 47. he even stopped a penalty shot in the first overtime. yes, i said first overtime because there were two. the isle finally ended this on a power play. merrick shinlitsky deferred to a fine decision. islanders lead 3-2. they lead the series 3 games to 2. >> everybody wanted to score and help us move on the go back home -- everyone knew they had to dig deep and that's when i think think. >> so

goal, caps down one and come-back complete and john carlton and andre palvessky gets it in and sidney crosby gets strong on a break away and scores a game winner and caps lose 4-3 in overtime. >>> first round of the masters, defending champ jordan spieth on fire and now another birdie cup and he is the first defending champion with a first round lead since jack nicklas way back in 1966. see if yeah! ahh... you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh! and take control of your health. >> wasn't feeling it. 9 news sponsored by 110 in the shade. >>> a new study on germ at your gym. >> stock in sanitizer is going to sky rocket. equipment was found and found the same thing they are all disgusting. exercise bike has 39 more times bacteria than plastic cafeteria trade and a treadmill, 79 more times bacteria than a water

only to see sidney crosby, yes, sidney crosby of all people, score the game-winner with a minute left in the extra session. a gut punch for the caps. one they will have to get over quick with the playoffs starting next week. >> i have learned the hard way a couple times in pittsburgh, you can't just turn the switch on when you get to the playoffs. it's about developing good habits and playing the right way, gaining momentum. >> m playoffs it takes one mistake ato change momentum. if we're sharp and support each fine. >>> everybody figures the nl east will come down to the nats and mets but it's how those two teams fare against all the other teams that will make a difference. the nats started off on the right foot, but yesterday's home opener against the marlins did not go to script. there was a rain delay. daniel murphy making his presence felt early. a three-run triple brings his total to five rbis. the reigning mvp continuing to play up to the hardware. bryce harper, his second of the season. in the end the nats fell 6-4. we're back in action tomorrow against miami. >>> meanwhile in

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guess height is, sidney crosby on the power play. thorn in the side. 33rd goal. one nothing pen.iod fly guys down three nothing until wayne simmons scored 29th of the year for the pennsylvania rolling on -- penguins rolling. fly guy still hold the second wild car spot in the east. opening day for the phillies in cincinnati. first pitch at 4:10. manager says his team is ready to roll. >> got a real good swing. guys are swinging the bat w i'm anxious to see how it plays out during the course of the season. like i said, we take what we did in spring training positively and the guys are really ready to play. >> coming up next in sport zone preview of nova and tar heals, leslie vanarsdall. 94wip will join me in studio, coming up in a few moments. whose got the bright future phillies or sixers. think about it and join us in the show and listen to our debate. >> that's a good one top bond. thank so you much don. when we come back find out who >> all right lauren's got that wake up forecast. >>> chilly tomorrow morning. 37 degrees. up to 60 in the afternoon. brief periods of rain during

guess height is, sidney crosby on the power play. thorn in the side. 33rd goal. one nothing pen.d period fly guys down three nothing until wayne simmons scored 29th of the year for the pennsylvania rolling on -- penguins rolling. fly guy still hold the second wild car spot in the east. opening day for the phillies in cincinnati. first pitch at 4:10. manager says his team is ready to roll. >> got a real good swing. guys are swinging the bat w i'm anxious to see how it plays out during the course of the season. like i said, we take what we did in spring training positively and the guys are really ready to play. >> coming up next in sport zone preview of nova and tar heals, leslie vanarsdall. 94wip will join me in studio, coming up in a few moments. whose got the bright future phillies or sixers. think about it and join us in the show and listen to our debate. >> that's a good one top bond. thank so you much don. when we come back find out who ruled the box office this fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we

sidney crosby takes advantage, beats him on the breakaway. derek stepan did score twice but penguins win 5-2. game 2 saturday. we wait to see about lundqvist's availability for that. >>> the yankees' first road trip of the season continues in toronto. the yankees hope to keep it up against the jays. they did win last night. that's a good sign. yanks down 3-1. start coming back. mark teixeira knocks out his solo shot. a one-run game. but the jays rough up nova for four runs. troy tulowitzki with an rbi single. goins had three hits, couple runs driven in. yanks lose tonight 7-2. michael pineda slips to 1-1. >>> wild game for the mets and marlins at citifield. logan verrett pitched a solid six innings. wilmer flores, first career game at 1st base. flores smacked his first hit of the season. scored his first run of the game. plawecki drives him in. 2-0. 7th inning. in the 8th inning, yoenis cespedes tries to make the play. he's not going to get the ball. everybody's okay here but gives you an idea how bad they wanted to snap this four-game losing

hung tough until late in the period when sidney crosby scores late in the breakaway to make it 2-0. in the third the rangers cut it to 2-1. on the power play, penguins goalie making his first postgame start makes the save. penguins 5, rangers, 2. afterwards, all the talk was about the health of the king. >> i saw him in between the second and the third. so i'm assuming that he is still here. i don't have anything more to tell you than what i just have here. so it's the best i can do for today. i should know more tomorrow. >> the rangers and their fans can only hope. game two is saturday right here on nbc 4 new york. >>> in baseball, the yankees the border against the blue jays. with the bombers trailing 3-1 in the eighth, mark teixeira cuts the lead in half, take drew storen deep to right. the blue jay tapped two, nova in the bottom half. the blue jays win it, 7-2. >>> mets fans everywhere were on high alert. this afternoon at city field, the amazins tried to avoid a sweep against the marlins. the slumping mets offense finally delivered a big hit. in the seventh, kevin singles throu

penguins got the best of this one early, sidney crosby beat steve mason in the first period. sixty-four, later while announce ago this goal, pittsburgh scored another. this time it was bow bennet. pitberg beaten flyers both times they have played and flyers trailing three to nothing in the second period. >>> that is it, for sports. >> yes. >> yes. >> wanted to hear buzzer. >>> up next on "action news" a chilly morning for hundreds of the run hours took part in the america's oldest half marathon. >>> meteorologist melissa a magee has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. vo: across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza® works with your body t

final minute of the second, rangers are shorthanded again, this time in burns, sidney crosby at the doorstep, 1-1 it's the penguins who break the tie after two rangers collided, right there. yeah, matt cullen skates into henrik lundqvist. series lead. >> it's disappointing to come home after a really strong performance in pittsburgh. but it is the first of four. they've always been good on the road. we have to respect that and like i said, come back with a really strong performance from 21 guys in the next game. >> right now to the yankees, michael pineda has had an ounce even start the season, six runs in his first game but won. then didn't pitch well, just two runs in his second start but lost. as john sterling with say, you can't reject baseball solve -- baseball, susan. a-rod came to the game with only one hit, on the year with second with rbi single in the first, yankees up 1-0. tied at one in the fifth, starlin castro doubled to left. i know it's early but castro is batting almost 30 points higher than his average. brett gardner stopped at third but your scored to give the yankees the

caps fought back and forcedt baf overtime.er late in overtime sid th sidney crosby on a break awaywas it past braden holtby for the game winner. heartbreaking.tb >> dagger. >> next up a trip to saint tripo louis tomorrow t. >>> how about a littleite football now? football season s still several months away but ay we do know who the redskinshe rn are going to face in the preseason. i know you've been clamoringla for this information,orma, preseason is so important forta the redskins.edsk the start of their preseasonre will be on the road ind atlanta.atlanta. then two straight home gamese g against the jets and bills.s an they finish up the preseasonup e on the road against tampa bay. dates and times going to beoingo confirmed a little bit later.at >> that's sports with gusto. gus >> and also we're already w talking about having a break. b >> whew. >> first couple of games areesre tough. >> they played three games.ee gm >> i know, three games, whew., >> they're tuckered out.d >> pace you >> that home opener was tough.h. >> listen, this friday we haverv a special give away specialway s

yesterday, barry trot said it was disrespectful to these two teams to only focus on alex ovechkin and sidney crosby he has always come to play when it is time to take on the penguins. ovechkin has put up 46 points. ov and crosby combined for 27 points in that series. they both had hat tricks, but it was pittsburgh winning in seven games and later going on to win the cup. >> i can past. it doesn't apply to this group. this group is new. we're trying to create our own history, not be history. if we were, we'd be looking backwards always with all the emotion and things that go on that aren't in your control. you can really lose sight of what's important. >> you have to control yourself. control your emotions always. it's going to be exciting. the energy is going to be jacked right up, but we can't get ahead of ourselves or get a little too excited at certain times. i think that will be crucial for us. >> be sure to tune into nbc at 7:30 this saturday night. we'll be at the verizon center for the quest for the cup pregame show. it airs right before the guys take the ice for game two. that's saturday 7:

the two superstars, sidney crosby and alex >> it's crosby versus ovechkin, that's a good story line for you guys, but in reality it's disrespectful to every player in there. everybody in there has contributed a lot to the success of both teams. you don't have success with one person. you have success with a group. to me it's the washington capitals and the penguins going head to head. >> it will be a great series for everybody, for players, fans, you guys. great rivalry. two good teams playing against each other in the second round. looking forward to it. they're a great team. great players. it's a challenge. >> now some very good news for capitals fans today. one of the top defensemen, brooks orpik was back in practice with his teammates. he was injured against the philadelphia flyers in game three i'm jason pugh. >>> the newly released video that shows police rush to try to rescue a car ranking from top to bottom. car company of the year? luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right? the final answer. chevy. the most

sidney crosby and alex ovechkin meet again. they saw each other back in 2009.ies that saw ovechkin and crosby score hat tricks. the season ended in sorrow for the caps. a crushing game seven. seven years later, here we go. both teams are different and ready to add a new pain to their history. >> felt like it was two years ago. time flies. it will be nice to get an opportunity to play them again. they're a good time. >> the rivalry is always there. it' one that kind of started my career. it's fun to get back at it again. >> it's history. i don't like to look back. i like looking forward. right now a new moment in our lives. >> here we go. a look at schedule for the second round. caps host the first two games. saturday night the marquee game. full dates and times can be found on the nbc washington app. >>> saturday night is all right for fighting. since game two is on this channel we'll get you ready for the quest for the cup pregame. everything you need to know for game two. doug, even your playoff beard. >> nice. you do not want to mace that. >>> all eyes on nu

in the second penguins answer, phil kessel played well in the series to sidney crosby, redirects it and that is the power play goal tied at one. matt cohen breaks in, and the rangers with 17 shots on net, >> we kept seeing it, trying to tell ourselves to shoot it. and you look at some things and washed the game and put some more pucks in the net. and that was a big emphasis. duke: rangers are at it looking to even up the series, i'll it is play again tonight against florida. and jacob will pitch sunday in atlanta against the braves throwing 71 pitches during a simulated game in port st. lucie, it was on the emergency list after complications arose with his newborn son jackson, but jackson is doing better, he logan made the start last night, the mets pitcher right here is a really good pitcher. he threw six shutout innings. the storyline in this one mets offense. the pitch lands in the seat, 403 feet, the seventh-inning lucas at the plant doesn't have the big kick this year and seems to be paying off making it 8-0, the mets have six home runs in the score. yankees, first-inning, a rod at

sidney crosby cashes in. 1-0 lead. and con nor sherry to bow bennett. they lead 2-0. third period, he spares a shot for point. fliers down 4-2. even when things went right, still wrong. the puck goes off wayne simmons' stick as he hook shots it to the back of the netting, falls off, goes off matt murray's back, but doesn't count. flyers fall 6-2. >>> coming up tomorrow is opening day for the phillies. we hear from pete mckinnon as he takes the reigns of the team. coming up, john clark goes one on one with jay wright. coming right back. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >>> this has to be some of the best video. police stopped traffic on california bay bridge. california highway patrol officers chased this chihuahua. they finally boxed it in, managed to h

you talk - it has been a break out season and we talk about pittsburgh led by sidney crosby. the second half of the season, he's been the hardest player in the national league. what they say, be careful who you wish for. whoever the rangers play, they're going to be ready to play. to me it's about how the rangers play. it's going to be difficult no matter how they play. if they play at the top of their game, they'll beat anybody. >> fans can experience it. there isn't the hockey house like last year, but tell me what fans can expect? >> we have hudson station for viewing party for game one. we're going to have the mobile truck which is going to have a glass back and you're going to be sitting in the stands and it's going to be social media and in madison square garden. we're going to have the pregame show for the network and all the guys are going to have alumi and face painting. >> ranger fans hope it last several weeks this spring. thank you so much for being here. we appreciate it as the rangers get set on a fun time of year. >> i hope to see you later in the playoffs. >>

going to see on thehe ice.ic this is the second time we'lliml see alex ovechkin face off against sidney crosbyin 2009 both players registered a hat trick in the th same playoff game. that was a big deal.atea that was the year though tho crosby went on to win thein stanley cup that season. meanwhile ovechkin was the t lone player to notch 50 goals 5 in the regular season. he's the caps leading scorer.die is the media making too muchingc about the faceoff b and crosby? >> yes and no. n i think it's fair because they came in together, they kind ofhd have gone back and forth two fth different styles of play butt st the engines of their teams so i mean it's fair to make that battle happen but there is ae is lot more that goes into it foror sure and we see that but it keeps the tension off a lot ofn other guys that aren't ast a necessarily getting thehe spotlight whereas those two are. >> reporter: obviously sinceio we don't have doors opening opei until a little later this ishis the most impressive show of athleticism, the sign spinners. spinne caps fans much more wellans muce behaved than the peng

the new york rangers will be in pittsburgh for game one against sidney crosby an the penguins. the chicago blackhawks are in st. louis to face the blues. you can catch all games throughout the playoffs on nbc, nbc sports network, cnbc, usa, and the nhl network. >>> speaking of sports, kobe bryant is hanging up his basketball shoes tonight, but another l.a. sports legend is also getting ready for his farewell tour. dodgers play-by-play announcer vin scully is retiring after this season. at tuesday's home opener, the team honored him with several hall of fame players presenting him a special game ball. scully was just 22 when then brooklyn dodgers hired him. at 88 years old, he's probably seen more baseball than just about anybody in the game, including at least 20 no hitters and three perfect games. >> there we go. amazing, amazing career. >>> right. still to come here on "worldwide exchange," this morning's top stories, including better than expected export data from china. >> but first, we have a question for you. this is our twitter and facebook question of the day. banks are

orange and black are playoff bound, after beating penguins, the pens sat out chris lah tank and sidney crosbyheir playoff seeding. the flyers gown a goal, pass to wayne simmonds, buried it, his 31st goal of the season flyers tie the game. second period just over three minutes left, shane gostisbehere the shot, simmonds with the redirects flyers take the lead on wayne's career high 32nd goal. the to the third period, and pens pulled goalie and pierre edward bellmawr gets the empty netter so flyers are back in the playoffs three-one the final, they will take on the capitols. >>> we work so hard to get to this point, i thought we deserved better, and that is only one step, but it is first step. >> we had a tough time but, you know, in the middle of the december we played good hockey. we did what we had to do. i'm just proud right now. >> definitely a sense of relief for everybody in this locker room, well deserved good feeling right now, we work hard to get to this point, to the man, it feels good, but we found our second goal. >> now the baseball phillies wrapping up series a begins the mets, j

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