sidney crosby had the two goals in the opener. outside of the scoring, what stood out about his game to you? >> he does everything well in the national hockey league and in this game. he has grown so much as a hockey player. i think he's the best player in the world for a lot of different reasons. again, reasons like this. this is sidney crosby backchecking. and the guys on the bench see this effort. this effort to get back to break up the opportunity to score a goal. that's great hustle. wins face-offs, no matter where it is on the ice. really important. but it's his knack for the game and his hockey i.q. makes him so good. his shot, two goals against washington. two, quick strikes. just look at the awareness. how aware he is. comes to support. bang. right on the offense. back. i mean, he's the last year and a half. and the playoffs are where he shines. there's a reason why he has two cups and a conn smythe trophy. he relishes this time of year. >> he might be the best player of a generation. alex ovechkin might be the best playe

losing the first one at home to the chosen one, that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby, that's tough to take. crosby finds the net not once but twice. two goals inside a minute to start the series 2-0, pens. ove's goal cuts it evgeni kuznetsov evens the game at 2-2. nick bonino breaks free and beats holtby for the game winner. caps lose the first game of the series 3-2. >> we can't play like that against this team. they are talented and skilled. every mistake they're going to use it. >> reporter: you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win a series. kapsz know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. from verizon center, carol maloney. >> chosen, schmosen with sidney crosby. the caps and ovechkin and all of the players happening here. tomorrow at 7:00. they will anchor the news 4 power play. news and sports before the game at 8:00 and carol maloney inside the verizon center. >> tall and make your patio tomorrow. it is going to be so gorgeous today, tonight, tomorrow. tomorrow you're going to want to sit in the shade because we have near record hig

the chosen one, that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby. crosby finds the goal not once, but twice. ove, the wicket wrist shot cuts the lead 2 to 1. third period matt niskanen evens the game at 2 but nick bonino breaks free in the third period and beats holtby for the game winner. caps lose the first game of the series 3-2. >> we can play against this team. they're skilled. every mistake -- >> reporter: you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win the series. caps know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. >> that's right. we can't do that. caps play saturday night. nbc 4. we'll air news 4 power plays right before the game. erika gone zal lez and leon harris will have your news and sports starting at 7:00. carol maloney will be reporting from inside the verizon center. that's all saturday night. >>> 4:36. another check on weather and traffic. >> look at your friday drive into work. it's almost 70 degrees already. >> yeah. we're cheering for the caps. but the chosen one? really? is his first name jesus. >> it'

sidney crosby, between the legs, the go-ahead. pulled braden holtby in the third. the capital fall, 6-2, to pittsburgh down 2-0. t their archmee rivals the boston celtics in round two. in thell had 42 points sixth game against the hawks. 37% wall has only shot against the celtics this season. regardless of that, head coach scott brooks says wall will do what he has to do. he is not just one of the point guards in the league that's one of the best point guards in the league, he is one of the best players in the league. we have a lot of good players who help us win game, but his leadership and bradley's leadership is great. for young players in this league, i cannot ask for two better guys. robert: tip-off will be at 1:00 in boston right here on abc 7. draft party today at fedex field, always fun for the fans. , thisa defensive lineman is where it all began, and now things come full circle. cool to be able to come back and play for the redskins. , it's so fun, job but ready to get to work. it something you only hear about in stories. now that it happened, it's really

but pittsburgh penguins captain sidney crosby got two.d the penguins won in a frantic finish, 3-2. from the capital of the country, it's the stanley cup playoffs on nbc. a series loaded with world-class players. ro

you have your big player in sidney crosby, make a play. get the momentum on your side. >> mike: final minute of play. ovechkin firing one. that one deflected up high. fed to the front and dug out by cullen. jake guentzel ahead. and he has scored. jake guentzel with his seventh of the playoffs. in his seventh stanley cup playoff game. and the score, now, is at 6-2. >> eddie: nice backhand pass from matt cullen. and guentzel put s it dead-center. >> mike: it is a familiar scenario, for the penguins and for the capitals. it is a best-of-seven. it is not over. but it is familiar. 6-2, in favor of the penguins here. and it is orpik in the last dozen. they had hoped to have the horn drowned out by the cheers of their fans. a meaningful silence, mostly, except for penguins fans. and the horn clearly audible. the penguins go up with a decisive 6-2 victory. marc-andre fleury stopped 34 of 36 and was phenomenal especially in the first period. the stanley cup playoffs have been penaltied by geico. tomorrow, the second round of the stanley cup playoff

sidney crosby impossible angle. pittsburghwins, 4-1. at and awaitseries the winner of caps-leafs.nd the redskins schedule was released tonight. they it's time for you and your boys to get out of town. (laughing) left foot. right foot. left foot. stop. twitch your eyes so they think you're crazy. if you walk the walk you talk the talk. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. hide the eyes. it's what you do. show 'em real slow. nancy: steve has had a busy night. could haverrow, another round of storms later in the afternoon come into the evening, lower 80's. cooler saturday, only in the 50's. heavy rain saturday night into sunday. look at next week, fantastic, 60's and 70's. erin: next weekend looks amazing. jonathan: jimmy kimmel's next. nancy: have a good night. i'm at higher risk fore as depression.ave a stroke. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or pr

. >> penguins star sidney crosby had two goals before the caps scored one. to play in this thing. keep your hopes up. >> another game saturday night right on nbc 4. >> 4:27. >> i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm eun yang. carol maloney will have more. >> melissa is keep her eye on the roads and sheila and chuck. call it hot. >> it is hot. no matter what month it is, 90 degrees is hot by my standards, anyway. too hot. >> we're looking at potentially near record high temperatures as we go into tomorrow. today is another good one. here's a look at the radar. rain overnight. we're still seeing some of those showers but they're mostly moving into parts of delaware now. you could be running into wet roadways. temperatures very comfortable. you don't need a jacket, we are in the upper 60s. lorton, 68 fredericksburg, 68. >> nice, clear skies after late night showers. you may want to be jumping a puddle or two. 60s now. it is going to be a delightful day to be outside. really pretty. low 7 0z. perhaps briefly into the mid 80s in a few spots. as we get into the weekend, it

sidney crosby, how's it going to go in? off the back of henrick lundquist's mask. talking about using your head, or the head or the crown of king henri henrick. look at that, that is amazing. what a dunk last night. erin gordon over marcus smart. not a smart move by marcus, gets it right in the face. wow, good stuff. i am john clark with csn. enjoy your weekend. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, data-free. get the best. go to getfios.com >>> get ready to cast. today is the start of trap season in southeastern pennsylvania. anglers can go for the big

losing the first one at home to the chosen one, that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby, that'sake. crosby finds the net not once but twice. two goals inside a minute to start the second period 2-0 penns. ove not to be outdone. cuts the lead 2-1. matt niskanen crossing paths to evgeni kuznetsov evens the game but nick bonino breaks free in the third period and beats holtby for the game winner. caps lose the first game in the series, 3-2. >> we can't play like that against this team. they're an experienced team, lots of talent. they're skilled. every mistake, they're going to use it. >> reporter: you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win a series. caps know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. from verizon maloney, news 4 sports. >>> i'm erika gonzalez. >> and i'm eric harris. >> join us for news 4 power play. >> before we get to that, we're going to get to this tonight at 4:00 on nbc 4. you will see leon harris get his on air baptism on the 4:00 newscast. >> you're going to do great and we'll see you this weekend. >> yes, sir. that was leon h

but pittsburgh penguins captain sidney crosby got two.n in a frantic finish, 3-2. from the capital of the country, it's the stanley cup playoffs on nbc. a series loaded with world-class players. round two, g

sidney crosby with the assist to phil kessel, who scores.e replay you can see crosby went between his legs before getting the puck to kessel. pittsburgh wins 6-2. crosby with a pair of assists. >>> we now head to gator country. nawlins for the pga zurich classic using the team format jordan spieth and ryan palmer could be in the lead if it wasn't for their poor putting. been there, done that. they were in fourth place at 14 under par. the team of jonas blix and 23-year-old cameron smith has a four-stroke lead. smith drains the birdie putt here. they're 19 under par. >>> finally, as the last player taken in the nfl draft, chad kelly is this year's mr. irrelevant. he was picked by the broncos after waiting for 252 other players to be chosen. he got so bored he actually fell asleep during the sixth round. kelly, though, will soon be the center of attention as newport beach honors him during mr. irrelevant week. and this abc 7 sports report has been brought to you by river rock casino. biek by the way, he's the nephew of jim kelly, hall of famer

sidney crosby, look at the angle he's shooting from. from the back of the net.off the back of henrick lundquist's mask. talk about using your head. that is amazing! what a dunk last night, erin gordon over marcus smart. not a smart move by marcus, gets it right in the face. wow, good stuff. i am john clark with csn. enjoy your weekend. prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. >>> this morning, students in delaware county are still on their feet, dancing to raise money for childhood cancer research. springfield high school kicked off its annual dance marathon last night. the teens are dancing for a total of 15 hours. so far, they've raised more than $150,000. you know, dance marathon started at penn state. it's really spread to high schools, grade schools, doing good work out there. >> very cool. and major props to them for that. a long standing dance. we are looking at a forecast today, man better to dance indoors, because it's

watch the goal by sidney crosby. one knee, impossible angle.2 and win the series 4 to 1. showing why the red sox made trade. he then strikes out kevin swinging and to close it out, he gets josÉ batista on the check swing, that's 5 in a row. ends up with 13 over eight innings, red sox win it 4-1. nicole: in case you slept late, rangers, overtime. let's go rangers. unicorn meltdown and that went viral. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news. bp developed new, industry-leading software to monitor drilling operations in real-time, so our engineers can solve problems with the most precise data at their fingertips. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. lauren: check this out. star becks debuting unicorn frappuccino. one barista had a video about the stress trying to make them. >> people were coming in left and right. we don't know what type of frappuccino they'll wear, for the love of god for everything that is good, don't get the unicorn frappuccino. lauren: yo have you a couple of

. >> the loss made even worse because nemesis sidney crosby scored two goals. it's only one game.er gday, and th caps play game two tomorrow night at the verizon center. >> just like gone with the wind, tomorrow's another day. >>> we're working for you every step of the twa in the caps quest for the cup. join me and erika gonzalez for an hour-long special we're calling the news4 power play. and at 8:00, caps take on the penguins right here on nbc4. >> gotta be hot. >> hot how does, hopefully hot inside for the caps. >> are we going to break a record tomorrow? >> we are. looking at a high of 92 degrees. and doug and myself will be out at the verizon center sweating it out with the fans tomorrow before the game on the power play show. so record heat tomorrow, ki o scheduled for tomorrow. >> good timing. >> just saying. and talking about the caps' loss last night, somebody i know very well put together a wonderful article for you to read some good facts about losing the first game, maybe we don't need to get too upset. 92 beats the old record of 91 tomorrow. it's mainly dry this week

that's the nickname for the penguins sidney crosby. that's tough to take. finds the net not once, but twice. two goals to find the section period. not to be outdone. third period. crossing paths. evens the game at two, but nick breaks free in the third period and beets for the game winner. cats lose the first game of the series 3-2. >> we can't play like they're experienced and a lot of talent. every mistake, they're going use it. >> you cannot lose the first two games at home and expect to win a series. caps know they cannot give another one to the chosen one again. news 4 sports. >> watch news tomorrow at 7:00 for a special warmup before the caps game. anchor the news 4 power play. we're going to have news and sports before the game at eight. karl maloney will be back inside the verizon center. all that starts right here saturday night on nbc 4. >> all right. looks like tomorrow is a good thing they're going be inside. you won't be able to play hockey outside tomorrow. that will be called water polo. >> temperatures near records in all likelihood in all t

you have your big player in sidney crosby, make a play. get the momentum on your side. >> mike: final minute of play. ovechkin firing one. that one deflected up high. fed to the front and dug out by cullen. jake guentzel ahead. and he has scored. jake guentzel with his seventh of the playoffs. in his seventh stanley cup playoff game. and the score, now, is at 6-2. >> eddie: nice backhand pass from matt cullen. and guentzel put s it dead-center. >> mike: it is a familiar scenario, for the penguins and for the capitals. it is a best-of-seven. it is not over. but it is familiar. 6-2, in favor of the penguins here. and it is orpik in the last dozen. they had hoped to have the horn drowned out by the cheers of their fans. a meaningful silence, mostly, except for penguins fans. and the horn clearly audible. the penguins go up 2-0 games, with a decisive 6-2 victory. marc-andre fleury stopped 34 of 36 and was phenomenal especially in the first period. the stanley cup playoffs have been penaltied by geico. tomorrow, the second round of the stanley

sidney crosby scored twice and the penguins took the first game. caps have to figure out a way to slow him down and put up more than two goals. >>> nats hosting the mets, first pitch at back to you. >> lot going on tonight and this whole weekend, thank you, chris mile hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief. test test test test . >>> breaking news, tonight, late word of f another missile launch, a new provocation from north korea hours after president trump warned of a major conflict with that nation. >>> friendly fire, new details on the deaths of two u.s. army rangers fighting isis. were they killed by their own side? trump and the nra, the president fires up his base on the eve of his 100th day in office, but admits he thought the job would be easier. >>> bus stop, four children mowed down after getting off the school bus. the accu

. >>> nhl playoffs, penguins, blew jackets this one, it went to overtime, sidney crosby wouldn't let them go. look at that, he has his third gel of the night. he had a hat trick. penguins win five-four in overtime. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> coming up at 4:30. if you are a thrill seek he you are in luck. >> twists, turns, upside down, a new roller coaster is on the way, we will tell you where it will pop up in our area. >>> facebook killer the latest object the investigation into an absolutely horrific crime. >>> also a man shot in the face in and chest we will take you to the scene in a live report. >>> patriots day, it is, the monday, of the marathon, bells ringing, runners lining up for one of the most famous race necessary our country. >> bells will be ringing, on this monday, great to have you with us, everyone very good morning after this holiday weekend, a beautiful weekend, we will get an update on the forecast. bob kelly good morning. >> it is national cheese ball day. >> egg salad. >> we're eat gooding all right >> we have cheese balls right here. >> tha

sidney crosby with his 50th career play off goal.four-one lead the series two to nothing. head north of the border rangers and canadiens and this one went to overtime. game of the night tied at three. watch this. all that traffic right there. montreal alexander, gets the rebound and the goal. canadians within four-three in overtime series tied at one piece. >>> finally, we end with the philadelphia union looking for their first win of the season and ladies and gentlemen it's not going to happen tonight. that's for sure. already down one and watch this. the goal of the season. folks. mls put in it. that's 60 yarder over on dre blake tough break for the union. they lose two-nil. >> philadelphia sports. >> come back at 11:00 with good news, right. >> that's right. >> there's only one way up from here. >> can you change it phillies won, union won. >> exactly. >> let's get a final check of the forecast. thanks sean. >> i have good news about that holiday weekend forecast. you can take a look. tomorrow 66 degrees. cloud cover increases we'

in the nation's capital penguin's sidney crosby scored two goals in the first minute of second periodpittsburgh with a 3-2 win over the caps in game one. >>> and in ottawa, the senators answer the rangers' power-play goal in the second period with one of their own a few minutes laternd go ahead after karlsson sli one by henrik lundqvist late in the third. ottawa takes the opener 2-1. i know a lot of rangers fans not happy about that. henrik lundqvist had a great game, so i -- we don't blame them. >> no, can't blame them at all. thanks. >>> still ahead, pope francis is heading to egypt following a palm sunday attack there. we'll get a live report from cairo. >>> the fight over health care continues on capitol hill. it looks like obamacare repeal is going to miss president trump's 100-day target date. >>> he's asking them to vote for a bill that's wildly unpopular in the country, is the wrong thing to do, first and foremost, is going to be do do stuck to their shoe for a long time to come. and with terrible consequences to the american people. there's nothing more important to me than m

golden state takes the game 121-109, nhl flyers fans you will love this there you go sidney columbus giving it to crosby in game three but he says take this in over time tied at four and crosby circles on the blue jackets and look at number 87 go behind the net to jake and his third of the game on former flyers spittsburgh wins 5-4 and 3-0 series lead and i miss the playoffs. >> undiscovered country. a memory. we will show you some highlights from other easter secelebration through the area. >>> an easter home coming and a soldier surprises his football loving family in a very unique way. yo, check it. my parents pimped out our crib with fios internet. sick. word on the street is it's bomb.com. i think you're bomb.com michelle, wanna come over and surf those sweet fios speeds like old times? todd, i've moved on to xfinity, they have the fastest internet. sorry todd. fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity delivers the fastest internet. sign up today or get started with this great offer. call, click, or visit an xfinity store today. how about one more look at some of the fantastic easter pict

montreal that's good edmonton oilers super starred mc david scored this one sting a little bit sidney crosbyareer play off goal. is there any way yesterday' games could top that. bruins and senators game two this one went to overtime. there's a start free ya. ottawa with the puck trying to make things happen and they did. that's dion from the blue line for the game winner. senators within four-three that series is now tied at one a piece. >>> arena football who said philly can't win championships? ron jaworski and philadelphia soul they won their second arena bowl last year and just two nights ago the team received their championship rings and boy they are nice. the request for ring number three started last night. down at tampa bay taking on the storm this one on national tv and these two teams were fired up. little scuffle to get the juices flowing. i like it. fourth quarter sole up three. tampa bay with the on side kick soul reynolds picks it up and scores the touchdown. philadelphia seoul soul win their season opener 56-52. and finally bill anderson we end on happy note because that's ju

trophy has been raised in celebration by nhl greats like bobby orr, wayne gretzky, mark messier, sidney crosbytelevise as many as 105 playoff games. 250 hours of programming during the months of april, may and june. it kicks off tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern on nbcsn, with the rangers and canadiens. don't miss a minute. there is nothing like playoff hockey. or don't miss 10 million minutes because that's how much we're going to air. >> that's right. capital fan over there. >> oh, yeah. >> security, escort that guy out of here. >> nick and i got to go to the last home game of the rangers. it was pretty good. they beat the penguins. >> le's go rangers. >>> check of the weather, mr. roker. >> nice friends over here. look at that. oh, you want to be a "today" show reporter. "today" show reporter. where are you from? >> maryland. >> all right. thank you very much for coming down. let's check your weather. you can see for today, we are looking at rip currents along the eastern shore of florida. severe storms in west texas. mild again through the plains. more wet weather, northern california and the p