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It was officially announced on July 2 that Brooks Orpik will be joining the Washington Capitals.
The field is starting to get a little more narrow and for some teams, it all comes down to one game as the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will feature two Game 7 sudden-death games Monday.
It's getting into crunch tie now for several NHL teams as the battle for the Stanley Cup continues with the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs rolling on Friday.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are just heating up as the action continues on Friday.
The third day of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs starts on Thursday and there will be some big-time matchups in store for hockey fans.
The Washington Capitals look to build off their best win of the season when they take on the Florida Panthers.
The Toronto Maple Leafs (4-5-0) look to take advantage of the Washington Capitals' (2-5-1) struggles when the two teams play on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia Flyers (2-5-0) and Washington Capitals (1-5-1) have been perennial contenders for the last few years. The Flyers won the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference last year and made a run to the second run of the playoffs. The Capitals entered the playoffs as a seven seed but took down the defending champions on route to pushing the top seeded New York Rangers to seven games. However, neither team has looked like a bonafide contender in the early going.
The Washington Capitals (1-4-1) look for their second win of the season when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.