Caps Grind for Playoff Spot

On March 30th, the Washington capitals are grinding through the final stretch of the regular season, chasing that playoff spot with everything they've got.

Alex Ovechkin just hit his 1000th career NHL goal, counting regular season in playoffs, back on March 22nd.

Then on March 26th, he dropped a hat trick against his 21st different franchise, the Utah Mammoth, setting a league record.

Now they're in a dogfight for the Eastern Conference's second wildcard, sitting five points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets with fewer than 10.

Games left. Every point feels like gold as they push to sneak into the postseason dance. The young guns are rising up big time, giving the vets that extra spark.

Rookie defenseman Cole Hudson lit the lamp in his NHL debut and grabbed his first multi-point game in a wild five-to-four shootout win over Vegas on March 28th.

Forward Ivan Miroschenko, chipped in with his first two-goal night two, showing this squad's got depth.

This week's no joke, a brutal run of Eastern Conference foes. They host Philadelphia on Tuesday March 31st at 7pm. Then hit New Jersey Thursday April 2nd at 7.30pm.

Saturday April 4th brings Buffalo home at 7pm, capped by a Sunday April 5th, back-to-back at the Rangers in Madison Square Garden at 7pm.

All eyes on the caps to stack wins against these divisional rivals and flip that wildcard script before it's too late.

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