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Last year’s Stanley Cup Champions; the Washington Capitals tried to defend their reign as World Champions, but in the end it was not to be.
They lost in the first round to the Carolina Hurricanes in Double Overtime in game 7!!!
Justin Williams who once played for the Capitals got revenge and came back to Washington in his only Game 7, and left the ice relieved and redeemed after knocking off his old friends and defending Stanley Cup champions.
The man who earned the “Mr. Game 7” moniker shook Alex Ovechkin’s hand after the Carolina Hurricanes’ stunning 4-3 double-overtime victory.
JUSTIN WILLIAMS: “You can kick the snot out of each other and look each other in the eye and say, ‘Man that was a great series, you really pushed us,’” “We pushed each other.”
The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 18-6 in the overtimes, and it was clear Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov and the big guns were gassed after each surpassing 30 minutes of ice time.
CAPITALS ALEX OVECHKIN: “Both teams were (tired),” who had a series-high nine points. “Players played a lot of minutes.”
