News: Marchand notched the game-winner in overtime, while adding an assist in 22:17 of ice time in Thursday's Game 1 of the Bruins' second-round series against the Rangers. [+]
Impact: Marchand left Thursday's morning skate in some pain due to an undisclosed injury, but not only did he suit up that evening, he turned in arguably his best effort in the postseason to date. ( RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) |
News: Rask stopped 33-of-35 shots in Thursday's overtime win over the Rangers in Game 1 of the Bruins' second-round playoff series. [+]
Impact: Look for Rask to see all the starts in goal for the Bruins as their playoff run continues. Next up for the team is Game 2, an afternoon tilt at home against the Rangers on Sunday. ( RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) |
News: Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. [+]
Impact: Marchand, Boston's top goal scorer in the regular season, got his first of the postseason on a pass from Patrice Bergeron. Marchand has 67 goals in the last three seasons and scored 18 in 2012-13, but he has two goals in his last 15 playoff games. ( STATS - Fri. May 17, 2013) |
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News: Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals' playoff series against the Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot, the Washington Post reports. [+]
Impact: Since skating could not make the injury worse, Ovechkin played through the issue, both in those two games, as well as the the quarterfinals of the World Championships. The good news is that the fracture will simply requires rest to heal and Ovechkin has the entire offseason ahead of him to that end. ( RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) |
News: Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team says is a hairline fracture in his left foot. [+]
Impact: Capitals spokesman Sergey Kocharov writes in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Ovechkin's foot was hurt during Game 6 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. Washington lost that game 1-0 Sunday, and then lost 5-0 Monday in Game 7. ( STATS - Thu. May 16, 2013) |
News: Erat will not require surgery on his dislocated elbow, the Washington Times reports. Instead, he plans on the rehabbing the injury on his own. [+]
Impact: Of course, with the Capitals eliminated following Monday's Game 7 loss to the Rangers, Erat will have all offseason to rehab the injury, though he's expected to be fully recovered within a few weeks. Erat said he would have been available to play through the pain had the Capitals advanced to the second round. ( RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013) |
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