backstrom, oshie, wallmark, aho, order. staal in that off theth outside ogoal and picked up and started ahead by ni niederreiter. niederreiter fces this one in and heads after it. can't get it back though. matt niskanen. off the stick of tom wilson. played up the boards.n sebast aho. four hurricanes come across the line together. pass out of of reach of aho. turned back around. teravainen will let faulk come get it. that one rocketed around the boards right in front of the ta ls' bench. touched down for dmitry orlov. moved on for tom wilson. wilson a long range shot just wide. >> pierre: that was vrana's first shift in a long time for capitals.>> rendan: niskanen just keeps it away from teravainen. kuznetsov. to the slot.ri kuznetsov t tofr go back in t and it is deflected away and matt niskanen from the circle that. shot blocked by teravainen. >> pierre: -- doesn't have a stick. just got teravainen's, his stick's in the neutral zone. >> brendan: kuznetsovck waiting ban the cage. mrazek on a stick. as the pass comes out. th

nice pass to nicolas backstrom. it's 1-0 caps. carolina tied. it in the third tom wilson reclaims the lead for the caps.ss another aist for ovie and it's t2. five minutes le hurricanes on the power play, jordan stall defles this one in. it's the canes first power play goal in nine tries. tied at 3. go into overtime. less than two minutes into the extra period, the unlikely hero with the game winner. orpik! just theourth career playoff goal for the veteran, and it was a big one. caps win 4-3. for more on the game to win and hero, here's dave johnson. >> what is it about broolkz orpik? on saturday he gets the carolina hurricanes. listen, an overtime game winner zoer is special. but extra special when it's scored by the oldest player on the roster. d for is good for us, g him. it's always fun to see a guy score, especially in overtime. a huge goal. not counted on for too many goals. if you want to have long runs, you nee everybody chipping and doing things they don't o. normally >> guys like that, leaders that don't score a ton of goals, they come

and when you have ovechkin,nd backstrom andpi k, they know what to expect. a in tight game where carolina doesn't have nearly the experience that they showed it. >> tight game and playoff hockey are almost the same thing. that's why special teams that chs the course of a series. special teams were not that great for the capitals in the regular season. you like what you saw in game 1. >> statistically you're right, they weren't great in game one. but any time you have alex ovechkin that's a help. fiven five play for the capitals in game one, they have more to give. the thing i liked was not a lot of panic. when you got karl hagelin, who they got at the deadline do a great job at attacking the blue line. but tapitals stuck to the plan. the penalty kill, durong the se wasn't great, they were good down the stretch and really good in game one. >> hurricanes outshot the capitals, they're tops in the nhl in getting shots.re yoot going to win a lot of games with 18 shots on goal. >> you don't. they have to be better on the boards. carolina, they'rey not ove physical

for backstrom, back-to-back goals in the second period. here is one of them. and nick dowd scoring on his rst ever penalty shot. no pressure there.e the hom team has won every game of the series so far. game six tomorrow night in raleigh. fully we will not need a game seven, but if we do, it will be right back here in d.c. later this week. >> wouldn't that being somethinging if they won again? >> yes. >> awesome. a >> one gamet a time. >> one game at a time. >>> still ahead, shattered glass outside a store, targeted by thieve trying to take the atm inside. it is becoming a more common crime in one area. and a strange pattern might be emerging. pat collins all over it. he'l have that story coming up next on "news 4 today." ay with us. at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. >>> back now on "news 4 today" with a kind of story that is becoming all too familiar in our region. >> atm thieves ba

ck strop on backstrom one and day. ca on the power play, kuznetsov beautiful feed to backy for his second goal of the game. getthis, the caps scored three goals on their first eight shots. that is accuracy. that is precision. this is number three. alex ovechkin on the power play. his 62nd career postseason gal. tied f 27th all the canes 19-year-old rookie scored too late to make it close. the caps hold on to win 4-2. the capitals back on the ice for practice today. they weren too impressed with their performance in game one, ut of course happy to get the wi lars eller did not participate at practice, but is expected to play saturday. he had an empty netter last night. here ar te the guys expectation for game two. >> we need to take a lot more shots. we waste shots on the goalie. it's not really t style tha we play. i think as a team we'd like more high quality chances for and against. we weren't perfect last, but it wasn't real bad either. >> in the playoffs, they're going to have their push in the third period and we

backstro we've got your backstrom. passes across to backy and firing in scores. caps up 2-0. washington putting it on carolina winning 6-0. this will be six career playoff, shutou most in franchise history and you've got to imagine that has to be a happy dressing room. so i'm going to run down there, bring you the reaction coming up in. sports back to you, justin. >> sherree burruss live for an incredible game. thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >>> as predent trump takes a victory lap after the release of the mueller report, his legal team is celebrating too. the attorneys kept the president from a potentially risky in person interview with the special counsel. the report did not conclude mr. trump engaged in criminal behavior that limits the president's legal exposure. the president falsely claims the report exonerated him on collusion and obstruction and attacked bob mueller, as quote, highly con fliflicteconflicted. >>> maria boutte nah's legal team said she learned her lesson after serving nine months in three different detention centers. pleaded guilty in december l

nicholas backstrom feeling the heat. alex ovechkin puts it in. third goal of the hiplayoffs. s first assist of the playoff is an absolute dime. caps up one. washington came out aggressive hoping to do that confidence stomping. six minutes later,ake a look at this one. lifted his leg to avoid the deferred. looks like my dog about to do business. 2-0 caps. to the second period, urricanes down one. sebastian weird angle buteets equalizer. it's 2-2. we go the third period. tom wilson basn somewhat quiet so far this post-season. big right here. light it up. ov's secondam assist of the caps up 3-2. final seconds of regulation. tied at 3-3. john carlson gets a great look. the huge to prevent the buzzer beater and we go to overtime. then less thawo minutes got the goal. caps win 4-3, te a 2-0 series lead. now let's go back to my ban dave johnson. dave how loud did it get over there? >> reporter: it did get crazy. make no mistake. maybe the takeaway lesson is you're never too d. 38-year-old brooks last year at the game two winner against the las vegas gold enknigh and this afternoon h

nicholas backstrom scored two of three goals in the first period alg. the hurricanes surged late, but th held on to win 4-2. >> we got a good start there. we got some energy off the goals at first. overall, i think we've got a portion that was great to see. >> you know they put pressure on us all wme. so -- you know, we can improve and get better. >> you leave from a game like this, you're happy with the win. but you know, we can play better than that. and especially five on five for us. >> reporter: the capitals need three more wins to advance to the second round. but first, game two right back here and on nbc 4 on saturday at 3:00 p.m. news4 spor. >> a reminder to watch our news4 special this weekend, the cup," airing tomorrow at 2:30 on thc 4. game is right after that followed by news4 at 6:00. >> good way to get started, thitgh. >> yes, the win. always the best way to start. >>> still ahead, do you think it's rudon to talk about on a first date? >> you paying?-- >> right. a new survey tells us what most people think. >>> plus robo call crackdown. to

playoff series nicklas backstrom scored twice as washington rushed into a three goal lead the hurricanes went on to pole two back but it wasn't enough the capitals ending with a four two win and one nothing lead in the series. for the eighth time morocco's russia delmore beattie has won the toughest a foot race on earth the marathon day sabs the six day race through this hour a desert is the equivalent of six regular marathons more beats and top honors in the men's league category while his brother mohammad was not far behind in second in the women's race right down to the netherlands won her category for the first time. that a long history without a head in more than a hundred years of major league baseball is still going chris davis of the baltimore orioles hoping he'd finally managed one against oakland but it wasn't to be the man who has twice led the league in home runs now fifty three at bats without a hitch. and that's all your support for now more coming up later but for now it's back to you peter thanks very much lots more news of course when you whether you want to own the webs

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oshie bumped up to the top line with backstrom and ovechkin. from raleigh, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >>> getting close to puck drop. sherree burruss tweeted out a four leaf clover. yes, we are superstitious.at th why we've dispatched tommy mcfly to the watch party. you were there last yea we know whatppened. now you've got to bring us the coverage again. >> i mean, if you're saying i'm good luck i'll take 'r. we having a good time at the watch party, right? we got our crew. a big day for you, right? >> right. 30th birthday today. >> yes, celebrating brandon's birthday. lindsey, how is it going in the southern maryland crew? >> it's going great. ea're really excited to be here. >> are you r for a big night? >> yeah. we're rocking the red. >> yeah, what he said. we're rocking the red. are you specking a big night tonight for the caps? >> yeah. >> you can see all of capital one arena. the line is coming through security. it's going to be an awesome night. nothing like watching the caps with a couplho tand of your close friends with the ice o

nicklas backstrom sred two of the three goals in the first period alone. the hurricanes surged late, but e caps held on to win 4-2. >> we got a good stt. we got goals in first. overall, i think, you know, we got fortunate. >> great to ousee, y know, that they put pressure on us all yme. so know, we know we can improve and get . >> you leave from a game like this, you're happy with the win. but you know, we can play bette thanthat. and especially five on five for us. >> reporter: the capitals need three more twoiwins to advance the secondround. first, game two here on nbc 4 saturday at 3:00 p.m. news4 sports. >>> and don'tforget to watch the news4 special this weekend, "defending the cup." itirs tomorrow at 2:30 onbc 4. the game is on right after that, and that's followed by "news4" at 6:00. >>> do you think it's talk about money on the first date? i guess it depends on how the venversation goes. a new s tells us what most people think about that. >>> plus, robo call toackdown. y we have an idea about how the senate plans to fight companies that blowphp you

backstrom got two assists. the caps play in raleigh at 7:00. watch the whole thing on the nbc sports washington channel. we can just wrap it up. >> get it done. >>> a tiger in a kansas city za zoo is back on display while a trainer fights for her life. more on the brutal attack and what the zoo plans to do flex. >>> a bizarre missing child case. a young boy b hasn'tn seen in days but never left his home. topped 's mother has talking to police. the latest ahead on "news4 today." lauren? >>> and we're taking a look outside. a few clouds out there. and a little breezy as we go through the 8:00 and 9:00 hour. temperatures in the 50s, really than bad out there to start this monday. we'll talk more about your week's forecast with some rain chances. >>> welcome back at 5:16. to the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy in illinois. andrew has been missing for days, but there's no evidence he's been abducted. the boy was last seen wednesday at the family home, and the next morning he was gone. police dogs didn't pick up his scent ou

backstrom scoring two of the team's six holtby, he stopped everyono the argest playoff shut out win i franchise history, laying out nte for victory and hoping it can be repeated here tonight. ac if we'd all look b at last game and all the things that we did, just doing that again. from start to finish i thought we played a very solid game and did exactly what we were supposed to do. i think if we just look back a last game and do i again for 60 more minutes, that. >> that's the kind of hockey we want to play. the energy and work ethic is something we need to have. epefully thexecution is there and the rest will fall. >> game three was at the bottom fornds here game four we started to make a little bit of a push and got to some more areas of our game than we liked. and then game five was -- has been our best and then we need to at the very least be thatd commit to tonight. >> referee: and the capitals knowing they need start fast. so far the home team has scored the first goal going on to win. coming up at 6:00, how washington plans to snap their two-game losing streak in this building

playoff series nicklas backstrom scored twice as washington rushed into a three goal lead of the hurricanes may go on to pull back if it wasn't the capitals and with a four two win and one nothing leaves in the series. the ball tampering bans served by three australian cricketers are now over one of them cameron bancroft has been signed as captain of english county side but is lee wellings reports he's been well as a leader and not as cheats. a year ago australian cameron bancroft was at the center of one of the biggest scandals in the history of cricket his cheating by using sandpiper to manipulate a board in a test match destroyed his reputation i was nine months. now he's back in the unexpected surroundings of daraa in the north of england but did consider quitting cricket as the backlash took a psychological toll how has it been for you really i'm for the last twelve months yeah i've had mine that. you know i've been really flat really down here in a in a graving crisis a great advice and you've got to be really really honest with yourselves. you know particularly as many can sometimes