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 The Capitals lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game Six set for
Washington on Sunday.
After two scoreless periods, Capitals winger Curtis Glencross opened
the scoring midway through the third and the goal looked like it
would be enough to take Washington through to the Conference final.
However, New York's Chris Kreider scored with under two minutes left
to tie the game and send it to overtime.
With 9:37 played in the extra frame, McDonagh scored on a blast from
just inside the blue line after a drop pass from center Derek
Stepan.
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 28 of 29 shots
while Washington goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 41 shots. The
Capitals had a goal waved off in the second period when a shot by
Matt Niskanen went through traffic near the crease and bounced
behind Lundqvist but the referee ruled Caps winger Joel Ward had
interfered with the New York goaltender.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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