Gearing up for a Washington Capitals practice one morning, 6-foot-5 enforcer Dylan McIlrath picked up his gloves, and when he slid them on, realized he'd forgotten to remove the hot pink nail polish ...

The Washington Capitals learned this postseason that there's never enough depth on the blue line, as Martin Fehervary's absence weighed heavy on the team en route to an early playoff exit.

Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Capitals. Rookie netminder Joel Blomqvist stopped 32 of 34 for Pittsburgh. “Anybody can beat anybody on any given night ...