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SUNRISE, Fla. | It certainly looks as if the Washington Capitals will be without Alex Ovechkin for at least two more games, so they're going to have more chances to show they can play well without him. A shot to prove Wednesday's third-period meltdown in New Jersey was an aberration is probably a good thing. "Our game plan going in was 'be patient, don't give up much and capitalize on our chances,' " forward Brendan Morrison said. "In the end, it was the same old story here the past couple of weeks - we shot ourselves in the foot by ... Email </a
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