New York Rangers right wing Derek Dorsett (15) skates with Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) in pursuit in the second period of Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series in New York, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The Rangers shut out the Capitals 1-0. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) reacts after scoring the winning goal in their 4-3 victory during the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) reacts after scoring the winning goal in their 4-3 victory during the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) reacts after scoring the winning goal in their 4-3 victory during the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, gestures after he scored and an empty-net goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-3. Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74), John Erskine (4) and Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, and Jets left wing Evander Kane skate around Ovechkin. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Capitals center Mike Ribeiro (9), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, and defenseman John Erskine (4) celebrate Erskine's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals center Mike Ribeiro (9), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, and defenseman John Erskine (4) celebrate Erskine's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) fights with Boston Bruins right wing Shawn Thornton (22) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
