Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth compiled a 1.38 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage in Washington's five-game Eastern Conference quarterfinal win over the New York Rangers. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Associated press photographs Capitals goalies (from left) Michal Neuvirth, Semyon Varlamov and Braden Holtby have earned their teammates' confidence with strong showings in the regular season. Neuvirth has started the first three games of the series with the Rangers.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) watches as Brandon Dubinsky's (back left) game-winning shot flies over the left shoulder of Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth in the third period of the New York Rangers' 3-2 victory in Game 3 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) and left wing Brandon Dubinsky (17) celebrate Dubinsky's game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in the final minutes of the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) watches as Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) lies on the ice. The Rangers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) and left wing Brandon Dubinsky (17) celebrate Dubinsky's game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in the final minutes of the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) watches as Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) lies on the ice. The Rangers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals right wing Boyd Gordon (15) celebrates teammates with Michal Neuvirth, center, of the Czech Republic, and Scott Hannan (23) after a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game 2 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner lunges in front of goalie Michal Neuvirth to block a shot by the New York Rangers' Marian Gaborik during Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Alzner blocked eight shots in Washington's 2-1 win. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Rangers center Brian Boyle gets the puck past Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth for a goal to put the Rangers up 1-0 during the third period of a playoff game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth, from the Czech Republic, keeps his eye on the puck in the second period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series with the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
