
Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, right center, is congratulated by teammates as manager Ron Washington heads out to the mound to pull him from the baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched nine and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, right center, is congratulated by teammates as manager Ron Washington heads out to the mound to pull him from the baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Matters unraveled for the Capitals during a 4-1 home loss to the Rangers on Sunday after captain Alex Ovechkin (center) was called for two penalties on the same second-period play. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Matters unraveled for the Capitals during a 4-1 home loss to the Rangers on Sunday after captain Alex Ovechkin (center) was called for two penalties on the same second-period play. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Matters unraveled for the Capitals during a 4-1 home loss to the Rangers on Sunday after captain Alex Ovechkin (center) was called for two penalties on the same second-period play. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Under a new NHL realignment proposal reported by CBC, the Capitals and Rangers would play in the same division beginning in 2013-14. (Associated Press)

Goaltender Braden Holtby made 38 saves on 40 shots in the Capitals' 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. (Associated Press)

Goaltender Braden Holtby made 38 saves on 40 shots in the Capitals' 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. (Associated Press)

New Capitals forward Wojtek Wolski had four goals and eight assists last season with the Rangers and Panthers. (Associated Press)