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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals and Stephane Robidas (3) of the Dallas Stars fight for the puck during the 1st period at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Tuesday, November 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals' John Erskine, Alex Ovechkin and Cody Eakin rest near the bench while playing the Dallas Stars during the 2nd period at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Tuesday, November 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Dallas Stars left wing Eric Nystrom, left, falls as he scores a goal on Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth, rear, as Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom and Stars center Vernon Fiddler watch during the third period of an NHL game in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. The Stars won 5-2. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth rubs his face after losing his helmet from a hard hit with the puck during the first period of an NHL game against the Dallas Stars in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2009 file photo, Dallas Stars head coach Marc Crawford watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit. Crawford was fired as the Stars coach on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, after just two seasons in charge. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro, left, defenseman Stephane Robidas, center left, center Steve Ott, center right, and left wing Brenden Morrow, right, celebrate a goal by Ribeiro in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

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Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas (3) kneels on the ice as left wing Jamie Benn (14) skates nearby after the Minnesota Wild beat the Stars 5-3 in an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14), and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (52), of Sweden, battle for the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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New Jersey Devils goalie Johan Hedberg, of Sweden, traps a loose puck as Anton Volchenkov, front, of Russia and Jason Arnott (25) help against pressure from Dallas Stars right wing Jamie Langenbrunner (15) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley (6) is hit into the boards by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ruslan Salei (24), of Belarus, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday Dec. 29, 2010, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green (52) and Alex Ovechkin (8) of Russia argue with referee Dan O'Rourke (9) in the closing seconds of the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, in Dallas. A goal by the Capitals was with seconds left was disallowed by officials in the 2-1 Stars win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley (6) defends as Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) of Russia controls the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Dominic Moore (19) smiles as he skates back to the bench following his goal against the Dallas Stars in the second period of an NHL hockey preseason game Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)