Caps' flickering playoff hopes dealt a blow in shootout loss to Isles
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Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom has a shot stopped Wednesday night by Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin during the Islanders' 2-1 win.(Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)As he gathered his Washington Capitals in the hours before they played the New York Islanders on Wednesday night, Coach Peter Laviolette did not stray from the message he had delivered time and time again over the past few weeks.
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