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The Washington Capitals Want To Finish Off The Philadelphia Flyers Tonight

04/22/2016 at 3:02pm EDT

from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,

Alex Ovechkin didn’t mince words Friday.

“It’s all about us right now,” the Washington Capitals captain said after his team had a brisk, all-business morning skate at the Kettler Iceplex.

“We control our destiny. We have to play hard, play simple and play smart. We have to dictate how we play, not them.”

Them, of course, is the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Flyers nudged the door open in the Eastern Conference first-round series when they won Game 4 to avoid being eliminated. The Capitals would rather treat the Flyers like unwanted guests in Game 5 Friday night at the Verizon Center and send them on their way.

A victory and the Caps would win the best-of-seven in five games and get some down time before playing the Pittbsburgh Penguins or the New York Rangers in the second round; a loss and it’s back to Philadelphia for Game 6 Sunday.

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