Joel Ward wanted Alex Ovechkin to hear him over the din at Madison Square Garden. Ward got Ovechkin's attention and drove the Russian's feed past Henrik Lundqvist with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. We'll take it.'' Following a mostly ceremonial faceoff, the teams skirmished at center ice, sparked by New York's displeasure that Nicklas Backstrom wasn't penalized for hitting Dan Boyle from behind on the play that led to Ward's goal. To a man, the Rangers acknowledged that they let up, expecting referees Chris Rooney and Kelly Sutherland to blow the play dead. More...