Canadiens defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron called Capitals forward Eric Belanger yesterday to apologize for knocking out eight of his teeth with a high stick Friday night in game five of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series.  Belanger and Bergeron were teammates with the Minnesota Wild last season.  Belanger told reporters this morning, “He felt so bad.” Belanger,
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This is one of those chicken/egg thing.  Which is it?  The Capitals power play or the Canadiens penalty killing.  The Capitals, number one in the NHL’s power play statistics this season, have 1 goal in 24 opportunities.  Have the Capitals forgotten how to operate with the man advantage or is it the Canadiens’ penalty killing
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