The Washington Capitals won the Southeast division for the fourth year in a row and sixth overall. I can’t get excited about this because the Caps haven’t done much with their division titles other than put a banner up — they have typically been one-and-done. Frankly, I don’t think this is worth a ceremony any more.

The shootout win in Toronto over the Maple Leafs and a Philadelphia Flyers loss put the Caps in first place in the Eastern Conference with two games left to play. Both of those are against the lowly Florida Panthers, at home tonight and in Sunrise on Saturday night. They control where they get seeded, win both games and they clinch. 3 standings points may even be enough. If the playoffs started today, the matchup would be the New York Rangers whom have shutout the Caps twice this season. Be careful what you wish for, I suppose. Personally, I’d like to see the Caps and Sabres play in the first round, because I have a co-worker who roots for the Sabres. It could make for a fun couple of weeks in the office.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 300th career goal last night:

Comcast SportsNet is celebrating their 10th anniversary and produce this “Rise to Prominence” video:

Prominence is great, but glory is better. As I said earlier, division titles are not a big deal right now, conference titles and Stanley Cup titles are the goal.

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Capitals vs. Maple Leafs: Knuble’s shootout goal propels Washington to top of Eastern Conference standings

Caps clinch Southeast with win in Toronto