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Sabres prevail in OT, but Caps steal show with division title

Associated Press

Friday, April 3, 2009

WASHINGTON -- A year ago, at the culmination of a long trek up the standings, the Washington Capitals reveled when they finished atop the Southeast Division by winning their 82nd game, hugging and jumping and yelling with delight. There was no such celebration to mark their second consecutive title. No, this time, Washington's players quietly shuffled off to the locker room, some with heads bowed, after clinching the division despite losing to the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in overtime Friday night. M ...

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