PITTSBURGH -- For the second time during the Washington Capitals' Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Capitals didn't immediately open their dressing room following a game. The first delay came after Game 2, which Washington lost 6-2 at home -- when a tense, players-only meeting that lasted a good 10 minutes kept the doors closed. The Capitals weren't too eager to open up about what happened during that meeting, only to say that center Nicklas Backstrom led the discussion and said what needed to be said.
Following Washington's 4-2 victory in a must-win Game 6, there was another short delay.