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Jay Beagle saves Capitals season — temporarily — with sensational stop

PITTSBURGH — For a splt-second, Jay Beagle was the best goalie on the Capitals roster.

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The forward made a sliding stick save early in overtime against the Penguns that saved his team's season. WIthout him, Pittsburgh scores, and the Capitals' season is over right then. It ended up being over shortly after that. Nick Bonino scored the winner 6:32 into overtime.

— Stephanie (@myregularface) May 11, 2016

Washington had rallied from a 3-1 deficit, aided by the Penguins' boneheadery, to force the extra period.