NEW YORK – The cheers came through the mirrored doors inside this Central Park hotel and rushed into the room called La Petite Salon, which happened to be located inside a larger room called Le Grand Salon, decorated with chandeliers and ceiling-to-carpet paintings. It was an odd location for the Washington Capitals to spend Friday afternoon holding meetings and working out, let alone addressing reporters after their Game 1 victory over the New York Rangers. But after an exhausting seven-game series with the New York Islanders and the emotions left behind from their Game 1 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, they welcomed the rest.
Up 1-0 against the Rangers, Capitals take a surprise day off
