ARLINGTON, Va. Fake Vans From China . -- Even if Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals have earned a reputation for quick exits, at least theyve been making the playoffs year after year. Thats not a given this time. And the team is well aware of it: Every time players set foot in the practice facility, they come face to face with a display showing where Washington stands. On Thursday, the Capitals had 70 points, good enough only for 11th place in the 16-team Eastern Conference. The top eight teams qualify for the post-season. "Weve got a board in our dressing room here that says the standings. You walk by it six, seven times a day," right wing Troy Brouwer said. "So theres no way to be immune to whats going on." Washington hasnt missed the playoffs since the 2006-07 season, although its never been past the second round in that span. At the moment, the fading Capitals have won only one of their last six games heading into Friday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks, who are 10th in the West. "The desperate level," Brouwer said, "is getting up there." Washington has 15 games left in the regular season. Its not a particularly easy schedule, either, with 10 games against teams currently in playoff position, including a daunting March 18-22 road trip to Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. "Obviously, were very concerned," coach Adam Oates said. "But the one good thing about hockey is tomorrows another game and you cant get too far ahead or dwell too much on it, because youve got to play tomorrow. Its a must win tomorrow." There have been various problems lately, including poor passing and puck possession, leading to turnovers and a lack of shots on goal. Also glaring: Ovechkins sudden lack of scoring. The three-time NHL MVP and team captain leads the league with 44 goals, but he has been held without a point in each of the last four games, matching his worst drought this season. So whats it going to take to get things turned in the right direction before its too late? "It can be one big hit," said Ovechkin, whos been known to dole those out. "Or it can be one good play and everybody (wakes) up and everybody (plays) much better." In a bid to help the playoff push, general manager George McPhee added goalie Jaroslav Halak and left wing Dustin Penner in separate deals at the trade deadline this month, then finally signed 2010 first-round draft pick Evgeny Kuznetsov. But there hasnt been a payoff yet. Penner was thought to be destined for the top forward line, alongside Ovechkin and centre Nicklas Backstrom. But Oates said Thursday, "I dont think he matches well with them." Asked to elaborate, Oates replied: "Hes not the fastest guy in the world. Hes a puck-possession, battle-along-the-wall guy, and I think (Ovechkin and Backstrom) need a quicker guy." Halak, meanwhile, has made three consecutive starts over Braden Holtby. Oates wouldnt say who would be in net Friday. Holtby said all the right things Thursday, though -- about Halak "giving us a chance to win, whenever he plays"; about how "I want to learn from" Halak; about how theres no rivalry between the pair. Holtby also gave a frank assessment about what Washington needs to do now. "Everyone knows," Holtby said, "that we have to have at least 10 wins, probably, in these last 15 -- or more -- to have a chance." Notes: D Dmitry Orlov signed a $4 million, two-year contract extension. "Good for him," Ovechkin said, "and good for us." Orlov was suspended by the NHL for two games this month after launching into an opponent and drawing a major penalty that helped the Flyers rally for a 5-4 overtime victory. ... C Brooks Laich, who missed two of the last four games with a groin injury, saw a doctor and will be monitored day by day, according to Oates. Its possible Laich will play Friday. ... C Mikhail Grabovski skated before Thursdays practice as he deals with a left ankle injury. "Until he can practice with us, I think hes a ways away," Oates said. Cheap Fake Vans . "This is my city," the Toronto native said upon his arrival Wednesday night. And the 35-year-old former league MVP says he is hoping to making 2014 a memorable year. Fake Vans Free Shiping ... as usual. Even with the salary cap being set lower than many general managers expected and hoped for at $69 million and whats considered a shallow pool of top-end players available, this unrestricted-free-agent period figures to follow the familiar script of teams bidding up prices to keep up with each other. http://www.fakevans.com/ . The Extreme Heat Policy was enacted at Melbourne Park just before 2 p.m. Thursday, suspending all matches on outer courts until the early evening and requiring the closure of the retractable roofs at Rod Laver and Hisense arenas before play could continue on the show courts.PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Calder Brooks and Leon Draisaitl scored 13 seconds apart in the third period as the Prince Albert Raiders edged the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Dakota Conroy also scored for the Raiders (33-30-5), who jumped over Brandon for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a game in hand. Rihards Bukarts scored both goals for the Wheat Kings (31-29-0), who are on a four-game slide with three regular-season games remaining. Nick McBride made 21 saves for Prince Albert while Jordan Papirny turned away 34-of-37 shots for the Wheat Kings. --- WARRIORS 4 OIL KINGS 1 MOOSE JAW, Sask. -- Sam Fioretti and Jack Rodewald each had a pair of goals as the Warriors downed Edmonton. Brayden Point and Tanner Eberle each chipped in with two assists for Moose Jaw (20-40-9). Curtis Lazar scored for the Oil Kings (47-18-3). Justin Paulic made 31 saves for the Warriors as Edmontons Tyler Santos stopped 21-of-25 shots in a losing cause. --- HITMEN 2 BLADES 1 SASKATOON -- Chris Driedger stopped 43-of-44 shots as Calgary slipped past the Blades. Colby Harmsworth and Alex Roach supplied the scoring for the Hitmen (45-17-7). Jordon Thomson scored for Saskatoon (16-47-5), which dropped its eighth game in a row, and Troy Trombley kicked out 30-of-32 shots in defeat. Calgary and Edmonton are tied with 97 points apiece. The Oil Kings remain first in the Eastern Conference because they have a game in hand. --- ICE 3 PATS 1 CRANBROOK, B.C. -- Jaedon Descheneau scored once and set up two more as Kootenay downed Regina. Jagger Dirk and Luke Philp also scored for the Ice (39-25-4) and Sam Reinhart had two assists. The Pats (38-25-6) got their lone goal from Morgan Klimchuk. Mackenzie Skapski made 27 saves for Kootenay while Reginas Dawson MacAuley stopped 28-of-30 shots in defeat. ---- BRONCOS 5 HURRICANES 3 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Graham Black and Jay Merkley each had a pair of goals as Swift Current handed the Hurricanes their 11th loss in a row. Codo Gordon had a goal and two assists for the Broncos (35-25-9) and Julius Honka chipped in with three assists. Jamal Watson, Brady Ramsay and Tyler Wong scored for Lethbridge (12-52-5). Swift Currents Landon Bow made 22 saves for the win. Teagan Sacher gave up five goals on 33 shots in two periods of play for the Hurricanes. Stuart Skinner stopped all nine shots he faced in relief. --- TIGERS 5 REBELS 3 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Curtis Valk had three goals and an assist as the Tigers defeated Red Deer. Blake Penner and Anthony Ast also scored for Medicine Hat (42-23-4) and Trevor Cox had two assists. Wyatt Johnson scored once for the Rebels (33-31-5) and assisted on goals by Scott Feser and Adam Musil. Fake Vans Old Skool. Marek Langhamer made 20 saves for the Tigers while Red Deers Patrik Bartosak turned aside 40-of-44 shots in defeat. --- WINTERHAWKS 4 GIANTS 1 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Adin Hill stopped 28 shots and Oliver Bjorkstrand and Brendan Leipsic each had a goal and an assist as the Winterhawks toppled Vancouver. Chase De Leo and Keegan Iverson also scored for Portland (50-13-5). Joel Hamilton scored the lone goal for the Giants (31-27-10). Vancouvers Payton Lee turned away 30-of-34 shots in defeat. --- CHIEFS 8 COUGARS 0 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Mitch Holmberg had three goals and an assist and Mike Aviani scored once and set up three others as Spokane crushed the Cougars. Markson Bechtold, Jason Fram, Marcus Messier and Riley Whittingham also scored for the Chiefs (38-24-6) and Keanu Yamamoto had three assists. Spokanes Eric Williams made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the season. Adam Beukeboom allowed three goals on 19 shots for Prince George (26-36-8) while Ty Edmonds stopped 13-of-18 shots in his 31 minutes of action for the Cougars. --- ROCKETS 7 AMERICANS 0 KELOWNA, B.C. -- Jordon Cooke made 20 saves and seven different players scored as the Rockets blanked Tri-City. Madison Bowey, Damon Severson, Nick Merkley, Rourke Chartier, Kris Schmidl, Marek Tvrdon and Ryan Olsen supplied the offence for Kelowna (54-10-4), which went 4 for 4 on the power play. Evan Sarthough turned aside 39-of-46 shots for the Americans (28-32-8), who have just one win in their last 10 contests. Tri-City has a four-point lead over Prince George for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with two games in hand. --- SILVERTIPS 5 THUNDERBIRDS 2 KENT, Wash. -- Joshua Winquist scored twice and Austin Lotz made 31 saves as Everett downed Seattle. Patrick Bajkov, Dawson Leedahl and Zane Jones also scored for the Silvertips (36-23-9), who are 8-0-1 in their last nine games, and Ivan Nikolishin added two assists. Shea Theodore and Russell Maxwell responded for the Thunderbirds (39-22-6). Seattles Taran Kozun allowed four goals on 27 shots before giving way to Danny Mumaugh, who stopped both shots he faced in 16 minutes of relief. --- ROYALS 3 BLAZERS 2 VICTORIA -- Taylor Crunk kicked off three straight goals for the Royals with a goal nine seconds into the game en route to downing Kamloops. Brett Cote and Tyler Soy also scored for Victoria (47-17-4), which won its fifth game in a row. Matt Revel and Matt Needham scored in the third period for the Blazers (13-51-5), who are on a seven-game skid. Patrik Polivka made 18 saves for the Royals while Bolton Pouliot stopped 29 shots for Kamloops. ' ' '