The Capitals now take their 3-2 series lead to New York for Sunday's Game 6.
Game 6 will be played in Atlanta, where the Pacers have lost 13 straight.
The Knicks were eliminated Saturday by the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Henrik Lundqvist followed his brilliant Game 6 performance with a second consecutive shutout, making 35 saves Monday.
Game 5 is to be played Thursday in Pittsburgh, with Game 6 on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.
"The headline on my obituary will say I missed a ground ball in Game 6, " said Buckner.
After a few stumbles early in the series, both Boston and Toronto cranked up the intensity in Game 6.
As Game 6 approached in the best of 7 classic, Texas had won three games and the Cardinals two.
Kevin Durant scored 36 points for Oklahoma City, which must now travel to Houston for Game 6 on Friday night.
At some point in Game 6, they couldn't locate the culprit when an extra man on the ice penalty was called.
If the Celtics can win Game 6 on Friday night in Boston, the decisive seventh game in New York on Sunday.
What man doesn't want to go into a department store and come out smelling like Dirk Nowitzki midway through Game 6?
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The Knicks wrapped up their first series victory since 2000 on Friday night by holding off the Boston Celtics in Game 6.
In Game 6 alone on Thursday night, a historically incomparable game, St.
No one was on base and New York was trailing Boston 5-3 in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 6.
You've got to give credit when credit is due and now it's on us to come back and be ready for Game 6.
New Jersey is just the third team in NHL history to force a Game 6 in the finals after losing its first three.
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But a week later he wasn't grinning in the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, after the Game 6 loss that eliminated his team.
There are some purists who won't place last October's astonishing World Series Game 6 among because it featured five errors and ended 10-9.
The lack of players who can both score and play consistently solid defense cost the Knicks dearly in the 106-99 Game 6 loss Saturday.
If the Rangers can win again Wednesday, they will assure themselves of hosting Game 6 after a game in between in Washington on Friday.
The Heat now face a stunning must-win scenario Thursday night in Game 5 or come back to Indy for Game 6 fighting for their playoff lives.
Either way, there will be little time for preparation with the opening faceoff set for about 24 hours after the Rangers wrapped up their Game 6 victory.
The Celtics will host Game 6 on Friday night, needing two wins to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series.
The Celtics will host Game 6 on Friday night, needing two victories to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series.
It was the first playoff victory in Brooklyn since 1956, when the Dodgers beat the Yankees in Game 6 of the World Series at long-gone Ebbets Field.
The Islanders' best season since 2007 came to a sudden end Saturday night when Orpik's shot won Game 6 in overtime and gave Pittsburgh a first-round series victory.
His bottom-of-the-10th single in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series helped the New York Mets mount a charge against the Boston Red Sox and eventually beat them.
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