Detroit pressed in the final minutes, but Beauchemin wrapped it up with an exceptional empty-net goal, shooting the puck from just outside Anaheim's goal crease.

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With the Slovakia goalkeeper substituted in favour of an extra attacker and a crowded goal crease, Pavol Demitra found space but could not clear the trailing pad of Canada's Roberto Luongo with his close-range effort.

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Ribeiro cut the deficit in half with a slam-dunk goal from the edge of the crease while the Capitals enjoyed a two-man advantage.

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