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The Washington Wizards wasted no time in locking up shooting guard Bradley Beal, agreeing to a five-year maximum contract worth $128 million not long after the free agent markets opening bell Friday.The sides started talks as soon as possible, just after midnight Eastern, and moved quickly to wrap things up in the morning, agent Mark Bartelstein said. The deal cannot be signed until the free agent moratorium ends on July 7.Beal averaged 17.4 points in his fourth season for the Wizards. He has teamed with John Wall to form one of the most dynamic young backcourts in the NBA but has had difficulty staying healthy. Beal has never played more than 70 games in a season and has been bothered by stress fractures in his right leg throughout his career.He played in only 55 games with 35 starts during Washingtons disappointing 2015-16 season. But he just turned 23 and the Wizards are banking on his ability to put those injuries behind him as they try to push back into the playoff field in the Eastern Conference.The Wizards have designs on landing some other big names on the free agent market, so Beals deal will not be signed until Washington knows who else will be coming from outside the organization. The Wizards have so-called Bird Rights on Beal, meaning they can go over the salary cap -- expected to be around $94 million -- to keep him. The clause in the collective bargaining agreement, named after Larry Bird, gives teams an advantage in retaining players.The deal makes Beal the highest paid player on the Wizards by a wide margin, but Wall didnt seem to have any gripes about that off the top.Congrats to my lil bro (at)RealDealBeal23, Wall tweeted Friday. Now everything on u lol...Welcome back !!One player the Wizards wont be getting is the prize of the class: Kevin Durant. Earlier in the spring there was some hope in Washington that Durant would choose to leave Oklahoma City and come home to the D.C. area to join Wall and the rest of a team that appeared to be on the rise just two seasons ago. But it became apparent as the summer dragged on that Durant was not interested in a homecoming, so the Wizards are continuing their plan to build around that dynamic backcourt with a new coach in Scott Brooks.When Beal is healthy, he brings a scoring touch from the perimeter to complement Walls quickness and penetration at point guard. Beal is a career 39.7 percent shooter from 3-point range and also has shown the ability to create his own shot and the versatility to play with the starting unit or come off the bench to provide instant offense.Washington was one of the bigger disappointments in the league last season, going 41-41 and missing the playoffs in the muddled Eastern Conference a year after winning 46 games and advancing to the conference semifinals.The Wizards made the switch from Randy Wittman to Brooks, but Beals ability to stay healthy and productive will prove critical to their plans of bouncing back next season.Yahoo Sports first reported the agreements completion. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . 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WASHINGTON -- Even as they were rolling to 120 points and the Presidents Trophy last season, the Washington Capitals had stretches where they started games slowly, falling behind early before rallying.This season theyre starting strong and finishing strong.Washington (3-0-1) scored first in each of its four games and has yet to allow a third period goal. The Capitals overcame a sluggish second period and scored twice in the third for a 4-2 win at Florida on Thursday to earn their third straight victory.I think in the first we said, lets do it the right way, coach Barry Trotz said. Lets get on their defense. Thats the way you have to do it in this league, you have to put some pressure on their back end.Washington will try to continue its strong play on Saturday, when it hosts a New York Rangers team that started very fast in its last game.The Rangers scored 69 seconds in and outshot Detroit 33-18, but Jimmy Howard was perfect the rest of the way -- including stopping three breakaways -- as the Red Wings rallied for a 2-1 win on Wednesday night.New York (2-2) scored 15 goals in its first four games, led by Chris Kreiders three goals and four assists. Mika Zibanejad owns two goals and three assists.I like our process. I like the way were playing, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said Wednesday. Were not giving up much to the opposition and were definitely generating some Grade A opportunities.New Yorks offensive task wont get any easier Saturday night against Vezina Trophy winner Braden Holtby and a Washington defense thats allowed six goals in four games.Theyre a good team with a lot of skill and its going to be aa good test for us, New Yorks Jimmy Vesey told Madison Square Garden network.dddddddddddd Their forward group is extremely skilled and Holtbys one of the best goaltenders in the league.The Rangers have had some success against the Washington goalie. For his career, Holtby is 6-8-1 with a 2.69 goals-against average versus New York.In 44 games against the Rangers, Alex Ovechkin, who has two goals this season including the go-ahead tally Thursday night, has 27 goals and 15 assists. Justin Williams has 28 points in 35 games against New York and Nicklas Backstrom has 23 assists in 35 games.Williams picked up his first goal of the season against the Panthers and the first for the Capitals third line, which also includes newcomers Lars Eller and Zach Stanford.Weve gotten better marginally every game weve played, Williams said. Were talking a little bit more, were supporting a little bit more, were getting to know each other a little bit more.Saturdays game marks Washingtons fourth in five contests against teams -- including New York -- that notched at least 100 points last season.I think we usually, in terms of last year I guess, play better against good teams it seems, Holtby said. Theres a lot of depth in the Eastern Conference this year. Theres a lot of good teams.Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 19-9-4, with a 2.65 goals against versus the Capitals, while Rick Nash has 10 goals and 12 assists in 22 games.Washington was 3-2 against the Rangers last season, including an overtime win. ' ' '