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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 a good test for us, New Yorks Jimmy Vesey told Madison Square Garden network. 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. Nolan Ryan Mets Jersey . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Steven Matz Mets Jersey http://www.metssale.com/mets-tim-tebow-jersey/ . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Jason Vargas Jersey . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. Keith Hernandez Mets Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec.Fiji coach John McKee believes the creation of a Pacific Islands Super Rugby franchise would eventually transform his side into heavyweights of the game. Plans are underway to establish a team comprising of players from Englands opponents at Twickenham on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 2, plus Samoa and Tonga, that would compete in an expanded version of the southern hemisphere competition.By offering professional rugby in the Pacific Islands in the form of a franchise that would be operational in the early 2020s, it is hoped that the player drain to overseas clubs can be stemmed. Fiji played Australia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup England are among the nations profiting from Fijians opting for the greater riches available outside their homeland as they prepare to name Nathan Hughes and Semesa Rokoduguni in their starting XV for Saturdays second autumn international.It costs a lot of money to run a Super Rugby franchise and the economies in the Pacific are small economies, but it could become a reality in the next five to six years, McKee said. I certainly feel that the groundswell has changed a little bit and were realistically moving towards that now. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price From a national coaching perspective, to have our players playing in Super Rugby would be hugely beneficial for the national team because the windows fit in with the Test match windows.We would have access to a fair number of our squad at home over the whole 12 months. We would still select players from Europe, but the core of our team would be at home. With the talented athletes we have, if we had a Super Rugby team, we would be right up there. Fiji played Australia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup McKee views the emergence of Argentina since their exposure to Super Rugby as proof that Fiji might also power into rugbys top tier.ddddddddddddIf you look at Argentina, they have improved since joining Super Rugby, he said. They found it a bit tough with all the travel, but its enabled them to have the core of their players at home for the majority of the year. England vs Fiji November 19, 2016, 2:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass You can see how Argentinas style has changed - they are a much more dangerous team now and had a very successful World Cup, playing very un-Argentinean style rugby. That has come from playing Super Rugby.Fiji captain Akapusi Qera believes that having a Super Rugby franchise in the Pacific Islands would have a profound impact on their ability to halt the exodus and urged World Rugby to invest in the project. Fiji played Australia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup Having Super Rugby would bring professionalism to the islands and it would raise question marks on whether to come to Europe or not. If it happened, most of the boys would tend to stay rather than moving on, Qera said.If World Rugby wants the tier two nations to compete with the tier one nations, then they have to look into this investment in order to level the playing field.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Vunipola returns to training Jones rings changes for Fiji Well bore Fiji to death Hughes frank over finances ' ' '