A slow start sunk the Washington Capitals against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. The Caps really picked up the pace as the game wore on, but the early three-goal hole proved too deep to climb out of.
The Bolts came out hot. 21-year-old Brayden Point recorded two goals in the first period, separated by one from Chris Kunitz. Lars Eller got a dart on a second period power play. With nine minutes left in the third, Alex Ovechkin notched his 594th on a wrister from the faceoff dot. Nikita Kucherov returned fire to keep the Richard race going, beating Braden Holtby on a 1-on-0.
Bolts beat Caps 4-2.
What a clapper by Lars Eller pic.twitter.com/eLHJoqw1t4
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) February 21, 2018
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#JoeBSuitOfTheNight #CapsBolts pic.twitter.com/JYJ4Tiuyfl
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) February 21, 2018
A decent game after a terrible start. With the playoffs a virtual lock, I wonder if tonight might have been useful at least as a statement about perseverance. I really did like how the team rallied in this one, even if the W escaped them.
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