The Washington Capitals fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. Alex Ovechkin started the scoring late in the second period with a snipe, but the Lightning tied it in the third (Mikhail Sergachev) and then won it in OT via a Steven Stamkos tally.
Both goaltenders were fantastic in the game. Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 24 shots while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves, including all seven shots he faced on the PP.
Here are the highlights and important moments from the game.
Capitals lines
#Caps' lines vs. TBL:
8-Ovechkin, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
39-Mantha, 20-Eller, 10-Sprong
73-Sheary, 29-Lapierre, 77-Oshie
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-SchultzVanecek vs. Vasilevskiy. #CapsBolts
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) October 16, 2021
Warmups underway for Lightning-Capitals at Capital One Arena.
It will be Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) and Vitek Vanecek (WSH) in the nets.
Lightning F Boris Katchouk got a solo lap before his first NHL game.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) October 16, 2021
Vitek Vanecek is making some big saves.
27 minutes in, there’s no score. VV is doing vg.
V 👏 V 👏 pic.twitter.com/7jWEMokGwM
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 17, 2021
🗣 V 🗣 V pic.twitter.com/rSeSkN7fvs
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 17, 2021
Alex Ovechkin to the rescue. 1-0.
The Capitals were being throttled all period long by the Tampa Bay Lightning, but a broken play in the offensive zone gives Ovechkin his third goal of the season.
Shake rattle and he's on a roll! pic.twitter.com/mIBtuVinXz
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 17, 2021
Mikhail Sergachev ties it up 1-1.
This one counts. 😏 pic.twitter.com/nCldpLntb9
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) October 17, 2021
Steven Stamkos wins it in overtime. Bolts win 2-1.
LIGHTNING STRIKE IN OVERTIME!
Steven Stamkos fires the puck into the back of the net and the @TBLightning win 2-1 in OT! #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/iTLBfhdtgC
— Bally Sports Sun: Lightning (@BallyLightning) October 17, 2021
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