The Washington Capitals gave the dominant Tampa Bay Lightning a solid run for their money, before falling 6-3 after a couple of empty net strikes against. Could this be a preview of another Eastern Conference Final?
The Lightning out-shot the Caps 35 to 33.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
Alex Ovechkin kicked it up a notch for the big game against the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. After scoring a milestone power-play goal, Ovechkin drew the Caps within one goal with a smart rebound cleanup in the third period.
He’s got a sixth sense for this stuff.
The Washington Capitals got some Florida sun before heading to an arena that they have very recent and fond memories of. The current best team on the planet, the Tampa Bay Lightning were looking to finally enact some revenge on Washington this season after that past playoff battle.
Tyler Johnson opened scoring on the evening and Alex Killorn doubled up that early lead with a strange marker that bounced off of Dmitry Orlov. John Carlson cut the lead in half, but Killorn made that short lived with his second on the night.
Alex Ovechkin restored Capitals hopes with a power play goal in the second. Erik Cernak opened the third with an early insurance goal. Ovi got on the board again in the third. Lightning with two empty netters.
Lightning beat Caps 6-3.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
No matter who the opponent is, Alex Ovechkin comes to play. And Saturday, during a huge matchup against the Lightning, the Russian machine continued his goalscoring prowess, notching his league-leading 47th goal of the season.
Friends, this is what we call a bullet.
Tom Wilson is one of the most physical players in the NHL and he made his presence felt immediately in the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Wilson leveled Mikhail Sergachev with a clean shoulder-to-shoulder hit into the glass. Sergachev would need help getting off the ice and would miss the rest of the first period.
The Washington Capitals have won seven of their last eight games, but that means nothing if they can’t beat the best. So here comes the best. The boys are in Tampa today to visit the best team in the NHL and maybe also the best team of the last two decades. The Bolts have the league’s leading point-scorer, a coach who should win the Jack Adams, and enough depth to punish teams who underestimate them. This is going to be a big test for the Caps.
The game begins at 7 PM, and fans who are taking their significant others out to Wine Kitchen for their birthday dinners can sneakily stream the game from their phones using the My Teams App. Chris Cerullo will have recap duty and also basically temporary dictatorial powers over all of RMNB, so look out.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
