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Vegas bound: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals are going to the Stanley Cup Finals after downing the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven 4-0. In the immortal words of Josh Peck, HUG ME BROTHA.

The Capitals were out-shot 29 to 23 and out-attempted at five-on-five 57 to 33, but honestly who cares. I never felt worried once during this game.

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Caps vs Lightning pregame: This is it (Game Seven)

It all comes down to this. Win and you have a date with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Finals. Lose and all you get is a worse draft pick than all of the other playoff teams that lost before you.

It’s Game Seven, tune in at 8PM on NBCSN, CBC, SN1, or TVA Sports for the action. Lets. Go. Caps.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 23, 2018 0 Comment

Believe in the beast: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals have forced a Game Seven in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning after taking Game Six at home 3-0. Man oh man, it is much more fun to write these posts after a win. The Caps are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals, let’s get into it.

The Caps out-shot the Lightning 34 to 24, but were out-attempted at five-on-five 53 to 50.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 22, 2018 0 Comment

Listless loss: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals have now lost three games in a row in the Eastern Conference Finals after falling in Game Five to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2. One more loss, they go home. That simple.

The Caps out-shot the Lightning 30 to 22 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 51 to 44.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 20, 2018 0 Comment

Lead lost: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals once again came close to winning their third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, but in the end lost yet another home fixture in this year’s playoffs, falling 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Four. As the saying goes, close is only good in horseshoes and hand grenades.

The Caps out-shot the Lightning 38 to 20 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 45 to 39.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 18, 2018 0 Comment

Caps first fall: numbers for the morning after

On a day where the DC sky was full of actual lightning, the Washington Capitals net was full of Tampa Bay Lightning goals as the hometown boys fell 4-2 in Game Three. The Capitals now hold a 2-1 series lead, making Thursday’s game so very important.

The Capitals out-shot the Lightning 38 to 23 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 42 to 37.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 16, 2018 0 Comment

Lightning get lit up…again: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals are flying back to DC and I wouldn’t be surprised if they had Britney Spears’ “Oops!… I Did It Again” blasting in the plane cabin. After Friday night, I don’t believe many thought the Caps would be able to match the type of effort that they displayed in Game One, but man they sure did with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Two.

The Capitals out-shot the Lightning 37 to 35 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 45 to 43.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 14, 2018 0 Comment

Lightning get lit up: numbers for the morning after

Wow, now that was something. Like Peter said in the recap, the Washington Capitals were “almost perfect” in their 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals. I’ll take “almost”, because being almost perfect for an entire playoff run probably still wins you the Stanley Cup.

The Caps out-shot the Lightning 32 to 21 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 47 to 41.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 12, 2018 0 Comment

Caps vs Lightning pregame: New territory (Game One)

The elation from the Washington Capitals round two win over the Pittsburgh Penguins is gone. This team wants more and to get more they need to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game One in Tampa, start this series off with a bang, boys.

Fantastic tweet Pete will have your recap. Puck drop is at 8PM and you can check this game out on NBCSN, CBC, SN, and TVA Sports.

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By Chris Cerullo On May 11, 2018 0 Comment