The Washington Capitals once again took the league’s best Tampa Bay Lightning to the brink, but again could not capture the full two points for a victory. The team, in their 5-4 overtime loss, showed that they can and will play with those guys for sure.
The Caps out-shot the Lightning 58 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 1 day ago
The single toughest game of the Washington Capitals’ entire season did not disappoint. The Tampa Bay Lightning are a scary good team, but the tired Caps didn’t shrink from the challenge. This one’s a ride. Let’s go.
Lars Eller kicked off the scoring in the first period with a solo drive after Alex Killorn turned the puck over.
The Caps carried that lead into the second period, where everything went to hell (temporarily). Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal early in the period, then Steven Stamkos added another power-play goal a minute later. A total mess in front of the Caps’ net ended in an own goal credited to Anthony Cirelli. But wait! Carl Hagelin kept the third line white hot, then TJ Oshie worked for a power-play goal to tie the game. Kucherov notched a second goal as the Caps’ penalty kill panicked, restoring the Bolts’ lead.
Washington was relentless in the third period but could not beat Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy until Evgeny Kuznetsov threaded the needle to tie it and force overtime. The Caps played great in overtime, but Victor Hedman finished it.
Caps lose 5-4 in overtime.
By Peter Hassett 2 days ago
The Washington Capitals are back home to host to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Obviously, we’re anticipating seeing a pretty tired team in red since they played in New Jersey only 24 hours ago. It also doesn’t help that the Tampa Bay Lightning will be well rested and they continue to be extremely dominant.
But I get to say, “I guess Lightning CAN strike the same team twice!” At least, in one week! Am I right!? Because the Capitals just faced the Lightning on Saturday too??
Puck drop will be a tad past 7:30PM, giving you a little extra time to grab some dinner or a beverage of your choice. If you can’t watch from a television set, you can always stream the game from your devices using the My Teams App! Website co-founder and Kevin James fanatic Peter Hassett will be bringing you the recap.
By Elyse Bailey 2 days ago
With a 4-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched the top seed in the Atlantic Division, first place in the Eastern Conference, and the 2018-2019 Presidents’ Trophy.
The Bolts accomplished this so quickly that no other Eastern Conference team has even managed to secure a playoff spot yet, and the only team to do so out of the West is the Calgary Flames.
This is the first time in franchise history that the Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Presidents’ Trophy.
By Elizabeth Kong and Nathan Burchfiel 3 days ago
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 5 days ago
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 6 days ago
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 6 days ago
In a players only meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman told players he would be stepping down and serving in an advisory role in order to spend more time with his family. He is in his last year of his contract with the Lightning.
Julien BriseBois, the general manager of Tampa’s AHL affiliate Syracuse Crunch and assistant under Yzerman, will take over as GM.
By Julia Karron 6 months ago
The Tampa Bay Lightning have added a popular, former Capitals player behind the bench. Friday, the Lightning announced that Jeff Halpern will serve as an assistant coach under Jon Cooper next season, replacing Rick Bowness.
The Capitals defeated the Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final last season.
By Cara Bahniuk 9 months ago
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.
By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago
