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Steve Yzerman will step down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning

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.

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Former Capital Jeff Halpern named assistant coach of Tampa Bay Lightning

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.

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By Cara Bahniuk On June 22, 2018 1 Comment

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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By Chris Cerullo On May 24, 2018 0 Comment

Um, y’all, Caps beat Lightning 4-0, advance to Stanley Cup Final

This is real: The Washington Capitals are going the Stanley Cup Final.

By their trouncing of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven, the Caps will now compete for a championship for the first time in two decades. And I have the honor of telling you how it came to be.

It started as it should, with Alex Ovechkin scoring from the Ovi Spot on his very first shift. Andre Burkovsky came out of nowhere to notch two goals in the second period. Nick Backstrom added an empty-netter in the third period.

The Caps beat the Bolts 4-0!
The Caps win the series 4-3!
The Caps are going to the Cup Final!

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By Peter Hassett On May 23, 2018 0 Comment

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

Believe! Caps beat Lightning 3-0!

It ain’t over yet. The Caps played a spirited Game Six and bested Andrei Vasilevskiy to tie the series 3-3. We’re going to #gaysev, y’all!

Thirty-five minutes and twenty shots into the game, TJ Oshie finally dented the net with a beautiful one-timer. Then, in the third, Chandler Stephenson chased down an icing and turned it unto a scoring chance for Devante Smith-Pelly. This being the playoffs; DSP didn’t waste the opportunity.

The Bolts pressed after that, but Oshie got the empty-netter. All that was left was the small matter of Braden Holtby earning a shutout.

Caps beat Bolts 3-0! The series is going to seven!

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By Peter Hassett On May 21, 2018 0 Comment

Caps vs Lightning pregame: Caps in 7 (Game Six)

Here. This spot right here is the closest the Washington Capitals have been to a championship in two decades. The problem is they’ve been in this spot for a week now. Since winning Game Two in Florida, the Caps have dropped three in a row to the Tampa Bay Lightning and are now one loss away from elimination.

They’ve gotta win at home, tonight at 8 PM, to keep their season and our hopes alive. They’ve just gotta.

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By Peter Hassett On May 21, 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

On the brink: Lightning beat Caps 3-2

Yeah: The Caps got mudstomped.

It started bad. Cedric Pacqutte scored on the very first shift. It got worse. Ondrej Palat added another nine minutes later, a high-slot wrister. Then it got terribad. Ryan Callahan scored early in the second period. The Caps powered through, cracking the shutout when Evgeny Kuznetsov deflected Matt Niskanen’s shot. With an extra man and 100 seconds left, Alex Ovechkin got a slapshot through to narrow the gap, but it wasn’t enough.

Bolts beat Caps 3-2. Bolts lead the series 3-2.

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By Peter Hassett On May 19, 2018 0 Comment

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