nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Washington 2-1 - Match Report
The Capitals came up short Saturday against the Lightning, falling 2-1.
The Lightning were a -118 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Steven Stamkos, and Mikhail Sergachev in the victory. Sergachev opened the scoring at 4:23 of the third period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 32-save effort for the Lightning.
Alex Ovechkin scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Tampa Bay 33-24 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Panthers. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Colorado.