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Capitals vs. Lightning Game Seven Recap: Caps Clinch Eastern Conference Championship in Tampa

The Capitals forced the Eastern Conference Finals to seven games on Monday night against the Lightning and traveled to Tampa for the deciding game. And at Amalie Arena Washington would defeat Tampa Bay to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in twenty (long) years.

Here’s Wednesday night's Plus/Minus:

Plus: The Capitals were led by their Captain early and often, Alex Ovechkin scoring his fourth career game seven goal a minute into the contest. Ovechkin was noticeable throughout the

Minus: You’re joking, right?

Ten more notes on the game.