The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the back of two goals by Brayden Point, allowed the Washington Capitals to mount a two-goal comeback, but a disgusting breakaway goal by Nikita Kucherov seals the dea. Lightning win 4-2. Andrei Vasilevskiy gets beat on two world-class one-timers but is otherwise perfect for a 35-save performance.
Former Lightning prospect Brett Connolly hits Dan Girardi with a rising shoulder check to the head. Mikhail Sergachev tries to go after Connolly but is retrained by his teammates in a very “HOLD ME BACK!