Outplayed for large portions of the game but stealing a win is a process the Tampa Bay Lightning are not overly familiar with. However, that is exactly what happened after Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots to lead the Lightning to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals and even the Eastern Conference Final at two games apiece.
Barry Trotz threw a curveball at Jon Cooper to start game four this evening as he decided to match the Jay Beagle line with the Cedric Paquette line. For those of us invested in the mind games of coaches, this was an interesting play by the Capitals head coach but one that was largely ineffective as Cooper quickly sent out the Steven Stamkos to line up against Washington’s adjustment.