Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

EAST FINALS - GAME 5 • TB leads series 3-2

49-26-7

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2
Lightning TB	2	1	0	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

54-23-5

Vasillevskiy shines late, Lightning hold off Capitals 3-2

Cedric Paquette scored in the opening minute and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots to help the Tampa Bay Lightning hold off the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.

May 20, 2018, 04:59 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Lightning	2	1	0	3

1st Period			WSH	TB
0:19		Cedric Paquette (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan Callahan (1)	0	1
9:04		Ondrej Palat (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (10)	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	TB
0:33		Ryan Callahan (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Anton Stralman (4), Chris Kunitz (1)	0	3
4:21		Evgeny Kuznetsov (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (7), T.J. Oshie (8)	1	3

3rd Period			WSH	TB
18:24		Alex Ovechkin (11) (Extra Attacker) Assists: John Carlson (12), Lars Eller (8)	2	3

CAPITALS

LIGHTNING

Capitals
4
Lightning
2

Game 1

12/5

Capitals
6
Lightning
2

Game 2

14/5

Lightning
4
Capitals
2

Game 3

16/5

Lightning
4
Capitals
2

Game 4

18/5

Capitals
2
Lightning
3

Game 5

20/5

Lightning
0
Capitals
3

Game 6

22/5

Capitals
4
Lightning
0

Game 7

24/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Detroit	15	11	3	33
Florida	14	12	2	30
Toronto	13	11	4	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Ryan CallahanRW - TB

Cedric PaquetteC - TB

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

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Vasillevskiy shines late, Lightning hold off Capitals 3-2

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