(Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)Eastern Conference finals: Game 5Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Washington Capitals 2Series: Lightning leads 3-2Next game: Monday, Capital One Arena, 8 p.m. This one buzzed past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and fluttered the back of the net. Down two goals after an abysmal first period, Washington dug itself into a bigger hole by allowing the Lightning’s fourth line to score 33 seconds out of intermission. That gave the Lightning a 3-0 lead, and Tampa Bay had twice struck in the opening minute of a period. “Tampa Bay’s defensive corps has been really mobile, they’ve been closing gaps, they’ve made life very miserable on the Washington Capitals.

Source: Washington Post May 19, 2018 17:05 UTC