Division Title an Afterthought, Winning is what Matters...
The Capitals are 22-4-2 in their last 28 games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and take a 3-1-1 season series lead into tonight's final matchup of the year, yet that certainly doesn't give this team permission to assume the two points are theirs for the taking.
Far from it.
For the Caps, as of right now, the only redeemable focu...
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Malone scores Yzerman-inspired goal
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April 01, 2012
It’s often you’ll hear of a player who is inspired by his coach. But how about being inspired by the general manager?
Such was the case for Ryan Malone when he dashed in the neutral zone, flipped the puck, split the defenders and found the back of the net in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets.
The Tampa Bay Lightning forward scored the goal with four...
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April 01, 2012
Stamkos shocks Caps' playoff hopes
Steven Stamkos scored two late goals, giving him a NHL-best 58 this season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the playoff-hopeful Washington Capitals a damaging 4-2 loss on Monday night.
Stamkos gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead with 1:03 left, just 2:14 after Jason Chimera tied it for Washington, when he put in a rebound after goalie Michal Neuvirth had stopped Brett Clark's shot...
Stamkos' late goals lifts Bolts over Caps
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Steven Stamkos scored two late goals, giving him a NHL-best 58 this season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the playoff-hopeful Washington Capitals a damaging 4-2 loss on Monday night.
Stamkos gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead with 1:03 left, just 2:14 after Jason Chimera tied it for Washington, when he put in a rebound after goalie Michal Neuvirth had stopped...
Stamkos scores twice as Lightning KO capitals
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April 02, 2012
Steven Stamkos scored the go-ahead goal with 1:03 remaining and added an empty-netter with two seconds left as the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the visiting Washington Capitals a 4-2 defeat.
Washington leads Buffalo by two points - and owns the tiebreaker - for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo has one game in hand.
The Capitals remained three points behind...
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April 02, 2012
Kevin Freiheit: Hold on to your hats
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April 02, 2012
Finally some out-of-town help!
With quite a bit of help from former Sabre goaltender Dwayne Roloson, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Washington tonight by a 4-2 score. Steven Stamkos scored with 1:03 remaining in regulation, his 57th goal of the season, to put the Lightning up 3-2. He scored again with the empty net to make it 58.
It gives Buffalo an opportunity to tie the...
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April 02, 2012
Sabres Can Thank The Lightning
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April 02, 2012
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 to keep the Capitals two points ahead of the Sabres, who now have a game-in-hand on the Caps.
The turning point of the game came with the Capitals up 1-0 then Mike Green was robbed by Roloson which would have put the Caps up 2-0. Soon after the Bolts scored 2 quick goals.
With about 3 minutes left in the 3rd, the Caps...
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April 02, 2012
Sabres get some help as Tampa Beats Washington
Via Queen City Sports
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April 02, 2012
As the Sabres look for a way to pull off a three game winning streak to end the season and somehow make the playoffs, the sat idle on Monday and hoped to get some help from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Got help they did as the Lightning used two late goals by Steven Stamkos to defeat the Capitals 4-2 in Tampa.
The loss leaves the Sabres just two back of the Capitals with a game in hand...
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April 02, 2012
GARTH: Lightning Strike
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April 01, 2012
Steven Stamkos, c'mon down! You're the next contestant on "The Buffalo Sabres Need Your Help"!!
I watched the Caps-Habs game on DVR and I gotta tell you, I'm not impressed with the way that they are playing right now. Their sloppiness and the carlessless play with the puck against Montreal makes me wonder if the Caps have what it takes to stave off the Sabres...
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April 01, 2012
Lightning-Canadiens Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning hurt a Southeast Division rival's playoff chances in their last game.
They won't be playing spoiler when they visit Montreal.
Tampa Bay opens a season-ending road trip Wednesday night when the Eastern Conference-worst Canadiens try to snap a four-game losing streak.
Eliminated from postseason contention Saturday after coming within one win of the...
GARTH: #StammerTime
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April 02, 2012
Steven Stamkos will be the next Mayor for the City of Buffalo!
The Sarnia Sting Sniper potted two crucial goals to impale the Washington capitals through the heart. The Bolts 4-2 win, temporarily places the Caps in a vat of quicksand. The Caps have 88 points and the Sabres 86. The Sabres host the Maple Leafs in a grudge match on Tuesday night. A Sabres win will make things extremely...
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April 02, 2012
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