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WASHINGTON – Vincent Lecavalier did Alex Ovechkin one better. Now Lecavalier's streaking Tampa Bay Lightning are halfway to eliminating Ovechkin's top-seeded Washington Capitals.
Lecavalier scored his second goal of the game 6:19 into overtime, and the fifth-seeded Lightning beat the Capitals 3-2 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Tampa Bay appeared headed for a much simpler victory, leading 2-1 in the third period, but Ovechkin forced the extra period by scoring with 67 seconds left in regulation.
Dwayne Roloson made 35 saves as the Lightning won their fifth consecutive game — and their fifth in a row on the road.
The series now shifts to Tampa for Game 3 on Tuesday, followed by Game 4 the next night.
On the winning goal, the Lightning caught the Capitals in the middle of a line change. Tampa Bay defenseman Randy Jones — playing in his first game this postseason because of an injury to Pavel Kubina in Game 1 — sent a long pass to Teddy Purcell off the boards. Purcell then slid the puck across the ice to Lecavalier, who flipped it over rookie goalie Michal Neuvirth to end the game.
Taking a page out of Ovechkin's celebration playbook, Lecavalier leaped into the glass behind the net before being surrounded by teammates.
Martin St. Louis' goal put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 about 7 1/2 minutes into the third period, before Ovechkin recorded his first point of the series. Brooks Laich scored for Washington in the second period.
Washington's power play went 0 for 6 and is 0 for 11 in the series. Part of that was due to the Capitals' own problems, but a lot of credit also must go to Roloson and the Lightning, who have been absolutely superb in penalty killing.
Lecavalier scored his second goal of the game 6:19 into overtime, and the fifth-seeded Lightning beat the Capitals 3-2 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Tampa Bay appeared headed for a much simpler victory, leading 2-1 in the third period, but Ovechkin forced the extra period by scoring with 67 seconds left in regulation.
Dwayne Roloson made 35 saves as the Lightning won their fifth consecutive game — and their fifth in a row on the road.
The series now shifts to Tampa for Game 3 on Tuesday, followed by Game 4 the next night.
On the winning goal, the Lightning caught the Capitals in the middle of a line change. Tampa Bay defenseman Randy Jones — playing in his first game this postseason because of an injury to Pavel Kubina in Game 1 — sent a long pass to Teddy Purcell off the boards. Purcell then slid the puck across the ice to Lecavalier, who flipped it over rookie goalie Michal Neuvirth to end the game.
Taking a page out of Ovechkin's celebration playbook, Lecavalier leaped into the glass behind the net before being surrounded by teammates.
Martin St. Louis' goal put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 about 7 1/2 minutes into the third period, before Ovechkin recorded his first point of the series. Brooks Laich scored for Washington in the second period.
Washington's power play went 0 for 6 and is 0 for 11 in the series. Part of that was due to the Capitals' own problems, but a lot of credit also must go to Roloson and the Lightning, who have been absolutely superb in penalty killing.
