Pothier Powers Capitals Past Lightning
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Brian Pothier scores a power-play goal in the third period to help the Capitals beat the Lightning, 3-2, on Saturday night in Tampa.
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It should have been an occasion for the Tampa Bay Lightning to bask one more time in the glow of winning the Stanley Cup.
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Mike Fisher scored 3:17 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to a season-high seven games by beating the Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.
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The Washington Capitals are within a point of first place.
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The Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, the home team completing a four-game season-series sweep of the Eastern Conference leaders.
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Brad Richards had two goals and Vinny Prospal scored his eighth goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday night.
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A late goal from Toronto captain Mats Sundin gave the Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
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A year ago, Roberto Luongo couldn't have imagined any easy nights against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Luongo faced an average of 36 Lightning shots back when he was with the Florida Panthers and even saw 50 once. But on Tuesday night, Luongo made 16 saves and helped the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory.
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Rookie center Evgeni Malkin stole the spotlight from Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin and powered the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday.
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Mike Green scores a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stops 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Capitals regain first place in their division with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.
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Alexander Semin scored the lone goal in a shootout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.
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Alexander Ovechkin had four goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Senators last night in Ottawa.
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Alexander Ovechkin finished off an exceptional game by teaming with Alexander Semin to beat Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin with backhanders in the shootout and the Washington Capitals came from behind for a 6-5 victory Monday night.
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Alexander Ovechkin scores four goals and an assist to lead the Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Senators on Saturday night.
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Jamie Langenbrunner's power-play goal broke a third-period tie, Scott Clemmensen won his first appearance since Dec. 14 and the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday.
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo must wish he could face the Washington Capitals more than once this season. Luongo extended his winning streak against Washington to 10 games by making 26 saves Friday night, and Taylor Pyatt scored twice, leading the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Capitals.
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The Washington Capitals stayed in the hunt for a playoff spot after Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in a 2-1 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.