WASHINGTON (WWSB) - Tampa Bay fell short in its quest to sweep a recent back-to-back road trip, falling to the Capitals in overtime on Tuesday night.

The Lightning struck first in the opening stanza, as Ryan McDonagh found Jake Guentzel on the inside edge 7:06 into the contest. Tampa would maintain the 1-0 lead into the second period.

Aliaksei Protas knotted things up at 1-1 in the second period at the 17:38 mark, but a deflection off the stick of Tampa’s Brayden Point from Vicktor Hedman up top on the power play gave the Lightning the one goal lead again early in the third.

A few minutes later, the Capitals answered on a power play goal of their own, with Tom Wilson the beneficiary off a long deflection.

Play would enter extras, where Washington won the opening face-off and didn’t loo

See Full Page