TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 03: Mitchell Stephens #67 of the Tampa Bay Lightning is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals during the first period in Game One of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 03, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
Kucherov opened up the scoring with a snipe more than halfway into the first period:
Mitchell Stephens sets up down low and is able to tip home Victor Hedman’s shot into the net to extend the Lightning’s lead 2-0:
Richard Panik finds the loose puck inside the crease and taps it into the net to get the Capitals on the board in the 2nd:
Evgeny Kuznetsov slams the rebound into the net on the power play, tying the game at 2 late in the 2nd period:
A 5 minute overtime didn’t settle anything so off to the shootout we went:
The Lightning would take the shootout 2-1 and in doing so secured 2 points with the victory. The Capitals skate away with one point in the shootout loss.
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