After the early goals by
Sean Bergenheim and
Alexander Semin, an apparent goal with 5:54 left in the first period by
Brooks Laich was disallowed as replay showed an apparent kicking motion to tip the puck past the sprawled
Dwayne Roloson. The
Lightning weathered a storm of eleven straight shots as they were unable to string together a coherent offensive attack during a powerplay.
In contrast, the
Capitals have shown the benefit of having a few days to rest and plan. They outshot the Lightning 14-9 and outhit the Lightning 11-4. Laich parked himself in front of Roloson for the balance of the period, but Roloson has survived the barrage of shots raining down upon him.
The Capitals failed to seize upon back-to-back powerplays as Brett Clarke was sent to the penalty box for delay of game just as
Steve Downie's penalty for elbowing expired.
There are 0 Comments. Add Yours.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.