Tampa Bay Lightning (34-20-4, 72 pts) at Washington Capitals (38-13-8, 84 pts)
Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 12:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / FDSS / MNMT
Radio:
Tampa Bay Lightning – The Bone 102.5. FM
Washington Capitals – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 ML -115
Washington Capitals +1.5 ML -105
O/U 6.5
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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning will try to extend their seven-game winning streak to eight straight games this afternoon in Washington, D.C. Tampa Bay is 13-13-2 on the road this season and has allowed only 153 goals while scoring 207 for a +53 scoring differential. The Lightning are the hottest team in the Eastern Conference with an 8-1-1 record in their last ten games.
Washington Capitals News & Notes:
The Capitals enter today’s game with the best record in the Eastern Conference, eight points ahead of Toronto. Washington is 18-6-6 at home this season and is 5-3-2 in their last ten games. The Capitals will look to snap their two-game losing streak against the Lightning. Washington is a ridiculous 35-1-6 when scoring three or more goals in a game. This is the third and final meeting between these two clubs this season with each team winning once. The most recent game ended with a 5-4 Capitals victory in Tampa on November 27.
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Girgensons-Geekie
Chaffee-Paul-Goncalves
Eyssimont-Glendening-Perbix
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Raddysh
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Washington Capitals Projected Lines:
Ovechkin-Strome-Protas
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Mangiapane-Eller-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh
Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy
Thompson
Lindgren
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Players To Watch:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov is riding a nine-game point streak into this afternoon’s contest. Kucherov had four goals and seven assists in seven February games. The 31-year-old winger is unbelievably consistent with points in 20 of his last 21 games with eight multi-point games over that stretch. The native of Maikop, Russia is third in the NHL scoring race with 86 points (27g, 59a) on the season.
Washington Capitals
Dylan Strome had his nine-game point streak snapped in the Caps last game, a 5-2 loss against St. Louis. The 27-year-old Center has found a home in Washington in the last 2+ years Strome has put together 3 of his best seasons. His third season in Washington is still underway and the Mississauga, Ontario native is on pace for 82 points which would be a career-high. No one can replace Nic Backstrom but Strome has filled in admirably in his absence.
Injury Report:
Tampa Bay Lightning
None
Washington Capitals
LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR
Next Game:
Tampa Bay Lightning – March 3 at Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals – March 3 vs. Ottawa Senators
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