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Capitals vs. Lightning: Game 14 of 48

The Caps make a clean sweep of sunny Florida with a 4-3 win in Tampa and suddenly have won three-in-a-row

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Recap: Caps 4, Bolts 3

A big night for Eric Fehr and the third line turns into a big win for the team as they down Tampa 4-3.

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Third Period Open Thread

A few adventures in their own end, but strong play by Braden Holtby and an Eric Fehr goal have the Caps on top, 2-1. Third period ahead...

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Second Period Open Thread

A beautiful power play results in a beautiful power play goal at one end of the rink, while ugliness at the other end results in an ugly goal at the other. Caps and Bolts are all knotted up at one after one, second period ahead...

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Tonight's Lines: Win and Stay In

Per Stephen Whyno, more of the same from the Caps, who are expected to ice the same lineup that has beaten the other Florida team twice in a row. So expect to see the following line combinations and defensive pairings in front of Braden Holtby:

Jason Chimera - Mike Ribeiro - Alex Ovechkin

Wojtek Wolski - Nicklas Backstrom - Troy Brouwer

Eric Fehr - Mathieu Perreault - Joel Ward

Matt Hendricks - Jay Beagle - Joey Crabb

Karl Alzner - Mike Green

John Erskine - John Carlson

Jeff Schultz - Tomas Kundratek

That leaves Roman Hamrlik as a healthy scratch, Brooks Laich and Jack Hillen out with injuries, and Tom Poti and Marcus Johansson perhaps somewhere in between (though both reportedly have or have had upper-body ouchies goin' on).

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Capitals @ Lightning Game Thread

The Caps look to make a clean sweep of sunny Florida as they pay a visit to Tampa Bay.

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