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NHL Playoff Bracket 2018: Game 6 Preview, TV Schedule for Lightning vs. Capitals

One win separates the Tampa Bay Lightning from a date with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup final.

The Lightning reeled off three straight wins, two of which came in Washington, D.C., to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference final over the Washington Capitals.

Tampa Bay set up the clinching scenario for Monday's Game 6 with a 3-2 victory at home in Game 5. If they win their fourth straight contest, the Lightning would become the first team to lose the first two games of a conference final or semifinal at home and win the series since the 1974-75 season, per NHL PR:

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The @TBLightning sit one win shy of becoming the first NHL team to lose Games 1 and 2 at home and rally to win a Conference Finals/Semifinals series (since 1974-75).