The Washington Capitals stole a game on the road and bounced back from a loss in the prior contest by holding down home ice against the New York Rangers on Monday at the Verizon Center.
A scrappy second-period goal by Capitals forward Jay Beagle was all the hosts needed in a 1-0 victory to take a 2-1 lead over the Blueshirts in an intense Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Caps win!!! #RockTheRed https://t.co/Tce8lSCz7H
— #RockTheRed (@washcaps) May 5, 2015
Beagle's goal came at 7:31 in the second period on a wraparound he didn't quite complete, yet he managed to sneak the puck past Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist, who knocked in the shot with his own skate.