The Tampa Bay Lightning made two crucial, if not dumb, mistakes Friday in the Capitals’ 4-2 win in Game 1: they left Alex Ovechkin open twice on the power play.
Ovechkin scored one power-play goal and assisted on another. The Capitals star has created his legacy, in part, with production from his “office” — the left face-off circle where he can fire his devastating shot. The more room he has, the more damage he leaves in his wake.
The two power-play goals might have been the difference-maker in a two-score margin.