Lightning play final road game of the regular season against the Capitals who are aiming to bolster playoff resume
Already locked into a wild card spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning play their final road game of the season today in D.C. as they face off against the Washington Capitals in a Saturday matinee. Washington is one of four teams gunning for the final wild-card spot in the East as they trail Pittsburgh by one point heading into today’s games. The Caps have lost seven of their last eight games and with Atlantic Division-leading Boston coming to town Monday, chances to collect points are dwindling in the final week of the regular season.
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Game Date: April 13, 2024
Game Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: Bally Sports Florida
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Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is positioned to become just the fourth player in NHL history to accumulate 100 assists in a season as he sits two assists shy of joining Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky in that distinguished club. Kucherov leads the NHL in points this season with 141, four more than Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon with three games remaining.
Tampa Bay sits fifth in the NHL in scoring averaging 3.52 goals per game paced by the top-ranked power play unit in the league, converting on 29.0% of opportunities with the man advantage. The Lightning have scored a power play goal in five of their last seven games including five goals in their last four games.
Capitals veteran winger Alex Ovechkin has scored 30 or more goals in 18 of his 19 seasons in the NHL. After Ovechkin scored in Tuesday’s road win over Detroit he now trails Gretzky by 42 goals for the most in NHL history.
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