Capitals Blank Lightning To Even Series

Steve Bell

am800-sports-hockey-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-wasington-capitals-tampa-lightning--1.3832694 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Tyler Johnson #9 and J.T. Miller #10 of the Tampa Bay Lightning fall to the ice against Lars Eller #20 and Jay Beagle #83 of the Washington Capitals in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on May 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (Patrick Smith/Tyler Johnson and J.T. Miller of the Lightning fall to the ice against Lars Eller and Jay Beagle of the Capitals in Game Six of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images))

Washington skates past the Lightning 30 to force a game seven

T.J. Oshie and Devante Smith-Pelly scored, Braden Holtby stopped all 24 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 to even the Eastern Conference final and force a deciding Game 7.

Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson and Brooks Orpik led the charge physically in Game 6.

Tampa Bay got 31 saves from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy in another impressive showing but had no answer for Washington's hit-everything-that-moves approach facing elimination at home

Game 7 is tomorrow night at Tampa Bay. The winner faces the Vegas Golden Knights, who are in the Stanley Cup Final in their first season.