The Montreal Canadiens helped your Washington Capitals out bigtime tonight, knocking off the Tampa Bay Lightning by a final score of 4-2 inside the St. Pete Times Forum. Max Pacioretty scored twice, and Carey Price made 43 saves on 45 shots to help the Habs send the Lightning their third consecutive loss. The Tampa Bay loss gives the Capitals a chance to take over first place for the Southeast Division tomorrow night for the first time in...well, let's not go there. The two points the Canadiens earned drew them within one point of the Capitals for fifth in the Eastern Conference. However, Washington does hold one game in hand on the Canadiens.
The Penguins beat the Bruins tonight in overtime, which eliminates any chance that the Capitals had to draw even with them for fourth place in the East tomorrow with a win of their own. Pittsburgh is now four points clear of the Capitals for the final home-ice seed in the playoffs, although they, too, have played one more game than Washington.
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