<P> The Capitals defeated the Lightning in seven games . In game one, Washington scored four consecutive goals across the first two periods forcing Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper to pull goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy; the Capitals won 4--2 . Lars Eller and Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and two assists in Washington's 6--2 triumph in game two . The Lightning struck back in game three as Victor Hedman potted a goal and two assists in Tampa's 4--2 victory. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves in game four as the Lightning won the game 4--2 and thus tied the series . In game five, Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist for the Lightning as they hung on for 3--2 victory . In game six, Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made 24 saves in a 3--0 shutout victory to force a seventh game . Braden Holtby stopped all 29 shots and Andre Burakovsky scored twice in game seven for Washington, advancing the Capitals to the Finals for the first time since 1998 in a 4--0 victory . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> May 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Washington Capitals </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 4--2 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Tampa Bay Lightning </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Amalie Arena </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recap </Td> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Michal Kempny (1)--07: 28 Alexander Ovechkin (9)--pp--19: 54 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> First period </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No scoring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Jay Beagle (2)--02: 40 Lars Eller (4)--pp--06: 42 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Second period </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No scoring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> No scoring </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Third period </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> 03: 45--pp--Steven Stamkos (4) 13: 03--Ondrej Palat (5) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Braden Holtby 19 saves / 21 shots </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Goalie stats </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Andrei Vasilevskiy 21 saves / 25 shots Louis Domingue 7 saves / 7 shots </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> May 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Washington Capitals </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 4--2 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Tampa Bay Lightning </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Amalie Arena </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recap </Td> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Michal Kempny (1)--07: 28 Alexander Ovechkin (9)--pp--19: 54 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> First period </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No scoring </Td> </Tr>

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