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Game Date:
10/09/2017
7:30pm EST
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Washington +1.5
Tampa Bay -1.5
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5.5 (-120)
Under 5.5 (+100)
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Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning Thread
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What: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay LightningWhere: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.When: 7:30 p.m. ET. Coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. ET with Capitals FaceOff.How to Watch: Capitals at Lightning will be broadcast on NBC Sports Washington. (Channel Finder)Live Continue to Article
October 09, 2017 3:47:am EST
Nathan Walker became the first Australian to play in the National Hockey League on Saturday — and made it a dream debut by scoring in the Washington Capitals' 6-1 defeat of the Montreal Canadiens. Sydney-raised Walker scored Washington's sixth goal late in the second period, deflecting in a shot from teammate Devante Smith-Pelly. The 23-year-old Walker had a long wait before entering the scorebook, however. Continue to Article
October 08, 2017 12:01:am EST
SUNRISE, Fla (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning forward J.T. Brown raised his right fist during the playing of the national anthem before the team’s first road game of the season. The 27-year-old Brown, who was scratched for Tampa Bay’s season-opening win against Florida, remained standing throughout the anthem Saturday night. Brown, one of approximately 30 black players in the NHL, used the same protest before a preseason game against the Panthers last month. Continue to Article
October 07, 2017 11:07:pm EST
Before the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Saturday night game against the Florida Panthers, forward J.T. Brown raised his fist in a show of solidarity during the national anthem. The display is the first time this regular season that an NHL player has acted in support of Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protests during the national anthem in the NFL. The protests have been bringing attention to police brutality and racial inequality across the United States. Brown previously raised his fist during a handful Lightning preseason games. The NHL has had a few black players speak out on the protests after the Pittsburgh Penguins doubled down on their confirmation of a White House visit in September. San Jose’s Continue to Article
October 07, 2017 10:53:pm EST
Assuming he doesn't score again on Saturday night—and that's a stupid assumption—Alex Ovechkin is on pace to score 287 goals this season. OK, so that's not going to happen. But Ovi is going to score a lot this year, at least if his first couple games Continue to Article
October 07, 2017 9:03:pm EST
