Watch: Ovechkin scores immediately after Lightning goal gets wiped out
Alex Ovechkin made the Tampa Bay Lightning pay for getting a little greedy.
The Washington Capitals captain blasted one home in the dying seconds of the first period to give his club a 2-0 lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Friday night.
WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS! @OVI8 MAKES IT 2-0! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/w7vT4GM8ul
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 12, 2018
Ovechkin's goal came on the ensuing faceoff after Nikita Kucherov's impressive tying marker was disallowed because the Lightning were caught with too many men on the ice.
Huge momentum shift at the end of the 1st!
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 12, 2018
This Kucherov goal waved off for too many men & the Caps respond with a goal of their own. pic.twitter.com/2K7oKkzIIL
It turned out to be a good call by the officials.
Kucherov's goal was called back because of a Too Many Men penalty. The Bolts clearly had 6 players on the ice. pic.twitter.com/9oKy68eOYE
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) May 12, 2018