Trotz says Caps intend to win in Tampa: 'We've already done that twice'
Home ice has had little advantage in the Eastern Conference Final.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, the road team has now won each of the first four games of the series.
It's a rare trend, but as the teams turn their focus to Game 5 with the series now a best-of-three, the success they've had on the road has Capitals head coach Barry Trotz confident in his club going forward.
"Our intention is to go on the road and win a game in Tampa," Trotz said, according to Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press. "We've already done that twice."
This marks just the sixth time in the last 10 years where the road team has taken the first four games of the series. The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks last did it a season ago in their second-round series.
Overall, #TBLvsWSH is the 26th best-of-seven series in #StanleyCup Playoffs history in which the road team won each of the first four games and third to occur in the Conference Finals/Semifinals (since 1974-75).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 18, 2018
Also: CGY-SJS (2004) and NJD-PHI (1995). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/e2OuIGhAXM
The question now is can the Lightning buck the streak in Game 5 on Saturday?