Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel reached the 30-goal plateau by scoring in his fourth straight game, and the Lightning extended the Eastern Conference's longest winning streak to eight with a 3-1 showing against the host Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.

Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21

With the NHL Trade Deadline closing in, the contract talks and trade status of superstar forward Mikko Rantanen have taken center stage. Will they move him? Even after Rantanen reportedly shut down contract negotiations,

The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning honored the victims of the Flight 5342 crash during their game on Saturday afternoon. Both teams wore a decal honoring those affected by the tragedy, and the Capitals will be hosting "Legacy on Ice" to benefit the victims' families on Sunday.

The Capitals and Lightning will wear special helmet decals for their game on Saturday in support of the figure skating community and all those affected by the Flight 5342 tragedy in January.

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With the East-leading Capitals attempting a surge, Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves scored on a shot through traffic to give Tampa Bay a two-goal lead with 13:52 left in what finished as a 3-1

Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday.

Gage Goncalves pushed the Lightning lead to 2-0 six minutes into the third period with his shot from distance. Alex Ovechkin scored Washington’s lone goal with just under four minutes remaining in the game,

Alex Ovechkin scored his 884th NHL goal, but the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-high winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 victory against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday.