Looks like I might have to change my pick from the Eastern Conference to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. The Tampa Bay Lightning scored a 4-3 victory in Game 3 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the heavily favored Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference. Sean Bergenheim, Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos, and Ryan Malone scored for Tampa while Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Knuble and John Carlson for the Capitals. With the win the Lightning are now one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2004 when they won the Stanley Cup. Ironically, they swept the Montreal Canadiens in Round 2 that year. Looks like a familiar pattern for them. Dwayne Roloson continues to provide the Lightning with stellar goaltending while the Capitals continue to have huge defensive breakdowns.
Should, the Capitals lose this series, it might spell the end of the line for coach Bruce Boudreau, though I think he will be given one more shot, but a poor start next year or poor finish will definitely be the end.
Elsewhere, the Vancouver Canucks solved Pekka Rinne and defeated the Nashville Predators in overtime on a Ryan Kesler deflection. Kesler had two goals, while Chris Higgins had the other for Vancouver. With the win, the Canucks have taken a 2-1 series lead against the pesky Preds.
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