Ellers, Hathaway Score 44 Apart, Capitals Beat Lightning 5-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 44 seconds apart early in the third period and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Saturday night.
Ellers scored from the left circle at 1:58 and Hathaway made it 3-1 from in-close.
Nicklas Backstrom, T.J Oshie and Tom Wilson had the other Washington goals, and rookie goalie Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point and Jan Rutta. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves.
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