The Washington Capitals stole a game on the road and bounced back from a loss in the prior contest by holding down home ice against the New York Rangers on Monday at the Verizon Center.
A scrappy second-period goal by Capitals forward Jay Beagle was all the hosts needed in a 1-0 victory to take a 2-1 lead over the Blueshirts in an intense Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Beagle's goal came at 7:31 in the second period on a wraparound he didn't quite complete, yet he managed to sneak the puck past Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist, who knocked in the shot with his own skate.
Boston.com's Stephanie Vail captured a great view of Beagle's game-winner:
Alex Prewitt of The Washington Post noted the significance of Beagle's goal:
Bruce Beck of WNBC-TV in New York was critical of the lack of production from the Rangers' typically potent offense:
Sportsnet Stats supplied more context to New York's loss:
Although the Rangers did get more shots on goal than Washington, it wasn't as though New York was dominating puck posse ...
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