The Washington Capitals have snatched an early lead in Game One against the Tampa Bay Lightning on the strength of Michal Kempny’s point shot. Plus some big bodies in front of the net.
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FIRST GOAL OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/S22orVC2up
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 12, 2018
After a few rough shifts early, the Caps were on steady attack. With the top line cycling in the offensive zone, defenseman Michal Kempny took position. Evgeny Kuznetsov sent the pass back, and Kempny released a shot.
With Tom Wilson (6’4″, 218 lbs) and Alex Ovechkin (6’3″, 235 lbs) screening Andrei Vasilevskiy, there’s no way the Tampa goalie saw it.
Hard to stop a point shot when there's this much traffic @ovi8 @tom_wilso pic.twitter.com/cQahIYi9uJ
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) May 12, 2018
It’s Kempny’s first career playoff goal.
One last thing…
Michal Kempny's goal is definitely going on the #thighlites reel pic.twitter.com/h9SibDGuwS
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) May 12, 2018
