TAMPA, Fla. Calgary Flames Shirts . -- Brian Boyle picked the perfect time for his first career shootout goal.Boyle scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.Simple game ... he just goes down there and shoots at the net, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.Tampa Bay won the shootout 2-1 when Boyle put a shot between Braden Holtbys pads. The Lightning forward was 0 for 4 in his previous shootout attempts.Come down with some speed, and try and use my reach. the 6-foot-6 Boyle said. Open up a hole.Brayden Point also scored in the tiebreaker for the Lightning and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals.Tampa Bay got a regulation goal from Nikita Kucherov. Ben Bishop stopped 34 shots.Nicklas Backstrom scored for the Captials, who have lost three in a row (0-2-1). Holtby made 32 saves.Theyre in the same situation as us, Holtby said. A game like that can go either way, really.Kucherov opened the scoring with 7:22 left in the second for his 13th goal, coming from the top of the right circle during a power play that came about due to Alex Ovechkins second penalty in the game.Tampa Bay, which entered with the NHLs second-best power-play, went 1 for 3.It was just the sixth time this season that Washington allowed the first goal of a game.Ovechkin had four shots but saw his goal-scoring drought reach four straight games.Backstrom tied it at 1 on the power play at 6:24 of the third. Washington has three man-advantage goal on the road this season in 28 chances, including a 1-for-6 effort against the Lightning.Its better than nothing, Backstrom said about the Capitals getting a point. We had the opportunity (to win) but didnt do it.The Capitals got two shots but failed to score during a power play over the final 33.5 seconds of overtime.A little bit of a bend but no break, Bishop said. Obviously they had a little momentum but the penalty kill came up big.Bishop had a nifty save on an in-close chance by Kuznetsov during the first of two unsuccessful Washington power plays late in the second.Holtby made a glove save on Joel Vermin during a 2-on-1 and turned aside Kucherovs breakaway shot over a minute span early in the second.Game notes Bishop is 2-6-1 in 10 games against Washington. ... Holtby is 7-2-2 in 13 games against the Lightning. ... Tampa Bay D Jason Garrison, who took a shot off the knee in Thursdays game at St. Louis, didnt play. ... Washington swept the three-game series last season, outscoring the Lightning 11-6. The Capitals were 10-1-1 in their 12 games against Tampa Bay.UP NEXTCapitals: Host Buffalo on Monday night.Lightning: At Carolina on Sunday night. Wholesale Flames Jerseys . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Flames Jerseys 2021 . Wall made the comment in a speech to a Regina business crowd that included Lesnar. The U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist says he was visiting his brothers farm in Saskatchewan and decided he wanted to hear what the premier had to say. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. The All Blacks midfield concerns have deepened with the loss of centre George Moala for Saturday nights Bledisloe Cup clash with the Wallabies in Sydney.Impressive against Wales earlier this year, Moala has been ruled out of the Rugby Championship opener at ANZ Stadium after suffering a medial ligament tear at training on Monday.Its another headache for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, already coming to grips with losing Sonny Bill Williams for the entire campaign due to his Achilles injury at the Rio Olympics sevens last week.After decades of stability, the centres were already shaping as a potential area of rare vulnerability for the top-ranked All Blacks following the retirements of veteran pair Maa Nonu and Conrad Smith after last years successful World Cup defence.Nonu, Smith and Williams boast some 230 Tests of experience and have each won two Rugby World Cups.Since the days of Bruce Robertson, Joe Stanley, Frank Bunce and Tana Umaga through to Smith and Nonu, the All Blacks have always prospered with long-serving centres.Now Hansen is seemingly certain to use the relatively inexperienced international duo of Ryan Crotty and Malakai Fekitoa against Australia, with young rookie Anton Lienert-Brown unlikely to start in the Bledisloe Cup cauldron after being called up as Williams squad replacement.All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster conceded the Moala setbaack was disappointing. Fake Flames Jerseys. Its certainly different, isnt it, Foster said.People are sort of used to the Nonu-Smith (combination). Chuck Sonny Bill in there as well.I wouldnt call it vulnerable but Id certainly say we are building combinations.While New Zealands centre stocks are suddenly depleted, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has the luxury of being able to call upon his World Cup pairing of Matt Giteau and Tevita Kuridrani, or consider any number of other options.Israel Folau, Samu Kerevi, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Rob Horne and Matt Toomua are other competent centres in the Wallabies squad fighting for a starting spot.I dont know whether thats an area theyre going to target or not, Foster said.Theres no hiding the fact that weve got players that are less experienced than guys who have been there in the past.But if look at the guys weve got there, Ryans got a number of Tests under his belt and Malakais the same.Obviously losing George means were short of that option but weve got guys who have played a bit of Test-match rugby and have played over here as well.So whichever way we go, its exciting for us.We know its new, but its something we saw in June. We made good progress in the midfield and now its going to be a next step up. ' ' '
TAMPA, Fla. Calgary Flames Shirts . -- Brian Boyle picked the perfect time for his first career shootout goal.Boyle scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.Simple game ... he just goes down there and shoots at the net, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.Tampa Bay won the shootout 2-1 when Boyle put a shot between Braden Holtbys pads. The Lightning forward was 0 for 4 in his previous shootout attempts.Come down with some speed, and try and use my reach. the 6-foot-6 Boyle said. Open up a hole.Brayden Point also scored in the tiebreaker for the Lightning and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals.Tampa Bay got a regulation goal from Nikita Kucherov. Ben Bishop stopped 34 shots.Nicklas Backstrom scored for the Captials, who have lost three in a row (0-2-1). Holtby made 32 saves.Theyre in the same situation as us, Holtby said. A game like that can go either way, really.Kucherov opened the scoring with 7:22 left in the second for his 13th goal, coming from the top of the right circle during a power play that came about due to Alex Ovechkins second penalty in the game.Tampa Bay, which entered with the NHLs second-best power-play, went 1 for 3.It was just the sixth time this season that Washington allowed the first goal of a game.Ovechkin had four shots but saw his goal-scoring drought reach four straight games.Backstrom tied it at 1 on the power play at 6:24 of the third. Washington has three man-advantage goal on the road this season in 28 chances, including a 1-for-6 effort against the Lightning.Its better than nothing, Backstrom said about the Capitals getting a point. We had the opportunity (to win) but didnt do it.The Capitals got two shots but failed to score during a power play over the final 33.5 seconds of overtime.A little bit of a bend but no break, Bishop said. Obviously they had a little momentum but the penalty kill came up big.Bishop had a nifty save on an in-close chance by Kuznetsov during the first of two unsuccessful Washington power plays late in the second.Holtby made a glove save on Joel Vermin during a 2-on-1 and turned aside Kucherovs breakaway shot over a minute span early in the second.Game notes Bishop is 2-6-1 in 10 games against Washington. ... Holtby is 7-2-2 in 13 games against the Lightning. ... Tampa Bay D Jason Garrison, who took a shot off the knee in Thursdays game at St. Louis, didnt play. ... Washington swept the three-game series last season, outscoring the Lightning 11-6. The Capitals were 10-1-1 in their 12 games against Tampa Bay.UP NEXTCapitals: Host Buffalo on Monday night.Lightning: At Carolina on Sunday night. Wholesale Flames Jerseys . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Flames Jerseys 2021 . Wall made the comment in a speech to a Regina business crowd that included Lesnar. The U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist says he was visiting his brothers farm in Saskatchewan and decided he wanted to hear what the premier had to say. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. The All Blacks midfield concerns have deepened with the loss of centre George Moala for Saturday nights Bledisloe Cup clash with the Wallabies in Sydney.Impressive against Wales earlier this year, Moala has been ruled out of the Rugby Championship opener at ANZ Stadium after suffering a medial ligament tear at training on Monday.Its another headache for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, already coming to grips with losing Sonny Bill Williams for the entire campaign due to his Achilles injury at the Rio Olympics sevens last week.After decades of stability, the centres were already shaping as a potential area of rare vulnerability for the top-ranked All Blacks following the retirements of veteran pair Maa Nonu and Conrad Smith after last years successful World Cup defence.Nonu, Smith and Williams boast some 230 Tests of experience and have each won two Rugby World Cups.Since the days of Bruce Robertson, Joe Stanley, Frank Bunce and Tana Umaga through to Smith and Nonu, the All Blacks have always prospered with long-serving centres.Now Hansen is seemingly certain to use the relatively inexperienced international duo of Ryan Crotty and Malakai Fekitoa against Australia, with young rookie Anton Lienert-Brown unlikely to start in the Bledisloe Cup cauldron after being called up as Williams squad replacement.All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster conceded the Moala setbaack was disappointing. Fake Flames Jerseys. Its certainly different, isnt it, Foster said.People are sort of used to the Nonu-Smith (combination). Chuck Sonny Bill in there as well.I wouldnt call it vulnerable but Id certainly say we are building combinations.While New Zealands centre stocks are suddenly depleted, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has the luxury of being able to call upon his World Cup pairing of Matt Giteau and Tevita Kuridrani, or consider any number of other options.Israel Folau, Samu Kerevi, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Rob Horne and Matt Toomua are other competent centres in the Wallabies squad fighting for a starting spot.I dont know whether thats an area theyre going to target or not, Foster said.Theres no hiding the fact that weve got players that are less experienced than guys who have been there in the past.But if look at the guys weve got there, Ryans got a number of Tests under his belt and Malakais the same.Obviously losing George means were short of that option but weve got guys who have played a bit of Test-match rugby and have played over here as well.So whichever way we go, its exciting for us.We know its new, but its something we saw in June. We made good progress in the midfield and now its going to be a next step up. ' ' '