"There's no question the Washington Capitals would rather have picked up two points here Tuesday night instead of only one in an overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. But the mood in the visiting dressing room was more positive than morose as the Capitals prepared for the second leg of back-to-back games in Florida.

Washington erased a two-goal deficit and forced overtime in one of its better puck possession games in recent memory but ultimately fell, 4-3, to the Lightning when Steven Stamkos recorded the game-winner on a rebound 2 minutes 45 seconds into overtime. "