1st Star: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning netminder was outstanding during Tampa’s 4-2 Game 4 victory over the Washington Capitals. In helping even the series 2-2, he made 36 saves for the second straight game. The Capitals had a number of Grade A opportunities, but Vasilevskiy was there to keep them at bay.
2nd Star: Alex Killorn, Tampa Bay Lightning
With the score tied 2-2 midway through the third period, Killorn finished off a nice Ondrej Palat pass by going backhand, five-hole to beat Braden Holtby and give the Lightning the lead for good. Killorn, who last scored in Game 3 of the first round against the New Jersey Devils, snapped his 10-game goal drought.
3rd Star: Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
In the span of three minutes in the first period, Point played a huge role in flipping a 1-0 Capitals into a 2-1 Lightning advantage. He first put home his seventh of the playoffs and then minutes later fed Steven Stamkos for a power play goal, the Tampa captain’s seventh of the postseason as well.
[Lightning survive barrage to even series with Capitals 2-2]
Highlight of the Night: The passing on the Stamkos power play goal -- his fourth straight game with an extra man tally -- was gorgeous:
Factoid of the Night:
.@TBLightning battle back from down 2-0 vs the Caps with consecutive road wins- just like in their 2003 Conf QF. TB's yet to lose a playoff road game vs WSH & now top this list pic.twitter.com/5suZDfeUKl
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) May 18, 2018
Friday’s schedule: Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN (Golden Knights lead series 2-1)
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• Conference Finals schedule, TV info
• NBC’s Stanley Cup Playoff Hub
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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.