Lightning take 2-0 lead over Capitals on Vincent Lecavalier's OT winner

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    As terrific a Game 2 as Vincent Lecavalier delivered -- outperforming Alex Ovechkin by scoring twice, including the overtime winner -- even the Tampa Bay Lightning's captain knew where credit was due.

    "You've got to look at the penalty killing. ... That was the difference right there," Lecavalier said. "We gave them a lot of power plays -- we were a little bit undisciplined with our sticks -- but our penalty killing was phenomenal."

    Yes, it was. So was Lecavalier. And now his streaking Lightning are halfway to eliminating Ovechkin's top-seeded Washington Capitals. Lecavalier netted his second goal 6:19 into overtime, and the fifth-seeded Lightning beat the Capitals 3-2 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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