Lightning blitz Caps behind 4 first-period goals

Mikhail Sergachev scored two of Tampa Bay's four first-period tallies -- all before Washington registered a shot on goal -- as the Lightning beat the visiting Capitals 6-3 Sunday night in the second game of a home-and-home set.

Opening a three-game homestand, the Lightning received a goal and anassist from both Nick Perbix and Nikita Kucherov. Perbix, a rookie defenseman, stretched his point streak to a career-high four