TAMPA, FL - MAY 11: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates a goal scored by teammate Michal Kempny #6 against Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 11, 2018 in Tampa, Florida.

Watch: Ovechkin scores immediately after Lightning goal gets wiped out

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Alex Ovechkin made the Tampa Bay Lightning pay for getting a little greedy.

The Washington Capitals captain blasted one home in the dying seconds of the first period to give his club a 2-0 lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Friday night.

WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS! @OVI8 MAKES IT 2-0! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/w7vT4GM8ul
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 12, 2018

Ovechkin's goal came on the ensuing faceoff after Nikita Kucherov's impressive tying marker was disallowed because the Lightning were caught with too many men on the ice.

Huge momentum shift at the end of the 1st!

This Kucherov goal waved off for too many men & the Caps respond with a goal of their own. pic.twitter.com/2K7oKkzIIL
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 12, 2018

It turned out to be a good call by the officials.

Kucherov's goal was called back because of a Too Many Men penalty. The Bolts clearly had 6 players on the ice. pic.twitter.com/9oKy68eOYE
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) May 12, 2018