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TAMPA Geron Christian Super Bowl LI Jersey , Fla. — The Washington Capitals are in their first conference final in 20 years and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in for the third time in four years.

Will experience be an edge over the motivation of waiting so long to get to this point in the postseason?

“We know what’s coming,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of the heightened attention and greater distractions that come with a deep playoff run. “It’s a whole different feel, because we’ve been there. That’s a good thing.”

Tampa Bay has dispatched New Jersey and Boston in five games each, and Washington has had a more difficult path to this point, rallying from an 0-2 deficit to beat Columbus, then again needing six games to eliminate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

“If you’re going to have success against really good teams, Pitt Tre'Quan Smith Super Bowl LI Jersey , Tampa, anybody going forward, you’ve got to be hard, you’ve got to be detailed, you’ve got to be compact, you’ve got to make good decisions, you’ve got to have an extremely high work ethic and high commitment Chase Edmonds Jersey Elite ,” Capitals coach Barry Trotz said.

Tampa Bay led the NHL in scoring in the regular season and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin led the league in goals with 49, adding another eight in the postseason. If anything, the Lightning beat the Bruins without dominant play from their top scorers, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos.

Where does the advantage stand in goaltending? Washington’s Braden Holtby is a former Vezina winner, but he ranked 37th in the NHL in save percentage during the regular season and played a combined 65 games without a shutout. He has played nearly a goal a game better in the playoffs, giving up 2.99 per game during the regular season but just 2.04 in the postseason.

Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy has been sharp, allowing 2.24 goals per game in the playoffs Wholesale Justin Reid Jersey , and tied for the NHL lead in shutouts with eight.

Tampa Bay had a slight edge in the regular season, going 2-1 against Washington, rallying for a 4-3 overtime win in the first week of the season, falling 3-1 in November and winning 4-2 in February. The two were nearly identical on special teams in those games, with Tampa Bay going 3 of 10 on power plays and Washington was 3 of 9.

The Capitals have been unusually strong on the road in the past month, going 5-1 in Columbus and Pittsburgh while just 3-3 on their home ice.

The Lightning pulled away from the Bruins by winning both games in Boston and has both the advantage of home ice and added rest going into this series with Washington.

While Tampa Bay made headlines in the regular season with their high-scoring offense, they separated themselves from Boston with physical play Jaleel Scott Jersey Elite , something that carried over from the opening series with New Jersey.

“We’re not really looked at as that physical team, but we know we have it in us,” Cooper said. “Everyone was on board. Our game plan was to make it hard on them. That’s it. It’s been working for us.”

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints quarterback Drew Brees isn’t ready to ask rookie running back Alvin Kamara to stop trying to hurdle defenders.

He has but one request.

”Please land on your feet and not your head Wholesale Bryce Petty Jersey ,” Brees said.

Kamara landed head-first when he tried to soar over a Carolina Panthers tackler on Sunday – but only after a game-sealing 22-yard gain on a third-and-10 play in the final minutes. He wound up with a cut on his lip, which seemed like a small price to pay for his latest virtuoso performance as a runner and receiver.

He finished with 126 yards from scrimmage – 60 rushing and 66 receiving – and scored a pair of tackle-shedding touchdowns to help the Saints beat the Panthers 31-21 and take command of the NFC South Division.

With four games to play, Kamara already has had a rookie campaign like few others in NFL history. He is one of only three rookies to eclipse 600 yards rushing and 600 yards receiving, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor and Billy Sims. His 11 TDs put him in range of surpassing the Saints rookie record of 13 set by George Rogers back in 1981.

”It’s been fun,” Kamara said of his surreal first year as a pro. ”You want it to keep going. You don’t want it to end.”

If Kamara keeps it up, the Saints season will extend into the playoffs for the first time since 2013.

Here are other key story lines emerging from New Orleans triumph over the Panthers:

BOUNCING BACK: The Saints (9-3) recovered quickly from a loss to the Rams in Los Angeles which ended New Orleans’ eight-game winning streak. The Saints now hold not only a one-game lead over Carolina (8-4) Wholesale Su'a Cravens Jersey , but also own the head-to-head tie breaker, having also beaten the Panthers in Carolina in Week 3. Two games back of New Orleans is Atlanta (7-5), which hosts the Saints on Thursday night.

”It was obviously a significant win,” Payton said. ”We’re playing good football. It’s a young team so I think we are learning each week.”

MATCHUP PROBLEMS: The Panthers entered the game with the second-ranked defense in the NFL, but now have been gashed by Drew Brees and Co. in both meetings this season. The Saints had 362 total yards in a 34-13 Week 3 victory in Carolina and finished with 400 yards against the Panthers in the rematch in the Superdome. New Orleans’ big plays included Mark Ingram’s 72-yard run , which set up his 3-yard TD. One of Kamara’s TD runs covered 20 yards. Michael Thomas caught five passes for 70 yards Wholesale Dorance Armstrong Jr. Jersey , including a 32-yard reception and 10-yard TD.

”It was extremely frustrating. We couldn’t stop the bleeding, couldn’t stop the momentum,” Panthers safety Mike Adams said. ”We didn’t play to our standard.”

Panthers coach Ron Rivera added, ”Right now they are real difficult to defend.

”You have to respect their receivers. You have to account for their tight ends,” Rivera continued. Kamara ”and Ingram are tremendous backs. Everything starts with the quarterback’s ability. He’s a heck of a triggerman.”

SHORING UP: After yielding 400-plus yards in New Orleans’ previous two games, the Saints’ defense improved considerably despite the continued absence of standout rookie cornerback Marshon Lattimore Authentic Dorian O'Daniel Jersey , who is still healing from a Week 11 ankle injury. Carolina managed only 279 total yards. The Saints stopped the Panthers on seven of 10 third-down plays and produce a pivotal drive-ending play deep in New Orleans territory in the fourth quarter when Cam Newton’s pass to Devin Funchess came up a yard short on fourth-and-six.

BRIGHT SPOTS: While the Panthers lacked consistency on offense, they weren’t entirely stagnant. Cam Newton found Christian McCaffrey on a swing pass for a 21-yard touchdown and hit Devin Funchess for a 24-yard TD. Newton finished 17 of 27 passing for 183 yards without an interception and also had 51 yards on scrambles, including a 32-yard run in which pursuing tacklers crashed into one another while lunging for the quarterback.

”We’ll learn from this,” Newton said. ”We will be better prepared for Minnesota” in Week 14.

WHATEVER IT TAKES: The Saints suspected rookie third-string quarterback Taysom Hill could help on special teams, so they tested that theory.

Hill, who started at QB for BYU in 2016 Kendall Wright Super Bowl LI Jersey , wound up with two tackles on kick coverage.

”It was really fun,” Hill said.

Payton said Hill’s 6-foot-2, 221-pound frame and good foot speed made him a special teams candidate.

”We were looking at the inactive portion of the roster and you get over to that list and say, `All right, who can help us in the kicking game?” Payton recalled. ”He did well.”

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