NHL action: Fleischmann, Holík, games’ first stars

Forward Tomáš Fleischmann was named 1st star in a hockey match between his Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay on Thursday. Fleischmann scored in overtime to lift Washington over Tampa 4-3 keeping alive his team’s playoff hopes. Washington have four more games left in the regular season but trail the Philadelphia Flyers by 2 pts in the 8th and final spot of the Eastern Conference.

In other action, Atlanta’s Robert Holík was also named 1st star, beating the Florida Panthers’ Tomáš Vokoun twice on the night to lift the Thrashers to the win. The final score was 3-2. The Thrashers are out of the upcoming playoffs, but the Panthers still hold a theoretical chance with four games left. Currently Florida is 7 pts off the final spot.