A feisty Nikita Kucherov scored two goals, set up another and knocked New Jersey's top defenseman out of the game with a big hit, and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved within a game of making the Devils' first trip to the playoffs in six years a short one.
Yoenis Cespedes launched a grand slam during a nine-run outburst in the eighth inning that rallied the New York Mets past the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep.
Zimmerman goes yard twice (0:42)
Cespedes's grand slam puts exclamation mark on win (0:31)
David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer
Put away those brooms, Nationals fans. In danger of being swept, the Mets had an inning to remember, scoring nine runs in the eighth to turn a 4-2 deficit into an 11-4 lead. Juan Lagares had the go-ahead double with two outs and Yoenis Cespedes capped it off with a grand slam.
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