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WASHINGTON - Nicklas Backstrom had his first career regular season hat trick, Braden Holtby made 26 saves, and the Washington Capitals held on to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday night.Backstrom scored two second period goals and completed the natural hat trick early in the third.Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson had two assists each for Washington, which has won four of its last five.Tyler Johnson (with 4:24 remaining) and Matthew Carle (with 2:31 left) scored late in the third period to pull the Lightning within one, but Eric Fehrs empty netter sealed it.It was Washingtons second win this week against the Lightning, following Tuesdays 5-3 victory at Tampa Bay.The Lightning, which was beginning a five-game road trip, has lost 3 of 4.Ben Bishop made 24 saves for Tampa Bay, which had a first-period goal disallowed to due goaltender interference.Holtby was stellar during the second period.Mike Green (hooking) and Ovechkin (roughing) were both sent off at 6:49, giving the Lightning a 5-on-3 power play for two minutes.Holtby made a series of saves, including one on a rebound try by Ryan Callahan when he reached back with his stick to pull the puck away just before it rolled across the goal line.The Capitals took a 1-0 lead when Backstrom corralled a blocked shot in the slot and back-handed the puck in the net.Backstrom has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last three games.He made it 2-0 with 1:20 left in the period. Bishop made the initial save on Backstom, and Ovechkins rebound try rolled free.Backstrom pulled the puck back as it crossed the end line just left of the goal, and put it in.He completed the natural hat trick at 2:17 of the third when he took a pass in the slot from Ovechkin and snapped the puck low past Bishop for his eighth of the season.Backstroms only previous three-goal effort came April 17, 2010 against the Canadiens in a first-round playoff game.Tampa Bay was outshot 12-2 in the first period, but appeared to take a 1-0 lead at the 9:56 mark.Valtteri Filppula skate in toward Holtby on the goalies right, circled around the net and passed in front to Steven Stamkos, who fired into an open net for what would have been his 18th goal.Meanwhile, Holtby and Callahan were in a pile to the right of the net with Washingtons Brooks Orpik standing over them. After a review, Callahan was called for goaltender interference and the goal was disallowed.NOTES: Washington won the season series 2-1. . Tampa Bay F Ondrej Palat (lower-body injury) missed his second straight game, and D Radko Gudas sat out due to a stomach virus. . Washington D Karl Alzner played his 323rd consecutive game, passing Kelly Miller for the third-longest streak in franchise history. New York Giants Jerseys . Toronto has lost six of its last eight games but is coming off Thursdays 7-3 victory at Kansas City. Juan Francisco and Colby Rasmus both went deep for the Blue Jays, who are second in the American League with 34 home runs on the season. Julian Love Giants Jersey . Serbia captain Bogdan Obradovic said his team will include 9th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic and 27th-ranked Viktor Troicki as he decided to let the top-ranked Djokovic rest. http://www.authenticnygiantspro.com/Odell-beckham-jr-giants-jersey/ . Hicham Khalouas late goal improved Almerias chances of avoiding relegation in a match dominated by contentious calls, including three penalties. One day after Barcelonas 4-3 win at Real Madrid featured three penalties, referees again dominated a wide-open game that saw Almeria ultimately move out of the relegation zone and one point ahead of Getafe which took its place. Eli Manning Jersey . The union filed a grievance late Thursday, one day after Goodell suspended four players who participated in bounties from 2009-11. The complaint says Goodell is prohibited from punishing players for any aspect of the case occurring before the new collective bargaining agreement was signed last August. Phil Simms Giants Jersey . The motion to expand the stadiums capacity passed through by a count of 39-3, with Toronto mayor Rob Ford being among those in opposition.OAKLAND, Calif. - In a game where offence was an afterthought, the scoreless stalemate ended in fitting fashion: a walk-off error. Melky Cabrera couldnt corral Nick Puntos double with one out in the 12th inning, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 1-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in front of an announced crowd of 22,322 at the Coliseum. "Im sure they were ready to go home and get the barbecues started," Punto said. Derek Norris led off the rally with a walk by Chad Jenkins (0-1), who tossed two innings of relief. After Jed Lowrie lined out, Punto poked a slicing double down the line in left. Cabrera moved to his right to cut off the ball, which squirted by his glove for an error. Norris, who runs well for a catcher, hustled from first for an odd ending to a game highlighted by stellar pitching performances by Oaklands Tommy Milone, Torontos Marcus Stroman and both bullpens. "Thats the definition of a pitching duel," Milone said. "Its exciting. Its fun to watch. But it was about that time." Dan Otero (7-1), the fifth Oakland reliever to toss a scoreless inning, earned the win. Cabrera never surfaced in the clubhouse during the time reporters were allowed in after the game. "Thats not the game," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of Cabreras misplay. "It was great pitching on both sides." Stroman gave up seven hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked three. Milone allowed four hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one intentionally. The left-hander is 6-0 in his last 11 starts and hasnt lost since May 3 at Boston. The pitchers quickly erased the few chances both offences had. Jose Reyes singled on the games first pitch, but Milone didnt allow another hit until Steve Tolleson doubled on a pop fly leading off the fifth that landed between three players battling the bright sky, which caused problems all day. Tolleson advanced to third on the second of two groundouts before Milone struck out Reyes. Lowries fiielding error at shortstop extended the sixth for Toronto.dddddddddddd But Milone rebounded the way he had all afternoon, striking out Brad Glenn to strand two. "It the same thing hes been doing all season. He changes speed and locates so well," said Blue Jays centre fielder Darin Mastroianni, who singled with one out in the 12th for his only hit. Stroman kept the As off-balance and out of sync in similar fashion. He got some help from his defence, too, including Cabrera. With two on and two outs in the third, Cabrera made a diving catch on Yoenis Cespedes liner to left. Cabrera grabbed his midsection and jogged gingerly backed to the dugout afterward. Josh Donaldson started a double play by fielding Edwin Encarnacions grounder at third and threw from his backside to Punto, whose relay from second to first ended Torontos eighth. Toronto caught its own defensive break when Brandon Moss sprained his left ankle coming out of the box, and the Blue Jays easily turned a double play to end the bottom of the inning. Moss said the ankle is sore but hopes to play Saturday, though As manager Bob Melvin said Moss will likely get a day off. Oaklands Ryan Cook, Fernando Abad, Sean Doolittle, Eric OFlaherty and Luke Gregerson all pitched a scoreless inning. Jenkins, Brett Cecil, Dustin McGowan and Aaron Loup combined to throw four scoreless innings before the As broke through in the 12th. "The pitching today was fantastic across the board," Melvin said. "They came in, did their job for the inning and passed the baton to the next guy." NOTES: Blue Jays hitting coach Kevin Seitzer was ejected by home plate umpire Vic Carapazza in the sixth inning for apparently arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. ... Melvin said an MRI revealed that 1B Kyle Blanks has a slight tear in his left calf and is not expected back anytime soon. ... Scott Kazmir (9-3, 2.61 ERA) starts for Oakland opposite Torontos Mark Buehrle (10-5, 2.50 ERA) on Saturday. ' ' '