Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Thursday, April 2, 1998 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	17-55-10
at Washington Capitals	4	40-30-12

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	4	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	8	10	25
Washington Capitals	10	5	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:41	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (46)	Jeff Brown (22)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 1
1st	06:11	Washington Capitals	Kelly Miller (7)	Craig Berube (8), Mike Eagles (2)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 2
1st	19:00	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (5)	Peter Bondra (24), Steve Konowalchuk (18)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 3
1st	19:22	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (47)	Andrei Nikolishin (5), Steve Konowalchuk (19)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 4
3rd	05:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Nazarov (2)	Alexander Selivanov (19), Mark Fitzpatrick (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:32
Number 11 S. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	33.3%	10:04
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	26.7%	12:20
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	68.8%	17:51
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	16:25
Number 20 M. Renberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		16:14
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0		16:10
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	19:12
Number 36 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:32
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1	1		17:44
Number 64 J. Bonsignore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30%	13:18
Number 2 M. McBain	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2		16:59
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	3		21:11
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		21:25
Number 6 D. Wilkie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:07
Number 14 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		19:45
Number 33 Y. Racine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		19:05
Number 39 E. Ciccone	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1		18:36

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Fitzpatrick	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 K. Miller	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0		11:48
Number 11 E. Tikkanen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		17:13
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	1	3	+3	0	7	0	0		18:05
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	50%	19:11
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	0		17:12
Number 23 B. Bellows	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:29
Number 27 C. Berube	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:06
Number 32 D. Hunter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	12:29
Number 36 M. Eagles	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	68.8%	11:51
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		12:21
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	69.2%	16:57
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:11
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0		17:55
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		17:03
Number 28 J. Brown	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0		18:49
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		23:40
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		23:18
Number 96 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		19:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:39	Washington Capitals	Jeff Brown	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	03:20	Washington Capitals	Kelly Miller	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	18:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Enrico Ciccone	Roughing	2
3rd	18:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Louie Debrusk	Elbowing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jacques Demers
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Brad Lazarowich
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Jody Hull, Troy Mallette, Daren Puppa, Stephane Richer, David Shaw, Corey Schwab, Rob Zamuner, Vladimir Vujtek, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Corey Spring, Pavel Kubina
Washington Capitals scratches: Stephane Beauregard, Todd Krygier, Michal Pivonka, Mark Tinordi, David Harlock, Ken Klee, Stewart Malgunas, Chris Simon, Pat Peake, Ryan Mulhern, Jeff Toms, Martin Brochu, Andrew Brunette, Jan Benda, Brad Church, Dwayne Hay, Benoit Gratton, Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Jan Bulis

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Jan 21, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 7, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 25, 1998
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 28, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 2, 1998

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 2, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Apr 2, 1998
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Apr 2, 1998
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Apr 2, 1998