Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, March 1, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Wednesday, March 1, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1999-2000 record
Washington Capitals	4	44-24-12-2
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	19-47-9-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	11	3	26
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	7	12	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Elich (1)	Gordie Dwyer (1), Robert Petrovicky (8)	Even strength	WSH 0, TBL 1
1st	05:07	Washington Capitals	Terry Yake (7)	Andrei Nikolishin (11), Brendan Witt (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd	11:13	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (18)	Andrei Nikolishin (12), Olie Kolzig (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 1
3rd	12:21	Washington Capitals	Joe Murphy (9)	Ken Klee (12), Nolan Baumgartner (1)	Power play	WSH 3, TBL 1
3rd	13:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (19)	Robert Petrovicky (9)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd	19:57	Washington Capitals	Terry Yake (8)	Joe Sacco (12), Adam Oates (39)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, TBL 2

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Murphy	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	1		17:28
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:36
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	1	0	54.5%	16:02
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		17:37
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	2	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0	50%	16:30
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	12:50
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	24	5	1	0	0		10:58
Number 21 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	05:08
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:54
Number 27 T. Yake	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	100%	16:10
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:01
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.3%	23:55
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	0		18:33
Number 4 A. Tezikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:41
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		25:39
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0		21:19
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:24
Number 38 N. Baumgartner	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:58

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	23	21	2	.913	59:47	Win

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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	-1	5	5	5	0	38.1%	21:50
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		22:49
Number 8 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	-2	2	5	1	0	37.5%	23:11
Number 10 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	50%	21:23
Number 14 R. Petrovicky	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	33.3%	12:52
Number 15 J. Svejkovsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:19
Number 19 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	41.7%	14:43
Number 20 S. Drulia	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		07:04
Number 26 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	62.5%	22:34
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:15
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:02
Number 34 G. Dwyer	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		03:34
Number 42 M. Elich	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		12:03
Number 2 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		28:13
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		18:42
Number 18 M. Posmyk	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		16:49
Number 23 P. Svoboda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		05:53
Number 27 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	5		22:57

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Cloutier	25	22	3	.880	58:36	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:33	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	13:08	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Slashing	2
1st	13:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Todd Warriner	Interference	2
1st	16:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Mara	Roughing	2
1st	19:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:23	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Interference	2
2nd	07:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nisse Ekman	Slashing	2
2nd	14:37	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	14:37	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	14:37	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	04:26	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2
3rd	07:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Posmyk	Slashing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Steve Ludzik
Referees: Bernard Degrace, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Danny McCourt
Washington Capitals scratches: James Black, Mike Eagles, Jamie Huscroft, Rob Zettler, Dmitri Mironov, Sergei Gonchar, Barrie Moore, Richard Zednik, Miika Elomo, Glen Metropolit, Alexander Volchkov, Jan Bulis
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Shawn Burr, Daren Puppa, Ian Herbers, Chris Mcalpine, Reid Simpson, Dan Kesa, Bruce Gardiner, Jeff Shevalier, Kevin Hodson, Chris Gratton, Stephen Guolla, Pavel Torgaev, Sergey Gusev, Bryan Muir, Andrei Zyuzin, Rich Parent, Kyle Freadrich, Andrei Skopintsev, Kaspars Astashenko, Dale Rominski

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1999-2000 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Tue, Nov 9, 1999
Washington Capitals 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Jan 17, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 24, 2000
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 19, 2000

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 1, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Calgary Flames 8	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 1, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Mar 1, 2000