Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 23, 2006, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	3	29-41-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	43-33-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	10	11	9	0	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	9	16	1	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:01	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (45)	Shaone Morrisonn (10)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 0
1st	11:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle (14)	Brad Richards (53), Ruslan Fedotenko (13)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 1
3rd	04:30	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (17)	Dainius Zubrus (26), Alex Ovechkin (43)	Power play	WSH 2, TBL 1
3rd	05:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (23)	Paul Ranger (15), Freddy Modin (20)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd	10:07	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (46)	Chris Clark (17), Dainius Zubrus (27)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd	12:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig (14)	Brad Richards (54), Vinny Prospal (49)	Power play	WSH 3, TBL 3
OT	00:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina (5)	Brad Richards (55), Vincent Lecavalier (31)	Power play	WSH 3, TBL 4

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 8 A. Ovechkin	L	2	1	3	+2	0	13	2	0	0		25:50
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	3	0	40.7%	26:24
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		12:46
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	19:28
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55%	12:42
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	+2	2	0	3	1	0		21:11
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	-1	5	4	1	0	1		17:58
Number 20 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:58
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	04:14
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		17:56
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0		17:52
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:01
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		20:50
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		23:04
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	1	0		25:58
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		15:10
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:07
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:37

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	37	33	4	.892	60:28	OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	0	5	3	1	0	0	63.6%	19:11
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	02:09
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:54
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	1	2	-1	0	3	1	0	0		18:09
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	3	3	-1	0	4	0	1	0	65%	25:19
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	33.3%	19:36
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		20:39
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	47.1%	14:25
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:51
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	0	0	57.1%	20:35
Number 34 R. Craig	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	1	66.7%	13:46
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		05:01
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		16:40
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2	1		22:27
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:36
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	1		20:36
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	3	0		17:10
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0		21:24

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	30	27	3	.900	60:37	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:45	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Hooking	2
1st	09:09	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Broken stick	2
1st	11:06	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Holding	2
1st	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Fighting (major)	5
1st	20:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Diving	2
2nd	07:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Darryl Sydor	Tripping	2
2nd	08:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Hooking	2
2nd	08:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nolan Pratt	High sticking	2
2nd	08:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nolan Pratt	High sticking	2
3rd	02:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
3rd	03:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig	Tripping	2
3rd	11:21	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Tripping	2
3rd	18:53	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Angelo D'Amico
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Bryan Muir, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Dave Andreychuk, Sean Burke, Rob DiMaio, Jim Campbell, Norman Milley, Timo Helbling, Brian Eklund, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Nick Tarnasky

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Oct 16, 2005
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Oct 28, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Tue, Nov 15, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 23, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 29, 2006
Washington Capitals 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 18, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 23, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Calgary Flames 7 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 23, 2006