Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, April 18, 2006, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	4	29-41-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	43-33-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	10	9	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	17	14	12	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:52	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (10)	Alex Ovechkin (54), Brian Willsie (22)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 0
2nd	00:12	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 0
2nd	04:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (26)	Brad Richards (68), Ryan Craig (13)	Power play	WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer (16)	Nolan Yonkman (7), Brooks Laich (14)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 1
3rd	14:29	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger (5)	Dainius Zubrus (34), Matt Bradley (12)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 1

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	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		17:31
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	40%	22:29
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	0		15:24
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	2	0	2	+1	2	2	0	2	1	53.8%	20:34
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	15:53
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0		12:53
Number 20 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:03
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	1	0	58.3%	13:45
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:38
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		10:51
Number 45 J. Johansson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		04:14
Number 50 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:22
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		24:26
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0	0		21:54
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	2	1	0		09:49
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		08:48
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		23:26
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0		22:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	43	42	1	.977	60:00	Win

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	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0	0	47.1%	19:10
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	18.2%	14:13
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		11:47
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	1		19:20
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	100%	12:34
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	30.8%	21:26
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:26
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	84.6%	08:41
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		16:42
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	71.4%	17:16
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	15:27
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		09:09
Number 2 T. Helbling	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	0		16:20
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		17:47
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		16:27
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	0		21:58
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:35
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3	0		22:07

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	12	11	1	.917	32:43
Number 47 J. Grahame	16	13	3	.813	27:17	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:33	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	04:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Holding	2
1st	09:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob DiMaio	Tripping	2
1st	12:08	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	Hooking	2
1st	17:11	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	High sticking	2
2nd	03:46	Washington Capitals	Jonas Johansson	Interference	2
2nd	13:07	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
3rd	00:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Tripping	2
3rd	06:03	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
3rd	11:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Hooking	2
3rd	16:27	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	Hooking	2
3rd	17:26	Washington Capitals	Bryan Muir	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Chris Rooney, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Olie Kolzig, Jamie Heward, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Brian Sutherby, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Boyd Gordon, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Dave Andreychuk, Jim Campbell, Vinny Prospal, Pavel Kubina, Norman Milley, Brian Eklund, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Gerald Coleman, 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 Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 18, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Apr 18, 2006