Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 18, 2007, 1:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7–1 on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	44-33-5
at Washington Capitals	7	28-40-14

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Washington Capitals	2	3	2	7

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	11	11	31
Washington Capitals	15	6	8	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:31	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (3)	Boyd Gordon (20)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 1
1st	13:38	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (4)	Kris Beech (16), Milan Jurcina (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 2
2nd	01:14	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (35)	Chris Clark (20), Brian Pothier (22)	Power play	TBL 0, WSH 3
2nd	06:45	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (36)	Tomas Fleischmann (3)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 4
2nd	08:18	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (37)	Kris Beech (17), Matt Bradley (9)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 5
2nd	17:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba (11)	Doug Janik (8), Nick Tarnasky (4)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 5
3rd	10:34	Washington Capitals	Alexandre Giroux (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 6
3rd	17:55	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon (5)	Tomas Fleischmann (4), Shaone Morrisonn (10)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 7

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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	42.1%	22:17
Number 9 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	20%	15:21
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		16:11
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		16:34
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	57.1%	19:40
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1	33.3%	21:57
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:35
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		22:01
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	40%	05:45
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	13:12
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:16
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0		08:49
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	1		17:32
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		17:21
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	1		25:25
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:13
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-2	5	1	0	3		17:48
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1		19:28

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	5	2	3	.400	11:39
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	24	20	4	.833	48:17	Loss

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	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1	0		15:56
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	5	5	0	0	0	100%	08:18
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	52.9%	20:44
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0	60%	20:53
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:31
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	75%	17:22
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	12:45
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		10:16
Number 28 A. Semin	R	3	0	3	+2	2	4	1	0	1	50%	16:02
Number 39 A. Giroux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		10:33
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	2	2	4	+4	0	5	0	0	0		11:22
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:33
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0		20:20
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+4	0	0	5	0	0		22:54
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+4	0	2	0	0	0		23:46
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		16:34
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:30	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Holding	2
2nd	00:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Eric Perrin	Holding	2
2nd	11:34	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier	Hooking	2
2nd	12:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Holding	2
2nd	17:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane O'Brien	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:15	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:12	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Hooking	2
3rd	16:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Holding	2
3rd	16:16	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Diving	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Luke Richardson, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Paul Ranger, Karri Ramo, Blair Jones
Washington Capitals scratches: Frederic Cassivi, Bryan Muir, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Lawrence Nycholat, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, David Steckel, Jakub Klepis, Eric Fehr, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 21, 2006
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Nov 28, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 19, 2006
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 11, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 15, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 1, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 18, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 18, 2007