Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 31, 2007, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Washington Capitals	2	28-40-14
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	44-33-5

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	5	10	25
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	10	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (51)	Paul Ranger (24), Dan Boyle (43)	Even strength	WSH 0, TBL 1
1st	11:16	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (16)	Chris Clark (24), Boyd Gordon (21)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 1
1st	13:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig (14)	Andreas Karlsson (6), Cory Sarich (14)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 2
2nd	18:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle (19)	Vincent Lecavalier (54), Martin St. Louis (58)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 3
3rd	07:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (43)	Vincent Lecavalier (55), Filip Kuba (22)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, TBL 4
3rd	19:06	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (4)	Jakub Klepis (7)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 4
3rd	19:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward (7)	Vinny Prospal (40), Cory Sarich (15)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, TBL 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	0		21:32
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	5	4	0	0		09:27
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	44.4%	17:58
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	35.7%	16:24
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		16:52
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0		16:10
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	60%	15:47
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	44.4%	09:56
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		12:46
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		13:32
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:57
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0		08:46
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	1		20:26
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		23:02
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:38
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		16:44
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		16:00
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	28	24	4	.857	59:38	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	1	2	3	+2	0	2	2	1	0	71.4%	21:27
Number 9 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	19:29
Number 16 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	2	1	0		21:54
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:50
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	47.4%	22:48
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	0	0		18:42
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:58
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	1	0	0		21:10
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:46
Number 34 R. Craig	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:54
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	3	0	0		04:54
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:42
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	3	2	0		18:39
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	1	1	2	+1	2	5	2	0	1		25:13
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	3	0		16:36
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		21:42
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		18:38
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	2	0		16:53

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:49	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	16:13	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	05:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Hooking	2
3rd	11:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:30	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:58	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Frederic Cassivi, Bryan Muir, Ben Clymer, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Sutherby, David Steckel, Eric Fehr, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Luke Richardson, Doug Janik, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Karri Ramo, Blair Jones

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Saturday, March 31, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 31, 2007