Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, February 16, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Saturday, February 16, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	3	43-31-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	12	13	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	24	9	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:12	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (8)	Alexander Semin (11), Nicklas Backstrom (40)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 0
3rd	13:52	Washington Capitals	David Steckel (5)	Matt Bradley (8), Quintin Laing (5)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 0
3rd	15:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (27)	Martin St. Louis (50), Vincent Lecavalier (44)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 1
3rd	16:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Hlavac (9)	Filip Kuba (18), Shane O'Brien (15)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd	17:00	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (16)	Viktor Kozlov (27), Mike Green (22)	Even strength	WSH 3, 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 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		21:52
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		13:40
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	12:56
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	1	0		14:13
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	58.3%	19:42
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	14:01
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	22.2%	15:10
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0		19:25
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	64.3%	13:59
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	1	100%	16:52
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:15
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		08:50
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	3	0		16:42
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		25:03
Number 42 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:16
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:54
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		31:11
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:59

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	41	39	2	.951	60:00	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	0	1	1	-1	2	6	2	0	40%	24:26
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		09:54
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:54
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		11:12
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	+1	2	6	0	0	57.1%	21:17
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	3	0	100%	23:34
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		06:56
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		26:21
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	50%	15:37
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:00
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		10:48
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	44.4%	13:23
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:19
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3		16:44
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		09:33
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		25:08
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	3		22:50
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1		24:35

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	35	32	3	.914	59:20	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Tripping	2
1st	15:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Lundin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	16:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Craig MacDonald	Tripping	2
2nd	18:17	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Slashing	2
3rd	10:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Brad Watson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Tom Poti, Brian Pothier, Milan Jurcina, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Andreas Karlsson, Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 10, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 15, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 26, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 3, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 16, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 16, 2008