Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 27, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 27, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	4	43-31-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	10	8	12	2	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	9	8	3	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:58	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (20)	Sergei Fedorov (25)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, TBL 0
1st	18:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (18)	Michel Ouellet (19), Shane O'Brien (17)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd	03:11	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (7)	Tom Poti (25), Jeff Schultz (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	06:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexandre Picard (3)	Vincent Lecavalier (50)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd	06:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michel Ouellet (17)	Mathieu Darche (15), Dan Boyle (19)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 3
3rd	15:12	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (24)	Sergei Fedorov (26)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 3
OT	02:27	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (9)	Brooks Laich (14), Mike Green (33)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 3

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	0	0	5	1	0		26:15
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		13:03
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:04
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	53.8%	13:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	100%	22:25
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	63.6%	14:20
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:17
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	40%	17:28
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		18:39
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		12:07
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		07:47
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	52.2%	18:27
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		24:23
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:55
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		15:24
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		23:22
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	1		23:53
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		22:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	26	23	3	.885	62:10	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	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	0	39.1%	24:15
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	0		17:43
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	21:21
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0	1	25%	18:46
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		08:27
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	40%	19:07
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	12:22
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		23:39
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	50%	17:03
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:59
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:01
Number 2 A. Picard	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	3	0		24:22
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		01:57
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	3	1	0		25:17
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		12:48
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		13:49
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	4	0		24:30
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0		24:22

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	32	28	4	.875	62:27	OT loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Holding	2
1st	03:41	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
1st	14:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Interference	2
1st	16:46	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Hooking	2
2nd	19:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Don Koharski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Derek Nansen
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Brad Lukowich, Andre Roy, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Mike Smith, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Jonathan Boutin, 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 Thursday, March 27, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 27, 2008