Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	31-42-9
at Washington Capitals	4	43-31-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	6	8	19
Washington Capitals	20	9	11	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba (6)	Jussi Jokinen (26), Martin St. Louis (58)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 0
1st	12:01	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (64)	Viktor Kozlov (37), Mike Green (36)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 1
3rd	07:50	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (65)	Mike Green (37), Nicklas Backstrom (54)	Power play	TBL 1, WSH 2
3rd	16:43	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon (7)	Matt Bradley (11), Matt Cooke (13)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 3
3rd	18:52	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti (2)	Sergei Fedorov (29), Viktor Kozlov (38)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 1, WSH 4

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	0	2	4	2	0	38.5%	17:39
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:36
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	0	55.6%	18:47
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	12.5%	23:48
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0		12:26
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		17:41
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80%	09:36
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		26:18
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	50%	14:43
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		04:04
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	10	0	2	1		08:31
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		24:19
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0		05:14
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		26:23
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	5	1		16:20
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		14:59
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		16:59
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	2		21:09

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	39	36	3	.923	59:31	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	2	0	2	+1	0	5	3	2	1		23:31
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	5	2	3	1	0		13:43
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:30
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0	73.3%	15:15
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	54.5%	18:41
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	54.5%	15:41
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	0	0		14:12
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	+1	0	7	1	0	0		15:17
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:07
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:32
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		07:53
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	56.3%	18:27
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	2	0		24:41
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		12:10
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		15:32
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		09:08
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		27:15
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		23:25

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	19	18	1	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Tripping	2
2nd	00:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	High sticking	2
2nd	03:59	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
2nd	05:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Darche	Interference	2
3rd	05:05	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Holding	2
3rd	07:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:58	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	14:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Holding	2
3rd	19:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Doug Janik	Roughing	2
3rd	19:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Doug Janik	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	19:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Junior Lessard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:44	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Pare
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Andre Roy, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Jonathan Boutin, Shane O'Brien, Blair Jones
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Brian Pothier, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals 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

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
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Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
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Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 3, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 3, 2008