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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 31-42-9
at Washington Capitals 5 43-31-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 1 3
Washington Capitals 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 14 5 29
Washington Capitals 7 16 6 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:33 Washington Capitals Chris Clark (1) Alex Ovechkin (3) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 1
1st 16:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Ward (1) Brad Richards (4), Paul Ranger (7) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 1
2nd 04:43 Washington Capitals David Steckel (1) Alex Ovechkin (4), Viktor Kozlov (2) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 2
2nd 07:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Ranger (1) Brad Richards (5), Jason Ward (2) Shorthanded TBL 2, WSH 2
2nd 17:41 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (2) Matt Pettinger (1), Shaone Morrisonn (1) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3
2nd 18:42 Washington Capitals Chris Clark (2) Brian Pothier (3), Michael Nylander (4) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 4
3rd 14:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (2) Vinny Prospal (3), Mathieu Darche (2) Even strength TBL 3, WSH 4
3rd 19:56 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (5) Brian Pothier (4) Even strength, Empty net TBL 3, WSH 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 29 29
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 23 11
Hits 15 22
Blocked shots 18 11
Giveaways 8 10
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 -2 19 2 0 0 35.3% 19:10
7 M. Ouellet R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 12:23
16 J. Ward R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 2 50% 15:15
17 J. Hlavac L 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 20:09
19 B. Richards C 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 1 42.1% 27:06
20 V. Prospal L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 50% 23:10
21 M. Darche L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 10:00
26 M. St. Louis R 1 0 1 -2 0 6 2 0 23:51
29 C. MacDonald C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 05:50
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 03:32
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 04:54
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 50% 14:28
3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 05:58
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 1 16:52
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:28
54 P. Ranger D 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 4 28:27
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 24:28
71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 24:21
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 M. Denis 28 24 4 .857 58:38 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 +1 0 6 1 0 21:10
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 70.6% 18:56
17 C. Clark R 2 0 2 +1 2 4 3 1 100% 18:57
18 M. Pettinger L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 19:22
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 25% 15:57
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 15:02
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 72.7% 16:04
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 14:44
39 D. Steckel C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 3 1 50% 14:26
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:38
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:12
92 M. Nylander C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30% 17:04
2 B. Pothier D 0 2 2 +3 2 1 1 0 22:56
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24:20
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 19:12
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 1 1 +1 5 0 3 1 17:28
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 14:26
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 19:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Ranger Holding 2
2nd 01:51 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier Holding 2
2nd 07:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Brad Lukowich Cross checking 2
2nd 10:30 Washington Capitals Chris Clark Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 12:44 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Holding 2
3rd 05:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Instigator 2
3rd 05:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Slashing 2
3rd 05:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 05:39 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Referees
Stephane Auger, Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Lyle Seitz
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Andreas Karlsson, Dan Boyle, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Bradley, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Sutherby, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Sami Lepisto

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 24

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page

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