Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Friday, November 16, 2007 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 2 43-31-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 31-42-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 11 10 9 30
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 6 7 24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (13) Martin St. Louis (18), Brad Richards (13) Power play WSH 0, TBL 1
1st 12:46 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (3) Shaone Morrisonn (3), Boyd Gordon (2) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 1
1st 13:30 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (13) Chris Clark (3), Nicklas Backstrom (8) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
1st 15:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Hlavac (3) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, TBL 2
2nd 10:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Brad Richards (7) Vincent Lecavalier (18) Power play WSH 2, TBL 3
2nd 19:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Ranger (4) Martin St. Louis (19) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 4
3rd 19:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (7) Brad Richards (14), Vincent Lecavalier (19) Even strength, Empty net WSH 2, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 30 24
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 15
Hits 16 22
Blocked shots 11 25
Giveaways 6 3
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 25/54 (46.3%) 29/54 (53.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 3 0 29:24
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:27
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36.4% 11:28
Number 17 C. Clark R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 20:30
Number 18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:14
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 22:09
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 08:17
Number 25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -3 2 5 0 0 0 50% 20:49
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 66.7% 10:09
Number 43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:51
Number 87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 05:01
Number 92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 0 0 53.8% 20:54
Number 2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:16
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 28:31
Number 23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:34
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:40
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 2 0 24:57
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 2 0 15:57
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 B. Johnson 23 19 4 .826 58:29 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier C 1 2 3 0 2 4 5 0 1 71.4% 23:58
Number 7 M. Ouellet R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:07
Number 16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 08:25
Number 17 J. Hlavac L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 1 0 15:53
Number 19 B. Richards C 1 2 3 +3 0 3 0 0 1 61.1% 26:09
Number 20 V. Prospal L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 18:40
Number 24 A. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 37.5% 09:05
Number 26 M. St. Louis R 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 1 0 24:45
Number 34 R. Craig C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 14:02
Number 36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 03:54
Number 74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:28
Number 77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 04:28
Number 3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 3 0 10:34
Number 37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 15:11
Number 39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 4 0 17:19
Number 54 P. Ranger D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 4 0 25:42
Number 55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 0 20:40
Number 71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 0 26:55
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist 30 28 2 .933 59:45 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:11 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Cross checking 2
1st 09:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton Hooking 2
1st 14:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Andre Roy Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:33 Washington Capitals Donald Brashear Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:19 Washington Capitals David Steckel Holding 2
2nd 10:48 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander Hooking 2
2nd 15:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Tripping 2
2nd 17:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien Roughing 2
2nd 17:27 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov Roughing 2
3rd 03:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Doug Janik Hooking 2
3rd 05:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Doug Janik Slashing 2
3rd 16:08 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Sutherby, Alexander Semin, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Craig MacDonald, Dan Boyle, Kyle Wanvig, Mathieu Darche, Karl Stewart, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

2007-2008 season series

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