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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2007 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 12 10 32
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 7 7 25

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Ranger (6) Vincent Lecavalier (29) Even strength WSH 0, TBL 1
1st 14:26 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (5) Michael Nylander (20), Alexander Semin (4) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd 00:08 Washington Capitals David Steckel (2) Brian Pothier (9) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd 05:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (22) Vinny Prospal (18) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd 05:06 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier (3) Matt Pettinger (3), Tomas Fleischmann (5) Power play WSH 3, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 32 25
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 20 34
Blocked shots 11 12
Giveaways 8 15
Takeaways 7 12
Faceoffs won 22/47 (46.8%) 25/47 (53.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 2 7 1 0 0 21:02
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 11:21
18 M. Pettinger L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 0 0 17:02
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 25% 19:54
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 37.5% 14:44
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 13:09
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 1 0 12:43
39 D. Steckel C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 45.5% 16:45
43 T. Fleischmann L 1 1 2 +1 2 2 1 0 0 11:49
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 0 15:11
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 09:20
92 M. Nylander C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 60% 15:46
2 B. Pothier D 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 1 16:07
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 4 0 22:17
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 16:18
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 4 0 0 21:34
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 21:58
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 15:01
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 25 23 2 .920 59:59 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 3 0 0 57.9% 24:54
16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 100% 14:07
17 J. Hlavac L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:12
19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 35.3% 28:39
20 V. Prospal L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 100% 22:31
21 M. Darche L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 100% 16:29
24 A. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 75% 16:29
26 M. St. Louis R 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 1 0 27:04
29 C. MacDonald C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 04:34
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 07:23
49 B. Jones C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:09
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 04:52
3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:55
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 21:24
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 11:39
54 P. Ranger D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 3 0 24:12
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 1 0 20:28
71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 +1 4 2 2 1 0 24:35
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
40 J. Holmqvist 32 29 3 .906 58:41 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:03 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Slashing 2
1st 06:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis Tripping 2
1st 06:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Mathieu Darche Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 10:49 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Slashing 2
2nd 10:23 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Boarding 2
2nd 13:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Filip Kuba High sticking double minor 4
3rd 03:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien High sticking 2
3rd 12:05 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Pat Dapuzzo, Mike Cvik
Washington Capitals scratches
Chris Clark, John Erskine, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Chris Gratton, Dan Boyle, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Michel Ouellet, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby

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 Dec 15

Matchup Status Details
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Ottawa Senators 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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