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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 3–2 on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 5 6 20
Washington Capitals 12 10 10 32

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (24) Vinny Prospal (19), Martin St. Louis (29) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 0
1st 16:11 Washington Capitals David Steckel (3) Quintin Laing (2), Matt Bradley (5) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 1
2nd 09:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (25) Vinny Prospal (20), Shane O'Brien (10) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 1
2nd 17:42 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier (4) Alex Ovechkin (17), David Steckel (2) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 2
3rd 17:07 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley (2) David Steckel (3), Mike Green (8) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 20 32
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 2
Hits 25 17
Blocked shots 14 9
Giveaways 12 13
Takeaways 11 6
Faceoffs won 19/49 (38.8%) 30/49 (61.2%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 38.9% 21:36
16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15:23
17 J. Hlavac L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:00
19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 28.6% 18:29
20 V. Prospal L 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 100% 18:48
21 M. Darche L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 17:41
24 A. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 16:08
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 23:09
29 C. MacDonald C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80% 08:31
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:36
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:15
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 30% 12:17
3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:35
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:30
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:56
54 P. Ranger D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 28:07
55 S. O'Brien D 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 22:48
71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0 22:38
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 K. Ramo 32 29 3 .906 59:33 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 22:54
10 M. Bradley R 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 13:08
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 13:31
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 60% 16:40
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 81.8% 12:22
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 50% 17:31
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:40
39 D. Steckel C 1 2 3 +2 0 4 0 0 54.5% 13:54
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 100% 13:06
53 Q. Laing L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 4 1 12:00
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 10:17
92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 53.8% 20:31
2 B. Pothier D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 3 15:26
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:05
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:04
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22:04
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 27:10
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 16:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 20 18 2 .900 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Andreas Karlsson Hooking 2
2nd 05:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Brad Richards Holding 2
2nd 09:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Filip Kuba Slashing 2
3rd 08:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Tripping 2
3rd 09:12 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Holding 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Rob Martell, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Marc Denis, Dan Boyle, Jay Leach, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Michel Ouellet, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones
Washington Capitals scratches
Chris Clark, John Erskine, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, 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 Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Dallas Stars 8 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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