Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, February 14, 2009, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 on Saturday, February 14, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	5	50-24-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	12	8	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	14	4	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:02	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (21)	Nicklas Backstrom (44)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 0
1st	13:21	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (38)	Alexander Semin (27), Nicklas Backstrom (45)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 0
1st	19:20	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn (2)	David Steckel (8), Boyd Gordon (9)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 0
2nd	05:33	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (22)	Alexander Semin (28)	Power play	WSH 4, TBL 0
2nd	09:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (19)	Vincent Lecavalier (27)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 1
3rd	13:31	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (8)	Tomas Fleischmann (13)	Even strength	WSH 5, TBL 1

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

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	1	0	1	+1	2	5	2	0	0		17:32
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:09
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	12:41
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0		13:00
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	23.1%	18:26
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	13:28
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	2	3	+1	2	3	0	0	0		19:17
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	14:11
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		11:05
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0	80%	18:05
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:19
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		19:37
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		18:42
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0		20:37
Number 44 S. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:21
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	+3	2	3	1	2	1		23:33
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	32	31	1	.969	59:52	Win

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	1	1	-1	0	8	1	0	52.6%	21:23
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	50%	12:35
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		14:30
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:05
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	60%	16:12
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0		16:02
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	12:13
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:37
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		15:59
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:50
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		14:26
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	19:26
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		24:45
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		23:54
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		20:51
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		06:46
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	4	2		17:54
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		22:33

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. McKenna	12	9	3	.750	20:00	Loss
Number 31 K. Ramo	20	18	2	.900	40:00

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:15	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
1st	19:29	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference	2
2nd	04:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Hooking	2
2nd	14:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
2nd	16:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Josef Melichar	Hooking	2
3rd	09:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Roughing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Tom Kowal, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Helmer, Viktor Kozlov, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Adam Hall, Radim Vrbata, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Mon, Nov 10, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 1, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 19, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 14, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Boston Bruins 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Ottawa Senators 5 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Dallas Stars 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Calgary Flames 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 14, 2009