Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Thursday, March 19, 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	2	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	10	11	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	13	6	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:43	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (50)	Nicklas Backstrom (56)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 0
1st	17:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (16)	Vincent Lecavalier (37), Matt Lashoff (2)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 1
1st	19:50	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (26)	Shaone Morrisonn (9), Viktor Kozlov (23)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	15:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (27)	Ryan Malone (17), Matt Lashoff (3)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd	01:48	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (27)	Viktor Kozlov (24), Alex Ovechkin (42)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd	07:38	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (8)	Viktor Kozlov (25), Alex Ovechkin (43)	Power play	WSH 4, TBL 2
3rd	12:26	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley (5)	Shaone Morrisonn (10), David Steckel (11)	Even strength	WSH 5, TBL 2

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	2	3	+2	0	4	0	1	0		21:49
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		10:33
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:45
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:03
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1	0	76.9%	19:51
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	42.9%	14:58
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	1	0		14:32
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0		18:11
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	75%	14:17
Number 53 Q. Laing	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		10:19
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	58.8%	12:47
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	1	42.9%	14:34
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		18:45
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:48
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		15:35
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	2	0		20:48
Number 52 M. Green	D	2	0	2	+2	0	3	4	0	0		24:40
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0		16:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	28	26	2	.929	59:53	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	0	0	45.5%	20:03
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	75%	15:09
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	4	1	3	0	0		17:45
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	10:48
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	100%	13:28
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		14:39
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		18:33
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	10:50
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	44.4%	13:32
Number 44 M. Karsums	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		13:24
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:22
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	10%	17:15
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		20:24
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		15:23
Number 7 N. Welch	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:33
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-4	0	0	1	1	0		20:25
Number 50 R. Petiot	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		21:56
Number 55 M. Lashoff	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		22:30

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. McKenna	30	25	5	.833	59:57	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:34	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
1st	07:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Interference	2
1st	17:25	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
1st	18:07	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Tripping	2
1st	18:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Interference	2
2nd	10:11	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Elbowing	2
2nd	19:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Pettinger	High sticking	2
2nd	19:12	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	High sticking	2
3rd	06:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
3rd	09:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Josef Melichar	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mike Cvik
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, John Erskine, Alexandre Giroux, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Boyd Gordon, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart, Cory Murphy

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

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