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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 4–2 on Thursday, April 9, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals 4 50-24-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 24-40-18

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 12 15 33
Tampa Bay Lightning 12 7 5 24

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (22) Zenon Konopka (1), Martin St. Louis (50) Even strength WSH 0, TBL 1
1st 09:19 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (21) Nicklas Backstrom (64), Mike Green (41) Power play WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd 05:37 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (22) Mike Green (42), Michael Nylander (24) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd 06:08 Washington Capitals David Steckel (8) Matt Bradley (6), Keith Aucoin (4) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 1
3rd 12:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Pettinger (7) Paul Szczechura (5), Vladimir Mihalik (3) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd 19:55 Washington Capitals Mike Green (31) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, 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 33 24
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 11 16
Blocked shots 12 19
Giveaways 6 11
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 27/60 (45%) 33/60 (55%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 2 11 1 1 0 23:15
10 M. Bradley R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:59
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:56
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:34
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 17:10
20 K. Aucoin C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 22.2% 07:54
21 B. Laich C 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 50% 15:44
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 11:01
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:33
39 D. Steckel C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 75% 13:34
91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 +2 4 1 0 0 0 41.7% 17:18
92 M. Nylander C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 22.2% 11:13
2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:40
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 16:10
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 16:57
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 17:47
52 M. Green D 1 2 3 +1 0 2 2 2 0 28:09
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:16
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
60 J. Theodore 24 22 2 .917 59:50 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 18:23
18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 71.4% 11:26
20 V. Prospal L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 0 66.7% 19:01
24 M. Pettinger L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 2 0 14:32
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 0 100% 24:06
27 B. Bochenski R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 12:22
28 Z. Konopka C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 12:54
33 D. Koci L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:30
38 P. Szczechura C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 16:31
44 M. Karsums R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:30
76 E. Artyukhin R 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 09:10
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 44.4% 24:16
2 L. Krajicek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 26:53
7 N. Welch D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 21:52
32 M. Smaby D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 20:35
51 K. Quick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:54
56 V. Mihalik D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 13:14
71 G. Kinrade D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:32
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 K. Ramo 32 29 3 .906 58:53 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:44 Washington Capitals John Erskine Cross checking 2
1st 06:15 Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov Hooking 2
1st 08:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Evgeny Artyukhin Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 08:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Smaby Holding 2
1st 16:01 Tampa Bay Lightning David Koci High sticking 2
1st 18:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Smaby Slashing 2
1st 19:18 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
2nd 03:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Evgeny Artyukhin Tripping 2
2nd 08:02 Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov Hooking 2
2nd 13:55 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Wes McCauley, Don Koharski
Linesmen
Mark Pare, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Tyler Sloan, 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, Jamie Heward, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Josef Melichar, Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Malone, Radim Vrbata, Richard Petiot, Mike Smith, Brandon Segal, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Matt Lashoff, Steve Downie, Radek Smolenak, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart, Cory Murphy

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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