Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals	4	54-15-13
at Tampa Bay Lightning	7	34-36-12

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	3	0	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	1	2	7

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	16	13	36
Tampa Bay Lightning	15	5	16	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Alex Tanguay (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, TBL 1
1st	12:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Brandon Bochenski (1), Kurtis Foster (1)	Power play	WSH 0, TBL 2
1st	14:05	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Tomas Fleischmann (1), Jeff Schultz (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 2
1st	17:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (2)	Brandon Bochenski (2), Martin St. Louis (1)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 3
1st	18:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Stephane Veilleux (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 4
2nd	01:34	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	WSH 2, TBL 4
2nd	07:44	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Brendan Morrison (1), Jason Chimera (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 4
2nd	12:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (2)	Power play	WSH 4, TBL 4
2nd	17:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (1)	Steven Stamkos (1), Brandon Bochenski (3)	Power play	WSH 4, TBL 5
3rd	04:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kurtis Foster (1)	Victor Hedman (1), Martin St. Louis (2)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 6
3rd	09:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (1)	Vincent Lecavalier (1), Alex Tanguay (2)	Power play	WSH 4, TBL 7

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	0	2	2	-1	6	3	2	0	0	100%	21:37
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	10:12
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	17	2	1	0	0		07:53
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	16:29
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	09:35
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		12:07
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	4	3	1	0	0	63.2%	19:49
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	44.4%	14:46
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		15:41
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0		10:54
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	2	0		19:13
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	53.8%	11:39
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:17
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	1	0		20:57
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		14:31
Number 52 M. Green	D	2	0	2	-3	0	5	2	1	2		23:20
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		23:44
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	16:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	15	11	4	.733	20:00
Number 60 J. Theodore	21	18	3	.857	39:57	Loss

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	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	76.5%	17:08
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	21	2	2	0	0		13:34
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	50%	15:07
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	16.7%	17:52
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:57
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		12:05
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	2	3	0	0	5	0	1	1		20:10
Number 27 B. Bochenski	R	0	3	3	0	0	4	3	1	0		15:24
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	0	0	63.6%	09:40
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	12:22
Number 43 J. Wright	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	12:26
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	1	3	0	0	6	2	0	2	33.3%	19:39
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	1	0		21:51
Number 6 K. Foster	D	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	1	0		18:30
Number 8 M. Walker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:34
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		19:18
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		22:11
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0		19:51

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	24	22	2	.917	33:06	Win
Number 41 M. Smith	12	10	2	.833	26:36

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:39	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	15:44	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Slashing	2
2nd	11:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Holding	2
2nd	16:13	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Hooking	2
3rd	05:17	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:12	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Boarding	2
3rd	11:51	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Roughing	2
3rd	11:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Roughing	2
3rd	14:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Instigator	2
3rd	14:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:00	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Hooking	2
3rd	14:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:00	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:17	Washington Capitals	David Steckel	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	16:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zenon Konopka	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	16:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Hooking	2
3rd	18:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mattias Ohlund	High sticking	2
3rd	19:23	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 7, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 20, 2010

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Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 0	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Dallas Stars 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Ottawa Senators 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Nashville Predators 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 12, 2010