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 Sunday, January 31, 2010 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 34-36-12
at Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 8 12 27
Washington Capitals 11 11 9 31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:57 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Tomas Fleischmann (1) Power play TBL 0, WSH 1
2nd 12:56 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Alexander Semin (1), Tomas Fleischmann (2) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 2
3rd 05:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (1) Kurtis Foster (1), Steven Stamkos (1) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 2
3rd 07:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Kurtis Foster (2), Martin St. Louis (1) Power play TBL 2, WSH 2
3rd 13:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Tom Poti (1) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 27 31
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 24 20
Blocked shots 24 5
Giveaways 13 7
Takeaways 4 12
Faceoffs won 23/54 (42.6%) 31/54 (57.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 1 0 41.2% 19:50
Number 9 S. Downie R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 19:07
Number 11 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 33.3% 14:18
Number 12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:29
Number 13 A. Tanguay L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 13:59
Number 17 T. Fedoruk L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:29
Number 19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:52
Number 26 M. St. Louis R 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 25% 21:43
Number 28 Z. Konopka C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 71.4% 09:33
Number 44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 61.5% 13:54
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 11.1% 21:11
Number 5 M. Ohlund D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 23:08
Number 6 K. Foster D 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 16:12
Number 8 M. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:19
Number 14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:59
Number 32 M. Smaby D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 14:32
Number 39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 6 0 22:54
Number 77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:30
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 M. Smith 31 28 3 .903 59:16 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 0 0 20:35
Number 9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 54.5% 15:53
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:30
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 14:39
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 10:19
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:16
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 2 4 2 0 1 68.4% 18:58
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 15:41
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:49
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:09
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:09
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 45.5% 13:25
Number 2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:25
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:11
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 1 0 19:38
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:51
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 18:06
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 16:30
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 27 25 2 .926 59:58 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Tanguay Tripping 2
2nd 00:15 Tampa Bay Lightning Jeff Halpern Tripping 2
3rd 05:07 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Hooking 2
3rd 06:44 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Hooking 2
3rd 19:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Rick Tocchet
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Thor Nelson, Bryan Pancich
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
David Hale, Brandon Bochenski, Paul Szczechura
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, Mike Green

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