Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	34-36-12
at Washington Capitals	5	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	1	1	2	4
Washington Capitals	1	2	2	5

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	9	9	11	29
Washington Capitals	14	9	11	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:10	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 1
1st	11:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie (1)	Kurtis Foster (1), Martin St. Louis (1)	Power play	TBL 1, WSH 1
2nd	02:17	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Brooks Laich (1), Brendan Morrison (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 2
2nd	08:21	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, WSH 3
2nd	09:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Martin St. Louis (2), Kurtis Foster (2)	Power play	TBL 2, WSH 3
3rd	10:11	Washington Capitals	Scott Walker (1)	Mike Green (1), Boyd Gordon (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, WSH 4
3rd	10:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (2)	Teddy Purcell (1), Andrej Meszaros (1)	Even strength	TBL 3, WSH 4
3rd	12:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Mattias Ohlund (1), Martin St. Louis (3)	Even strength	TBL 4, WSH 4
3rd	13:09	Washington Capitals	Scott Walker (2)	Mike Green (2), Jason Chimera (1)	Even strength	TBL 4, WSH 5

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	29	34
Power play	2 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	12
Hits	19	20
Blocked shots	23	22
Giveaways	10	11
Takeaways	4	10
Faceoffs won	28/61 (45.9%)	33/61 (54.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

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	2	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	39.1%	21:51
Number 9 S. Downie	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	1		18:42
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	50%	19:09
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	10:41
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	2	0		14:44
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:09
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:54
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	21:35
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	05:20
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		15:23
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	14:21
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	-1	2	6	3	0	0	50%	23:51
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:45
Number 6 K. Foster	D	0	2	2	-1	2	3	0	1	0		22:31
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	4	0		19:42
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		07:32
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	7	0		23:19
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0		19:46

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	34	29	5	.853	59:33	Loss

Washington Capitals

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	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0		18:36
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	23.1%	14:02
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	15:08
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	85.7%	13:22
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		11:49
Number 18 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	41.7%	14:50
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	3	0	62.5%	17:23
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		17:50
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	2	0	2	+1	2	3	2	1	0		15:43
Number 24 S. Walker	R	2	0	2	+2	0	3	3	0	0		07:33
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	09:04
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	19:00
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		21:18
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	5	2	0		16:38
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+2	2	6	1	0	0		23:51
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	1	0		20:13
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4	0		14:46
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		20:19

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kurtis Foster	Tripping	2
1st	11:45	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2
1st	12:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Parrish	Hooking	2
2nd	05:10	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
2nd	08:38	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Interference	2
2nd	13:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Hooking	2
2nd	13:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:14	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	High sticking	2
2nd	14:04	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
3rd	19:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Hooking	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Paul Devorski, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Matt Walker, Brandon Bochenski
Washington Capitals scratches: Matt Bradley, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Tyler Sloan, David Steckel, Milan Jurcina

2009-2010 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals 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

Other NHL games on Mar 4

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 4, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
St. Louis Blues 6 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 4, 2010

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