Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, March 7, 2011, 7:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in a shootout on Monday, March 7, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	2	48-23-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	46-25-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	7	10	3	10	0	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	14	4	3	0	28

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Semin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
D. Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sean Bergenheim (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Power play	WSH 0, TBL 1
3rd	14:28	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Dennis Wideman (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dominic Moore	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Goal (winner)
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	Adam Hall	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Saved
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Washington Capitals	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	30	28
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	17	33
Blocked shots	14	25
Giveaways	8	18
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	38/71 (53.5%)	33/71 (46.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	4	0		24:39
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		08:34
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	47.4%	13:32
Number 18 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	50%	13:06
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	11:41
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	28.6%	20:15
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		18:52
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:32
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		07:50
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0		21:27
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	63.2%	18:16
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	43.8%	17:13
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		14:12
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1		28:02
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		23:26
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:40
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:13
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4		22:26

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	7	6	1	.857	20:00
Number 70 B. Holtby	21	21	0	1.000	45:00	Win

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	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	52.2%	17:47
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		13:09
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		16:42
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:03
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0	41.7%	21:13
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	56.3%	21:16
Number 21 M. Ritola	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:58
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:34
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:01
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0	0	33.3%	19:48
Number 49 B. Jones	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		06:20
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	75%	18:44
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	0		24:33
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		19:40
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	4	0		22:28
Number 8 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:43
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0		19:52
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		23:59

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	30	29	1	.967	64:54	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:56	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	Holding	2
1st	12:26	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Slashing	2
1st	18:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mattias Ohlund	Hooking	2
1st	19:55	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	02:37	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Elbowing	2
3rd	16:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Interference	2
3rd	16:39	Washington Capitals	Scott Hannan	High sticking	2
OT	03:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Marc Joannette, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Don Henderson
Washington Capitals scratches: Tyler Sloan, DJ King, Mike Green, Semyon Varlamov, Jay Beagle
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Matt Smaby, Steve Downie

2010-2011 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 26, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 4, 2011
Washington Capitals 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 7, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 29, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, May 1, 2011
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, May 3, 2011
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, May 4, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Other NHL games on Monday, March 7, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Mar 7, 2011
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 7, 2011