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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Playoffs Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 3 48-23-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 46-25-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 3 0 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 13 14 5 32
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 7 15 30

Three stars

  1. S. Bergenheim, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Sean Bergenheim (1) Dominic Moore (1), Steve Downie (1) Even strength WSH 0, TBL 1
2nd 00:59 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd 07:58 Washington Capitals John Carlson (1) Jason Chimera (1), Marcus Johansson (1) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd 11:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (1) Martin St. Louis (1), Teddy Purcell (1) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 2
2nd 17:27 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Alexander Semin (1), Mike Green (1) Power play WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd 05:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Victor Hedman (1) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 3
3rd 05:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Malone (1) Nate Thompson (1), Adam Hall (1) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 26 24
Blocked shots 8 19
Giveaways 13 14
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 34/69 (49.3%) 35/69 (50.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 0 0 5 4 1 1 100% 24:27
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 05:31
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 08:41
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 10:33
18 M. Sturm L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 07:18
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 39.3% 24:46
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 46.2% 20:09
22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 23:55
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:13
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 17:57
44 J. Arnott C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 80% 13:52
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 20% 16:13
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 1 0 11:57
23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 3 0 22:23
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 20:58
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 13:24
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:09
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 0 0 24:31
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 30 26 4 .867 58:03 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 47.1% 19:30
6 R. Malone L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 5 1 0 17:31
9 S. Downie R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 5 0 0 33.3% 13:05
10 S. Bergenheim L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 16:23
16 T. Purcell L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:30
18 A. Hall R 0 1 1 +2 4 2 0 0 0 66.7% 15:59
19 D. Moore C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 44.4% 17:09
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 20:59
44 N. Thompson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 4 0 61.1% 17:00
49 B. Jones C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:59
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 42.9% 17:40
2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 3 2 0 26:16
5 M. Ohlund D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 5 0 24:09
7 B. Clark D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 17:30
8 R. Jones D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 06:47
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 12:50
47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:14
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 19:58
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
35 D. Roloson 32 29 3 .906 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Randy Jones Interference 2
1st 07:48 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 15:27 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble Elbowing 2
2nd 12:45 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding the stick 2
2nd 13:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer Holding 2
2nd 15:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Brett Clark Hooking 2
2nd 16:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall Hooking 2
2nd 17:51 Washington Capitals Jason Arnott Slashing 2
3rd 08:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Hendricks, Tyler Sloan, Dennis Wideman, DJ King, Patrick McNeill, Mathieu Perreault, Steven Pinizzotto, Sean Collins, Jay Beagle, Braden Holtby
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Pavel Kubina, Simon Gagne, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Matt Smaby, Mathieu Roy, Mattias Ritola, Mike Angelidis, Dana Tyrell, Dustin Tokarski

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 0 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on May 3

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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