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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 3 42-32-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 38-36-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 9 10 2 29
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 11 6 4 31

Three stars

  1. S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Hendricks, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. P. Kubina, Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:55 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks (1) Brooks Laich (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
1st 18:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell (1) Steve Downie (1), Steven Stamkos (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd 01:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (1) Tom Pyatt (1), Brett Clark (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 2
2nd 10:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Nate Thompson (1) Dominic Moore (1), JT Wyman (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 3
2nd 13:07 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, TBL 3
3rd 05:53 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 3, TBL 3
OT 02:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Martin St. Louis (1), Mathieu Garon (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 29 31
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 22 17
Blocked shots 15 14
Giveaways 5 4
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 21/50 (42%) 29/50 (58%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 2 56.3% 16:37
20 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 0 22:40
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 6 3 0 44.4% 20:51
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 2 19:50
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 17:10
26 M. Hendricks C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 7 0 16:17
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 19:29
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:37
50 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 100% 06:13
54 J. Rechlicz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:49
85 M. Perreault C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 25% 16:14
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 25% 20:48
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 07:42
6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 2 0 28:37
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 3 2 23:34
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 3 15:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 1 26:01
81 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 21:39
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
29 T. Vokoun 31 27 4 .871 62:45 OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 41.2% 19:03
9 S. Downie R 0 1 1 +1 4 1 1 0 18:43
11 T. Pyatt L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 16:47
14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 05:08
16 T. Purcell L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 14:57
19 D. Moore C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 77.8% 18:42
22 R. Shannon R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 07:27
26 M. St. Louis R 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 100% 25:34
34 J. Wyman R 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100% 13:00
44 N. Thompson C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 40% 18:06
91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 +2 0 8 2 0 66.7% 22:05
2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:48
7 B. Clark D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 16:44
13 P. Kubina D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 23:07
27 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:34
29 B. Mikkelson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 12:57
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 18:38
97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 14:42
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
32 M. Garon 29 26 3 .897 62:43 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 02:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie High sticking double minor 4
3rd 11:41 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Dale Hunter
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Dennis LaRue, David Banfield
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz, Jay Beagle
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Marc-Andre Bergeron, Pierre-Cedric Labrie

2011-2012 season series

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

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page

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