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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 38-36-8
at Washington Capitals 3 42-32-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 15 8 3 0 26
Washington Capitals 13 3 12 4 32

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. T. Purcell, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:08 Washington Capitals Keith Aucoin (1) Karl Alzner (1), Jeff Halpern (1) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 1
2nd 07:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Malone (1) Steven Stamkos (1), Teddy Purcell (1) Power play TBL 1, WSH 1
2nd 18:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell (1) Martin St. Louis (1), Brett Clark (1) Power play TBL 2, WSH 1
3rd 16:02 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (1) Dennis Wideman (1) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 2
OT 04:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Dmitry Orlov (1), Jason Chimera (1) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 32
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 26 28
Blocked shots 19 14
Giveaways 11 13
Takeaways 7 13
Faceoffs won 30/57 (52.6%) 27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:31
12 R. Malone L 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 100% 21:59
14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 10:57
16 T. Purcell L 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 0 1 21:46
18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 0 70% 15:10
20 T. Wallace R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 07:12
22 R. Shannon R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:13
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 24:00
34 J. Wyman R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:53
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 69.2% 19:12
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 1 0 35% 25:59
2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 4 2 0 25:32
3 K. Aulie D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 11:18
7 B. Clark D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 4 0 19:52
15 B. Lee D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:38
23 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:14
29 B. Mikkelson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 09:32
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 3 0 25:38
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tokarski 32 29 3 .906 64:09 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 6 1 0 22:02
15 J. Halpern C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 40% 08:19
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:27
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 52.2% 23:39
23 K. Aucoin C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 07:49
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 16:37
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 40% 13:38
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 17:22
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 07:38
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 62.5% 13:57
85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 36.4% 16:38
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 20:49
6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 +1 2 4 2 0 0 23:55
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 21:27
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 23:47
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 2 0 20:46
81 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 1 0 24:31
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
29 T. Vokoun 26 24 2 .923 64:09 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer Tripping 2
2nd 06:58 Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman Boarding 2
2nd 08:44 Washington Capitals Mathieu Perreault High sticking 2
2nd 17:46 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Holding 2
3rd 00:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer Interference 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Washington Capitals head coach
Dale Hunter
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mathieu Garon, Brandon Segal, Bruno Gervais
Washington Capitals scratches
Mike Knuble, Roman Hamrlik, John Erskine

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 Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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