Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, April 2, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Monday, April 2, 2012 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	2	42-32-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	38-36-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	11	15	33
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	10	12	27

Three stars

D. Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
T. Pyatt, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:47	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Mathieu Perreault (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 0
2nd	17:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Teddy Purcell (1)	Steven Stamkos (1), Martin St. Louis (1)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd	17:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman (1)	Nate Thompson (1), Tom Pyatt (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 2
3rd	16:43	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Alexander Semin (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd	18:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Brett Clark (1), Brian Lee (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 3
3rd	19:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (2)	Nate Thompson (2), Eric Brewer (1)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Washington Capitals	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	33	27
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	9
Hits	23	25
Blocked shots	16	12
Giveaways	7	5
Takeaways	5	4
Faceoffs won	31/63 (49.2%)	32/63 (50.8%)

Box score

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	0	0	-2	0	6	4	1	0		22:12
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	45%	19:41
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	0		17:04
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	2	0	33.3%	16:48
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		10:11
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:09
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+2	5	2	0	0	0		11:41
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	100%	10:36
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	0	0		14:11
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	66.7%	14:26
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2	0	40%	12:19
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:19
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1	0		23:29
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:39
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		22:06
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0		25:52
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:50
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		11:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	26	23	3	.885	59:19	Loss

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	-1	0	1	2	1	0	61.1%	16:09
Number 11 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:51
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	5	0	0		19:11
Number 14 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:00
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1		16:04
Number 19 J. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		11:45
Number 20 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		05:35
Number 21 B. Segal	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:22
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		22:07
Number 34 J. Wyman	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:27
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0	50%	17:18
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	1	3	+1	0	6	1	1	0	47.6%	23:59
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	4	1	0		26:45
Number 3 K. Aulie	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0	0		12:11
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:29
Number 15 B. Lee	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0		18:07
Number 29 B. Mikkelson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		11:58
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	4	0		26:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	33	31	2	.939	59:53	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:13	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks	Cross checking	2
1st	10:23	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking	2
1st	14:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Interference	2
2nd	05:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:39	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov	Interference	2
3rd	00:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Lee	Interference	2
3rd	12:29	Washington Capitals	Dennis Wideman	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches: Tomas Vokoun, Jeff Halpern, Joel Ward, Jeff Schultz, Cody Eakin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mathieu Garon, Mike Commodore, Adam Hall, Bruno Gervais, Ryan Shannon

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 6	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Mon, Oct 10, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 13, 2012
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 18, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 8, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 2, 2012

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Other NHL games on Monday, April 2, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 2, 2012

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