Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 7:30 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	5	45-26-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	50-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	1	2	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	1	3

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	14	7	14	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	10	16	36

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:40	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (13)	Tom Wilson (5), John Carlson (16)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 0
1st	13:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Boyle (6)	Victor Hedman (8), JT Brown (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 1
1st	14:23	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (21), Marcus Johansson (8)	Power play	WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	00:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (17)	Ryan Callahan (12), Victor Hedman (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 2
2nd	04:36	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (3)	Joel Ward (7)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd	10:52	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer (7)	Marcus Johansson (9), Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 2
3rd	19:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Valtteri Filppula (5)	Tyler Johnson (21), Victor Hedman (10)	Even strength	WSH 4, TBL 3
3rd	19:59	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (14)	Nicklas Backstrom (22)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 5, TBL 3

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	35	36
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	21	23
Blocked shots	11	11
Giveaways	4	10
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	27/49 (55.1%)	22/49 (44.9%)

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	2	0	2	+1	0	7	4	0	0		14:55
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	60%	15:59
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	66.7%	16:52
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	2	0	60%	16:21
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	3	0		19:11
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:54
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	17:04
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	-1	4	0	2	1	0		10:36
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	11:58
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	50%	14:57
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:49
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:36
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		23:23
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:40
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:23
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		26:25
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	7	2	0	0		24:23
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0		11:34

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	36	33	3	.917	60:00	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 9 T. Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	16:32
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		13:14
Number 11 B. Boyle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0	71.4%	11:45
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	1	0		11:56
Number 14 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:07
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:07
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:54
Number 23 J. Brown	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		11:32
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	6	0	0		18:58
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	18:29
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		13:45
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	-3	0	3	1	0	0	54.5%	19:33
Number 5 J. Garrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		17:34
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		23:59
Number 7 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2	0		15:43
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:25
Number 62 A. Sustr	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:32
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	3	3	0	0	4	2	1	0		21:47

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Bishop	34	30	4	.882	58:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	JT Brown	Boarding	2
1st	13:53	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
1st	13:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette	Roughing	2
1st	13:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette	Roughing	2
2nd	09:11	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	11:32	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
2nd	15:44	Washington Capitals	Nate Schmidt	Elbowing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Andy McElman
Washington Capitals scratches: Andre Burakovsky
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mark Barberio, Jonathan Drouin

2014-2015 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 1, 2014
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 13, 2014

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Calgary Flames 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 9, 2014
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 9, 2014

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