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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-24-8
at Washington Capitals 4 45-26-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 14 12 28
Washington Capitals 12 10 6 28

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 10:33 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (6) Tom Wilson (6), Nate Schmidt (3) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 1
2nd 18:40 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (7) Alex Ovechkin (10), Tom Wilson (7) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 2
3rd 02:17 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (8) Alex Ovechkin (11) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 3
3rd 15:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Johnson (9) Matt Carle (5), Nikita Kucherov (15) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 3
3rd 17:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Carle (3) Steven Stamkos (17), Jason Garrison (13) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3
3rd 19:21 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (6) John Carlson (18) Even strength, Empty net TBL 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 28 28
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 15
Hits 20 27
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 7 15
Takeaways 6 11
Faceoffs won 31/62 (50%) 31/62 (50%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
9 T. Johnson C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 33.3% 18:33
10 B. Morrow L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 3 1 09:46
11 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 64.3% 14:15
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 0 33.3% 11:45
14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:07
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 13:08
23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 08:51
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 22:30
27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 10:55
51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 69.2% 24:14
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 12:43
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 50% 22:08
5 J. Garrison D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 18:32
6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 21:22
8 M. Barberio D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:03
25 M. Carle D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 3 18:54
62 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 2 15:08
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 23:53
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 B. Bishop 27 24 3 .889 59:13 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 +3 2 7 5 0 20:12
16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 +1 2 4 0 1 47.1% 16:43
19 N. Backstrom C 3 0 3 +2 0 4 0 0 71.4% 18:57
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 44.4% 17:49
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:40
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 100% 19:24
43 T. Wilson R 0 2 2 +2 5 0 1 0 11:09
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 06:28
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:35
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 25% 11:41
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 16:51
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 71.4% 13:32
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 3 24:58
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:16
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 4 21:50
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 0 4 17:22
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 2 22:02
88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 10:51
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 28 26 2 .929 59:40 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:41 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 01:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Brenden Morrow Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Drouin Tripping 2
1st 07:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Holding the stick 2
1st 16:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Callahan Slashing 2
2nd 02:43 Washington Capitals Mike Green Slashing 2
2nd 06:49 Washington Capitals Mike Green Hooking 2
2nd 06:49 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
2nd 14:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Cedric Paquette Roughing 2
2nd 14:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Cedric Paquette Roughing 2
2nd 14:20 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr Roughing 2
2nd 19:57 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dave Jackson, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Tony Sericolo
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Radko Gudas, Ondrej Palat
Washington Capitals scratches
Jason Chimera, Jack Hillen

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 13

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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