Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Friday, December 18, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
4 |
11 |
4 |
19 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
Three stars
- T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)
- M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:18 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Alex Killorn (5) |
Jonathan Marchessault (2), Braydon Coburn (5) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
06:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Andrej Sustr (1) |
Nikita Kucherov (9) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
09:04 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Steven Stamkos (12) |
Victor Hedman (15), Anton Stralman (9) |
Even strength |
TBL 3, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
13:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (15) |
T.J. Oshie (8), John Carlson (19) |
Power play |
TBL 3, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
07:54 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (11) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
TBL 3, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
10:02 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (16) |
Jason Chimera (9), Justin Williams (12) |
Power play |
TBL 3, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
14:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (6) |
T.J. Oshie (9), Alex Ovechkin (12) |
Power play |
TBL 3, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
19:35 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (12) |
Nicklas Backstrom (18), Alex Ovechkin (13) |
Even strength, Empty net |
TBL 3, WSH 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
19 |
23 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
3 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
24 |
32 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/47 (51.1%) |
23/47 (48.9%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 M. Angelidis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:57 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
45.5% |
12:39 |
| Number 17 A. Killorn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:26 |
| Number 23 J. Brown |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:44 |
| Number 24 R. Callahan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 42 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:25 |
| Number 46 M. Blunden |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:05 |
| Number 51 V. Filppula |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
17:11 |
| Number 65 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:43 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:33 |
| Number 5 J. Garrison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:26 |
| Number 6 A. Stralman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 55 B. Coburn |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 62 A. Sustr |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 89 N. Nesterov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 B. Bishop |
22 |
18 |
4 |
.818 |
59:26 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+1 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
46.7% |
19:30 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:13 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 46 M. Latta |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
08:28 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:52 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:35 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
13:08 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
16:14 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:17 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:24 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1.000 |
30:56 |
Win |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
12 |
9 |
3 |
.750 |
28:57 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
12:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
16:33 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Valtteri Filppula |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Andre Burakovsky |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:17 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Steven Stamkos |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:53 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:53 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Mike Blunden |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:00 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Victor Hedman |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:39 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anton Stralman |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Evgeny Romasko
- Linesmen
- Jay Sharrers, Tim Nowak
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Matt Carle, Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev, Connor Carrick
Other NHL games on Dec 18
Other NHL games on Friday, December 18, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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