Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, December 3, 2016, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals	1	55-19-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	42-30-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	8	11	12	4	0	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	7	10	5	0	33

Three stars

N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
B. Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (13)	Victor Hedman (14), Jonathan Drouin (7)	Power play	WSH 0, TBL 1
3rd	06:24	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (7)	John Carlson (9), Marcus Johansson (7)	Power play	WSH 1, TBL 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jonathan Drouin	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Goal
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point	Goal
2	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Saved
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Boyle	Goal (winner)
4	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Washington Capitals	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	35	33
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	12
Hits	23	28
Blocked shots	5	15
Giveaways	10	3
Takeaways	8	12
Faceoffs won	31/60 (51.7%)	29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	4	4	3	1	0		22:24
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:23
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:41
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	16:05
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	1	52.2%	19:37
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	16:00
Number 28 P. Carey	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:04
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:15
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:13
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	54.5%	10:11
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		19:06
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	53.3%	20:51
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		23:56
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		20:34
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:25
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:39
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	0	6	2	1	0		27:25
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:56

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	33	32	1	.970	64:00	OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	45.8%	17:39
Number 11 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	44.4%	11:34
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	42.9%	13:15
Number 15 M. Bournival	L	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		06:36
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		19:50
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:28
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	17:13
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0		13:30
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	60%	23:09
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	1		17:34
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	09:50
Number 92 J. Vermin	R	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:43
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		25:20
Number 28 L. Witkowski	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		11:10
Number 29 S. Koekkoek	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:04
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		18:25
Number 62 A. Sustr	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		22:36
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	0		27:22

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Bishop	35	34	1	.971	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:07	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	High sticking	2
1st	08:58	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2
2nd	01:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn	Hooking	2
2nd	11:49	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2
2nd	14:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette	High sticking	2
2nd	17:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Valtteri Filppula	Interference	2
3rd	05:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Braydon Coburn	High sticking	2
3rd	10:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Sustr	Hooking	2
OT	04:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dave Lewis
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches: Daniel Winnik, T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jason Garrison, Nikita Nesterov, JT Brown

2016-2017 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 18, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 3

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 3, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
New Jersey Devils 5 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Florida Panthers 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Winnipeg Jets 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 3, 2016
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 3, 2016