Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Monday, October 9, 2017 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals 3 49-26-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 54-23-5

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 9 10 6 1 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 9 17 5 40

Three stars

  1. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Killorn, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 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
1st 16:42 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Andre Burakovsky (2), T.J. Oshie (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
1st 18:05 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (2) John Carlson (2), Nicklas Backstrom (3) Power play WSH 2, TBL 0
2nd 05:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (1) Brayden Point (4), Braydon Coburn (1) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd 07:49 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (3) Nicklas Backstrom (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (8) Power play WSH 3, TBL 1
2nd 18:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Kunitz (1) Anton Stralman (1), Cedric Paquette (1) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd 10:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (3) Alex Killorn (2), Anton Stralman (2) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 3
OT 03:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (3) Nikita Kucherov (2), Steven Stamkos (4) Power play WSH 3, 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 26 40
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 12
Hits 14 18
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 6 9
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 32/64 (50%) 32/64 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 0 17:09
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 12:39
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 12:59
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +1 0 1 0 0 0 56.3% 19:50
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 76.9% 18:21
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:41
Number 39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 15:32
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 14:28
Number 77 T. Oshie R 2 1 3 +1 0 4 2 1 2 60% 18:31
Number 79 N. Walker L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:43
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 30.8% 12:09
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 2 0 23.1% 17:39
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 25:55
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 10:17
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 27:33
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 22:47
Number 55 A. Ness D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 08:56
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 26:15
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 40 36 4 .900 63:08 OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 16:21
Number 13 C. Paquette C 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 40% 08:19
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 10:07
Number 17 A. Killorn L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 18:57
Number 18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 19:09
Number 21 B. Point C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 3 1 57.9% 21:43
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 12:49
Number 37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 50% 14:44
Number 86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 1 0 0 25:34
Number 90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 20:51
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 2 0 61.1% 24:52
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 15:19
Number 6 A. Stralman D 0 2 2 +3 0 2 0 0 0 26:03
Number 29 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:09
Number 55 B. Coburn D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 17:18
Number 59 J. Dotchin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 12:01
Number 77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 26:00
Number 98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:40
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy 26 23 3 .885 62:45 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:32 Washington Capitals Aaron Ness Cross checking 2
1st 13:41 Washington Capitals Aaron Ness Hooking 2
1st 17:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Slashing 2
2nd 07:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Girardi Cross checking 2
2nd 12:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Girardi Roughing 2
2nd 12:01 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Roughing 2
2nd 12:01 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
2nd 12:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Cedric Paquette Roughing 2
2nd 15:18 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Slashing 2
2nd 19:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Slashing 2
3rd 03:28 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
OT 01:21 Washington Capitals 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
Chris Rooney, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Tyler Graovac, Tom Wilson, Christian Djoos
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Gabriel Dumont, JT Brown, Andrej Sustr

2017-2018 season series

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