Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 on Saturday, March 30, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 6 48-26-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 62-16-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 3 1 2 6
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 2 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 13 15 7 35
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 9 14 28

Three stars

  1. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. T. Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:24 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (20) Tom Wilson (18), Christian Djoos (9) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
1st 10:45 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (24) Nick Jensen (18), Carl Hagelin (13) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 0
1st 16:00 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (25) John Carlson (55), Evgeny Kuznetsov (50) Power play WSH 3, TBL 0
2nd 07:53 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (21) Dmitry Orlov (26), Chandler Stephenson (6) Even strength WSH 4, TBL 0
2nd 17:25 Tampa Bay Lightning J.T. Miller (13) Mikhail Sergachev (23), Ryan McDonagh (34) Even strength WSH 4, TBL 1
3rd 03:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Johnson (28) Unassisted Even strength WSH 4, TBL 2
3rd 14:35 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (50) T.J. Oshie (27), Nicklas Backstrom (52) Even strength WSH 5, TBL 2
3rd 16:15 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (51) John Carlson (56), Evgeny Kuznetsov (51) Power play WSH 6, TBL 2
3rd 19:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (39) Mikhail Sergachev (24), J.T. Miller (32) Power play WSH 6, 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 28
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 16 20
Hits 18 22
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 6 10
Takeaways 8 6
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

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 2 0 2 +3 0 8 4 0 1 22:28
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 11:58
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 09:09
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 1 0 38.9% 22:01
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 90% 14:13
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 57.1% 10:15
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 7 0 2 0 0 17:33
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 17:53
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:03
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 06:04
Number 77 T. Oshie R 2 1 3 +1 0 2 0 2 1 25% 18:53
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 53.3% 20:35
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 23:08
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 16:46
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 2 0 22:25
Number 29 C. Djoos D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:26
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 12:30
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +2 0 5 0 1 0 24:39
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 28 25 3 .893 59:43 Win

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 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 25% 13:15
Number 10 J. Miller C 1 1 2 -2 0 1 3 1 0 42.9% 13:38
Number 13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 0 64.7% 15:51
Number 17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 13:15
Number 18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:31
Number 21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 18:37
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:10
Number 37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 13:17
Number 71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +1 5 1 1 0 0 42.9% 15:23
Number 73 A. Erne L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:02
Number 86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 1 1 18:47
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 0 50% 17:07
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 29:13
Number 44 J. Rutta D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:38
Number 55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 18:29
Number 77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:58
Number 81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 1 0 19:39
Number 98 M. Sergachev D 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 3 0 24:37
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy 35 29 6 .829 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy Tripping 2
1st 14:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde High sticking 2
2nd 09:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn Boarding 2
2nd 13:44 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson High sticking 2
3rd 00:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev High sticking 2
3rd 09:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:26 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:26 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
3rd 12:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Fighting (major) 5
3rd 12:13 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Tripping 2
3rd 19:14 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches
Brett Connolly, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Michal Kempny
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Anton Stralman, Dan Girardi, Cameron Gaunce, Danick Martel, Mathieu Joseph

2018-2019 season series

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Sources and further reading

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