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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Saturday, December 14, 2019 on the road.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals 5 41-20-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 43-21-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 4 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 9 13 34
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 11 9 28

Three stars

  1. I. Samsonov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. L. Eller, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. A. Killorn, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:42 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (6) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
2nd 05:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (12) Alex Killorn (16), Nikita Kucherov (24) Power play WSH 1, TBL 1
3rd 01:58 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (7) Richard Panik (1), Dmitry Orlov (12) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 1
3rd 02:43 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway (5) Brendan Leipsic (6), Radko Gudas (8) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 1
3rd 11:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Rutta (1) Alex Killorn (17), Yanni Gourde (10) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd 12:19 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (14) Jakub Vrana (14), Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) Even strength WSH 4, TBL 2
3rd 19:21 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (12) T.J. Oshie (12), Nicklas Backstrom (17) Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 34 28
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 18 13
Blocked shots 19 8
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 28/53 (52.8%) 25/53 (47.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 16:16
13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 13:30
14 R. Panik R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 08:10
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 4 1 0 0 0 52.9% 18:57
20 L. Eller C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 63.6% 15:13
21 G. Hathaway R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 5 2 0 11:18
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 0 0 44.4% 11:58
28 B. Leipsic L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 10:33
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 20:04
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 13:58
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +2 2 1 1 3 0 17:56
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 58.3% 15:38
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 17:55
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 21:30
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 1 1 0 21:32
33 R. Gudas D 0 1 1 +3 0 5 0 4 0 17:19
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:22
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 24:09
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 I. Samsonov 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 M. Joseph R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 10:42
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 12:02
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:36
17 A. Killorn L 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 20:28
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 17:28
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 0 1 75% 20:44
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:27
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 14:09
67 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 50% 09:19
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 28.6% 20:11
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 11:47
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 33.3% 21:55
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 1 0 18:29
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17:10
44 J. Rutta D 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 14:55
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 25:43
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 17:35
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 -4 0 3 1 0 0 21:49
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 33 29 4 .879 57:31 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Rutta Interference 2
1st 12:59 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Tripping 2
1st 17:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos High sticking 2
2nd 01:32 Washington Capitals Michal Kempny Roughing 2
2nd 05:03 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 08:20 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
2nd 17:11 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Francis Charron, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Libor Suchanek
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Luke Schenn, Tyler Johnson

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 14

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

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