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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 43-21-6
at Washington Capitals 3 41-20-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 1 1
Washington Capitals 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 7 14 27
Washington Capitals 13 16 6 35

Three stars

  1. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. C. McElhinney, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 04:40 Washington Capitals Radko Gudas (1) Lars Eller (12), Jonas Siegenthaler (5) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 1
3rd 10:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (12) Ondrej Palat (9), Brayden Point (13) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 1
3rd 13:57 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (3) Jakub Vrana (15), Evgeny Kuznetsov (21) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 2
3rd 17:37 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (3) Tom Wilson (13), Dmitry Orlov (14) Shorthanded, Empty net TBL 1, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 27 35
Power play 0 of 7 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 14
Hits 35 23
Blocked shots 18 21
Giveaways 11 14
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 35/64 (54.7%) 29/64 (45.3%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
9 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 20% 13:48
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 54.5% 11:09
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 11:03
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 26:57
18 O. Palat L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 100% 13:11
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 46.7% 22:06
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 15:22
67 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 100% 07:33
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 50% 19:33
86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 24:38
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 3 66.7% 23:07
2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 07:03
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 15:00
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 3 18:03
44 J. Rutta D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11:17
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 1 24:08
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 15:41
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 17:04
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
35 C. McElhinney 34 32 2 .941 57:17 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 0 17:41
13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 14:21
14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 100% 08:41
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 50% 17:36
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 2 44.4% 17:14
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 10:26
26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 33.3% 11:02
28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:05
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 50% 18:12
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 15:29
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 71.4% 16:31
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 25% 17:02
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 18:46
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:23
9 D. Orlov D 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 21:08
33 R. Gudas D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 2 2 16:03
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 3 16:50
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 25:21
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 08:08 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Hooking 2
1st 16:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Mitchell Stephens High sticking 2
1st 18:47 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference 2
2nd 12:14 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Hooking 2
3rd 04:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Rutta Holding 2
3rd 10:35 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen Interference 2
3rd 11:09 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 16:12 Washington Capitals Jonas Siegenthaler Slashing 2
3rd 18:51 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Dean Morton, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Devin Berg
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Carter Verhaeghe
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd

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 21

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 6 at New York Islanders 5 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 6 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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