Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Washington Capitals	1	35-37-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	46-30-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	0	3	5

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	8	10	13	31
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	9	12	34

Three stars

P. Maroon, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Vasilevskiy, 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
1st	09:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn (24)	Mikhail Sergachev (49), Steven Stamkos (47)	Power play	WSH 0, TBL 1
1st	19:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (32)	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (8)	Even strength	WSH 0, TBL 2
2nd	16:10	Washington Capitals	Craig Smith (7)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (42), Rasmus Sandin (28)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 2
3rd	04:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Maroon (4)	Anthony Cirelli (15)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 3
3rd	16:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Maroon (5)	Anthony Cirelli (16), Alex Killorn (34)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 4
3rd	18:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	WSH 1, TBL 5

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	31	34
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	36	37
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	4	9
Takeaways	9	10
Faceoffs won	25/54 (46.3%)	29/54 (53.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	11	0	0		21:09
Number 16 C. Smith	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0		10:30
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0	0	50%	16:23
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	0	28.6%	18:45
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	57.1%	16:58
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0		14:16
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	3	2	0		19:46
Number 59 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		14:04
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		16:19
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	06:07
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	44.4%	14:11
Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		15:44
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		21:10
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		15:49
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:31
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		16:26
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		15:21
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0		22:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	33	29	4	.879	59:21	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Perry	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		09:21
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	2	0	2	+2	0	2	6	0	0		11:01
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	1		15:41
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0	83.3%	16:12
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	50%	17:33
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		15:58
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	2	0	38.5%	11:31
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	0	0	56.3%	15:27
Number 79 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		12:35
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	0		12:51
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:28
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	63.6%	16:33
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+3	0	3	1	0	0		21:54
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		16:42
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:34
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0		23:15
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	1	0	1	+4	0	4	4	1	0		21:03
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2	0		21:21

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	05:44	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Holding	2
1st	08:43	Washington Capitals	Anthony Mantha	Tripping	2
2nd	00:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Darren Raddysh	Tripping	2
3rd	11:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	Tripping	2
3rd	17:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Furman South
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ben O'Quinn
Washington Capitals scratches: Matt Irwin, Sonny Milano
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zach Bogosian, Haydn Fleury, Michael Eyssimont

2022-2023 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 11, 2022
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 30, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Florida Panthers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Nashville Predators 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
St. Louis Blues 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken, Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 30, 2023

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