Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Saturday, March 1, 2025 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 47-27-8
at Washington Capitals 1 51-22-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 6 3 19
Washington Capitals 5 8 8 21

Three stars

  1. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. G. Goncalves, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Mitchell Chaffee (11) Brayden Point (30), Nikita Kucherov (60) Power play TBL 1, WSH 0
3rd 06:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves (2) Nick Paul (15) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 0
3rd 16:01 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (31) Matt Roy (18) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 1
3rd 19:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (30) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net TBL 3, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 19 21
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 11 14
Blocked shots 19 7
Giveaways 11 16
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 17/45 (37.8%) 28/45 (62.2%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 75% 09:40
Number 20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 16:44
Number 21 B. Point C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 20% 18:03
Number 23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:33
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 11:54
Number 38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 22:25
Number 41 M. Chaffee R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 1 14:02
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 0 20:05
Number 71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 44.4% 19:59
Number 86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:55
Number 93 G. Goncalves C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 15:16
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 5 0 21:44
Number 43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 12:56
Number 48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 07:49
Number 77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 21:35
Number 78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 11:43
Number 81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 20:52
Number 90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:50
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy 21 20 1 .952 59:35 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 18:38
Number 16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 09:58
Number 17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 18:44
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 55.6% 12:09
Number 21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:41
Number 22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 10:38
Number 24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 100% 16:45
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 83.3% 11:54
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 20:59
Number 53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:57
Number 80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 1 0 62.5% 20:24
Number 88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:25
Number 3 M. Roy D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:32
Number 6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 21:15
Number 38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:41
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 20:27
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 16:15
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 22:13
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 48 L. Thompson 18 16 2 .889 58:57 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:48 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Hooking 2
1st 09:55 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Slashing 2
1st 16:43 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Tripping 2
1st 18:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Holding 2
2nd 02:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Slashing 2
2nd 09:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Perbix Roughing 2
2nd 09:38 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Roughing 2
3rd 19:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Luke Glendening Tripping 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Cam Atkinson
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana

2024-2025 season series

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