Tom Wilson's goal with 3:26 left secured the Capitals' 5-4 win over the Lightning. Protas, Mangiapane, Strome, and Carlson also scored. Brayden Point's hat trick wasn't enough for Tampa.
Maple Leafs topped the Bruins 5-3. Auston Matthews scored twice, including the winner, and Jack Campbell made 35 key saves. David Pastrnak netted two for Boston.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Washington Capitals
0
2
3
5
Tampa Bay Lightning
2
1
1
4
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
Total
Washington Capitals
9
10
13
32
Tampa Bay Lightning
8
9
11
28
Three stars
T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (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
03:58
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point (13)
Jake Guentzel (12)
Even strength
WSH 0, TBL 1
1st
12:27
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point (14)
Nikita Kucherov (21), Victor Hedman (15)
Power play
WSH 0, TBL 2
2nd
10:31
Washington Capitals
Andrew Mangiapane (5)
Lars Eller (5), Hendrix Lapierre (5)
Even strength
WSH 1, TBL 2
2nd
12:29
Washington Capitals
Aliaksei Protas (8)
Tom Wilson (10)
Shorthanded
WSH 2, TBL 2
2nd
19:16
Tampa Bay Lightning
Michael Eyssimont (2)
Zemgus Girgensons (2)
Even strength
WSH 2, TBL 3
3rd
01:37
Washington Capitals
Dylan Strome (7)
Taylor Raddysh (6), Aliaksei Protas (12)
Even strength
WSH 3, TBL 3
3rd
07:25
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point (15)
Unassisted
Even strength
WSH 3, TBL 4
3rd
10:30
Washington Capitals
John Carlson (3)
Unassisted
Even strength
WSH 4, TBL 4
3rd
16:34
Washington Capitals
Tom Wilson (7)
Jakob Chychrun (6), Dylan Strome (24)
Power play
WSH 5, TBL 4
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
32
28
Power play
1 of 3
1 of 3
Penalty minutes
11
11
Hits
24
26
Blocked shots
15
11
Giveaways
17
13
Takeaways
5
5
Faceoffs won
37/58 (63.8%)
21/58 (36.2%)
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 16 T. Raddysh
R
0
1
1
+1
2
1
1
1
0
15:20
Number 17 D. Strome
C
1
1
2
+1
2
3
1
0
0
64.7%
16:35
Number 20 L. Eller
C
0
1
1
+1
2
0
1
0
0
75%
12:42
Number 21 A. Protas
L
1
1
2
+1
0
1
0
3
0
13:30
Number 22 B. Duhaime
L
0
0
0
-1
5
1
3
2
0
11:05
Number 24 C. McMichael
L
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
21:22
Number 26 N. Dowd
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
4
0
0
60%
14:30
Number 29 H. Lapierre
C
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0
0
0
11:48
Number 43 T. Wilson
R
1
1
2
0
0
6
2
1
1
17:54
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko
L
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
10:25
Number 80 P. Dubois
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
64.7%
16:44
Number 88 A. Mangiapane
L
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
14:12
Number 3 M. Roy
D
0
0
0
+2
0
3
3
0
0
19:04
Number 6 J. Chychrun
D
0
1
1
-1
0
5
1
0
0
24:16
Number 38 R. Sandin
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0
1
0
17:44
Number 42 M. Fehérváry
D
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
18:23
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0
0
0
16:08
Number 74 J. Carlson
D
1
0
1
-1
0
3
1
3
0
23:44
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 79 C. Lindgren
28
25
4
.893
59:47
Win
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
PosPosition
GGoals
AAssists
PPoints
+/-Plus/minus
PIMPenalty minutes
SOGShots on goal
HITHits
BLKBlocked shots
PPGPower-play goals
FO%Faceoff percentage
TOITime on ice
Number 11 L. Glendening
C
0
0
0
+1
0
1
2
0
0
46.2%
11:34
Number 13 C. Atkinson
R
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
11:35
Number 14 C. Geekie
C
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
0
25%
16:03
Number 21 B. Point
C
3
0
3
-2
0
4
1
0
1
44.4%
23:02
Number 23 M. Eyssimont
C
1
0
1
+1
0
4
3
0
0
10:17
Number 28 Z. Girgensons
C
0
1
1
+1
0
2
2
0
0
13:01
Number 38 B. Hagel
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
1
1
0
21:37
Number 59 J. Guentzel
C
0
1
1
-2
0
2
0
1
0
22:42
Number 71 A. Cirelli
C
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
0
35.7%
13:49
Number 86 N. Kucherov
R
0
1
1
-1
0
4
0
0
0
23:51
Number 93 G. Goncalves
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14:50
Number 27 R. McDonagh
D
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
2
0
18:30
Number 43 D. Raddysh
D
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
13:06
Number 48 N. Perbix
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
1
1
0
13:27
Number 77 V. Hedman
D
0
1
1
-1
0
2
1
0
0
23:08
Number 78 E. Lilleberg
D
0
0
0
0
7
0
4
0
0
11:00
Number 81 E. Cernak
D
0
0
0
-1
0
1
4
1
0
16:51
Number 90 J. Moser
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
1
2
0
18:13
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy
32
27
5
.844
58:47
Loss
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
02:23
Washington Capitals
Brandon Duhaime
Fighting (major)
5
1st
02:23
Tampa Bay Lightning
Emil Lilleberg
Fighting (major)
5
1st
11:40
Washington Capitals
Taylor Raddysh
Slashing
2
1st
13:05
Tampa Bay Lightning
Emil Lilleberg
Holding
2
1st
17:07
Washington Capitals
Lars Eller
Tripping
2
2nd
11:23
Washington Capitals
Dylan Strome
High sticking
2
3rd
15:57
Tampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Cirelli
High sticking double minor
4
Game information
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jean Hebert, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana, Alexander Alexeyev
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Nick Paul, Mitchell Chaffee
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