Capitals 5-2 Lightning (15 Dec, 2019) Box Score

Washington Capitals

24-5-5, 15-2-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	0	4	5
TB	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay Lightning

16-12-3, 8-7-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
N. Dowd RW
L. Eller C
C. Hagelin LW
G. Hathaway RW
E. Kuznetsov C
B. Leipsic LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
R. Panik RW
J. Vrana LW
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
J. Carlson D
R. Gudas D
N. Jensen D
M. Kempny D
D. Orlov D
J. Siegenthaler D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	22	18:57	1:55	0:48	16:14	9	8	52.9
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:58	0:00	2:48	9:10	4	5	44.4
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:13	0:41	4:08	10:24	7	4	63.6
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:58	0:00	3:45	10:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	13	11:18	0:00	0:10	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	15:38	1:55	0:00	13:43	7	5	58.3
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	10:33	0:37	0:00	9:56	1	1	50.0
1	1	2	1	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	21	17:56	1:55	0:08	15:53	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	20	16:16	1:55	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:10	0:00	0:14	7:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:30	0:41	0:08	12:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	20:04	0:41	2:27	16:56	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	24:09	1:59	1:33	20:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	17:19	0:00	3:21	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	19	17:55	0:00	2:24	15:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	24	21:30	0:00	1:51	19:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	21:32	0:41	2:11	18:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	15:22	0:00	3:16	12:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
I. Samsonov G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	21	0	5	0	0	60:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
A. Cirelli C
Y. Gourde C
M. Joseph RW
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
P. Maroon LW
O. Palat LW
C. Paquette C
B. Point C
S. Stamkos C
M. Stephens C
C. Verhaeghe C
defensemen
E. Cernak D
V. Hedman D
R. McDonagh D
J. Rutta D
M. Sergachev D
K. Shattenkirk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	20:11	2:11	1:45	16:15	4	10	28.6
0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:09	0:00	0:51	13:18	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	10:42	0:10	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:28	5:05	1:17	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:47	4:35	0:00	7:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:36	1:55	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	20	17:28	1:20	0:00	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:02	0:00	1:03	10:59	4	3	57.1
1	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:44	4:42	0:00	16:02	9	3	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	23	21:55	5:58	0:08	15:49	2	4	33.3
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:19	0:00	0:08	9:11	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:27	0:00	0:00	11:27	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:35	0:02	2:01	15:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	24	25:43	5:31	0:35	19:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	17:10	0:02	2:01	15:07	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	14:55	0:08	0:28	14:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:49	1:45	0:07	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	20	18:29	3:06	0:00	15:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	23	5	1	0	0	57:31	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	4	5
	Lightning	0	1	1	2

1st Period			WSH	TB
6:42		Nicklas Backstrom (6) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	TB
5:45		Brayden Point (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (16), Nikita Kucherov (24)	1	1

3rd Period		WSH	TB
1:58	Lars Eller (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Richard Panik (1), Dmitry Orlov (12)	2	1
2:43	Garnet Hathaway (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Leipsic (6), Radko Gudas (8)	3	1
11:16	Jan Rutta (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (17), Yanni Gourde (10)	3	2
12:19	T.J. Oshie (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (14), Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)	4	2
19:21	Tom Wilson (12) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (12), Nicklas Backstrom (17)	5	2

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Lightning
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

29/11

Capitals
5
Lightning
2

Game 2

15/12

Lightning
1
Capitals
3

Game 3

22/12

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 15 December 2019

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Dan O'Halloran

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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