Lightning 3-2 Capitals (3 Aug, 2020) Final Score

Washington Capitals

41-20-8

	1	2	3	SO	T
WSH	0	2	0	0	2
TB	1	1	0	1	3

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		1	2	3	SO	T
	Capitals	0	2	0	0	2
	Lightning	1	1	0	1	3

1st Period			WSH	TB
12:53		Nikita Kucherov (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (1)	0	1

2nd Period		WSH	TB
7:48	Mitchell Stephens (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (1), Pat Maroon (1)	0	2
17:24	Richard Panik (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Radko Gudas (1), Lars Eller (1)	1	2
19:32	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	2	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	TB
			0	0
			1	0
			1	1
			1	1
			1	2

CAPITALS

LIGHTNING

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Dmitry OrlovD - WSH

Ryan McDonaghD - TB

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