Capitals 5-3 Lightning (23 Feb, 2024) Box Score

Washington Capitals

26-21-8, 12-12-3 away

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

30-23-5, 18-8-3 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Aube-Kubel RW
B. Malenstyn LW
A. Mantha RW
C. McMichael C
S. Milano LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
M. Pacioretty LW
A. Protas C
M. Sgarbossa C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
E. Bear D
J. Carlson D
J. Edmundson D
N. Jensen D
R. Sandin D
T. van Riemsdyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:42	0:09	0:00	9:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	20	14:08	0:28	3:01	10:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:46	3:33	0:00	12:13	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	28	18:17	2:36	3:15	12:26	11	8	57.9
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	8:37	0:22	0:00	8:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:37	3:33	0:00	13:04	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	22:10	7:30	0:00	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:51	4:07	0:00	7:44	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:20	0:30	2:31	10:19	7	4	63.6
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	9:15	0:00	0:00	9:15	3	3	50.0
0	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	23	21:04	4:58	0:00	16:06	7	9	43.8
0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	28	20:09	3:35	3:13	13:21	2	1	66.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	8:33	0:00	0:04	8:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	35	29:53	5:18	5:19	19:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:28	0:00	1:56	12:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	32	21:11	0:35	2:47	17:49	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	18:04	2:28	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	21:01	0:18	1:54	18:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Lindgren G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	25	4	0	0	0	59:54	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
M. Chaffee RW
A. Cirelli C
M. Eyssimont C
L. Glendening C
B. Hagel LW
C. Koepke LW
N. Kucherov RW
T. Motte C
N. Paul LW
B. Point C
C. Sheary LW
S. Stamkos C
defensemen
H. Fleury D
V. Hedman D
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D
N. Perbix D
D. Raddysh D
C. de Haan 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	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	12:28	0:58	0:00	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	22:42	4:30	3:51	14:21	12	10	54.5
0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	19	10:43	0:48	0:00	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:13	0:00	4:00	6:13	2	7	22.2
1	0	-1	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	22:57	1:24	3:03	18:30	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	5:59	0:00	0:00	5:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	23:18	4:57	0:00	18:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	15	10:40	0:00	3:56	6:44	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:10	1:11	0:58	10:01	6	7	46.2
0	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	22:23	4:55	0:00	17:28	2	4	33.3
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	9:10	0:09	0:09	8:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	19	18:44	4:49	0:00	13:55	3	1	75.0
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	0	0	0	9	5:05	0:00	0:49	4:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	29:56	4:26	4:54	20:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:02	0:00	3:06	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	27	20:42	0:00	0:14	20:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	23:53	1:38	2:19	19:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	20	19:34	0:15	4:41	14:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	4	19	.826	15	4	0	0	0	58:21	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	2	1	2	5
	Lightning	0	1	2	3

1st Period			WSH	TB
2:30		Nicolas Aube-Kubel (6) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (9)	1	0
16:19		Connor McMichael (11) Assists: Joel Edmundson (4), Tom Wilson (10)	2	0

2nd Period			WSH	TB
9:16		Brandon Hagel (21) Assists: Brayden Point (31), Nikita Kucherov (59)	2	1
12:14		Anthony Mantha (18) Assists: Dylan Strome (19), T.J. Oshie (8)	3	1

3rd Period		WSH	TB
2:42	Nicholas Paul (15) Assists: Conor Sheary (9), Calvin de Haan (5)	3	2
3:06	Tyler Motte (5) Assists: Nick Perbix (17)	3	3
15:01	Rasmus Sandin (3) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (19), Dylan Strome (20)	4	3
18:58	Connor McMichael (12) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Tom Wilson (11)	5	3

1:51

Capitals stop Lightning on the road

1:51

Connor McMichael's empty-netter clinches win

0:30

T.J. Oshie slowly leaves ice with apparent injury

1:50

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

24/12

Capitals
5
Lightning
3

Game 2

23/2

Lightning
2
Capitals
4

Game 3

13/4

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 23 February 2024

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Caleb Apperson

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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Capitals stop Lightning on the road

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Series tied 1-1

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