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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
11-36-1
, 4-22-0 Away
4
11-36-1
, 4-22-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
2
1
1
4
Capitals
WSH
0
1
2
3
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
26-20-0
, 13-10-0 Home
3
26-20-0
, 13-10-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
WSH
Shots
18
33
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
24
18
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 26 February 1998
Washington, DC
Attendance: 12,137
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux
Jean Morin
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
TB leads 2-1
Capitals
3
Lightning
2
Game 1
22/1
Lightning
4
Capitals
3
Game 2
8/2
Lightning
4
Capitals
3
Game 3
26/2
Capitals
2
Lightning
5
Game 4
28/2
Lightning
1
Capitals
4
Game 5
3/4
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