Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

47-24-8, 24-14-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	3	1	2	6
Lightning TB	0	1	2	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

59-15-4, 32-7-2 Home

Ovechkin nets 50th, 51st goals in Caps' 6-3 win vs Lightning

Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season, leading the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

Mar 31, 2019, 05:02 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	3	1	2	6
	Lightning	0	1	2	3

1st Period		WSH
7:24	Nicklas Backstrom (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (18), Christian Djoos (9)	1
10:45	T.J. Oshie (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Jensen (18), Carl Hagelin (13)	2
16:00	T.J. Oshie (25) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (55), Evgeny Kuznetsov (50)	3

2nd Period			WSH	TB
7:53		Nicklas Backstrom (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (26), Chandler Stephenson (6)	4	0
17:25		J.T. Miller (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (23), Ryan McDonagh (34)	4	1

3rd Period		WSH	TB
3:36	Tyler Johnson (28) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	4	2
14:35	Alex Ovechkin (50) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (27), Nicklas Backstrom (52)	5	2
16:15	Alex Ovechkin (51) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (56), Evgeny Kuznetsov (51)	6	2
19:32	Nikita Kucherov (39) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (24), J.T. Miller (32)	6	3

CAPITALS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Capitals
3
Lightning
6

Game 1

16/3

Lightning
5
Capitals
4

Game 2

20/3

Capitals
6
Lightning
3

Game 3

30/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

T.J. OshieRW - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Tyler JohnsonC - TB

Game Information

Ovechkin nets 50th, 51st goals in Caps' 6-3 win vs Lightning

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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