Capitals beat the Lightning 4-2 to keep their playoff hopes alive

— With the score tied and their season hanging in the balance, Charlie Lindgren made one big save after another to keep the Washington Capitals in a crucial game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Apr 14, 2024, 02:11 am - AP
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Lightning2002
Capitals2024
1st PeriodTBWSH
9:56Sonny Milano (14)
Assists: Max Pacioretty (19), Hendrix Lapierre (14)
01
13:06Anthony Duclair (23)
Assists: Brayden Point (44), Darren Raddysh (26)
11
14:00Sonny Milano (15)
Unassisted
12
16:24Brandon Hagel (25)
Assists: Steven Stamkos (39), Anthony Cirelli (25)
22
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodTBWSH
8:29John Carlson (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Dylan Strome (39), Tom Wilson (16)
23
16:46Nic Dowd (11)
Assists: Beck Malenstyn (15), Trevor van Riemsdyk (14)
24

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Nicholas Paul
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • Sonny Milano hit Brandon Hagel
  • Takeaway by Max Pacioretty
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Nic Dowd hit Victor Hedman
  • Nic Dowd hit Luke Glendening
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anthony Duclair
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Victor Hedman
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • T.J. Oshie hit Michael Eyssimont
  • T.J. Oshie Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome hit Nick Perbix
  • Max Pacioretty Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Max Pacioretty hit Darren Raddysh
  • Sonny Milano Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Max Pacioretty (19), Hendrix Lapierre (14)
  • Martin Fehervary hit Conor Sheary
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Michael Eyssimont
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Steven Stamkos
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sonny Milano Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
  • Alexander Alexeyev Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Steven Stamkos
  • T.J. Oshie hit Nick Perbix
  • T.J. Oshie hit Steven Stamkos
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Mathew Dumba
  • Tom Wilson hit Darren Raddysh
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Erik Cernak
  • Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Conor Sheary
  • Nic Dowd hit Luke Glendening
  • John Carlson hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Nick Perbix
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alexander Alexeyev Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Brayden Point
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • T.J. Oshie Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tom Wilson hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Victor Hedman
  • Nic Dowd hit Tanner Jeannot
  • Nic Dowd hit Tanner Jeannot
  • Nic Dowd hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Nicholas Paul
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Nick Perbix
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Nick Perbix
  • Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Darren Raddysh
  • Martin Fehervary hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Brandon Hagel
  • Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Anthony Duclair
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
  • Nic Dowd Fighting against Michael Eyssimont
  • Tom Wilson Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • T.J. Oshie hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Duclair
  • Dylan Strome Hooking against Brayden Point
  • Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Martin Fehervary hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Luke Glendening
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • John Carlson hit Michael Eyssimont
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Luke Glendening
  • Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Tom Wilson hit Victor Hedman
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Michael Eyssimont
  • Sonny Milano hit Michael Eyssimont
  • Nicholas Paul shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Victor Hedman
  • John Carlson hit Luke Glendening
  • Martin Fehervary hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
  • Nic Dowd hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • T.J. Oshie Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • John Carlson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (39), Tom Wilson (16)
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Victor Hedman
  • Nic Dowd hit Darren Raddysh
  • Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Tom Wilson hit Michael Eyssimont
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Nicholas Paul
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Mathew Dumba
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Cernak
  • Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Sonny Milano
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Nic Dowd
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Takeaway by Nic Dowd
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Nic Dowd Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (15), Trevor van Riemsdyk (14)
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Steven Stamkos shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Martin Fehervary hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
  • Steven Stamkos shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
  • Nicholas Paul Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Nick Jensen
  • Emil Lilleberg hit T.J. Oshie
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  • Erik Cernak hit Tom Wilson
  • Icing
  • On-Ice Official
  • Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Duclair faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Puck in Netting
  • Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Sonny Milano
  • Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Takeaway by Erik Cernak
  • Brayden Point Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Victor Hedman hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Icing
  • Nick Perbix Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Nick Perbix hit Connor McMichael
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Tom Wilson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Steven Stamkos
  • Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Luke Glendening hit Vincent Iorio
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Nic Dowd
  • Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Erik Cernak hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Mathew Dumba Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Icing
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Anthony Duclair Goal (23) Deflected, assists: Brayden Point (44), Darren Raddysh (26)
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tanner Jeannot Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Eyssimont hit Nick Jensen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Puck in Netting
  • Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (25) Backhand, assists: Steven Stamkos (39), Anthony Cirelli (25)
  • Erik Cernak hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Luke Glendening Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Mathew Dumba Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Michael Eyssimont hit Nick Jensen
  • Video Review
  • Injury - Player
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Victor Hedman hit Aliaksei Protas
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
  • Puck in Benches
  • Mathew Dumba hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Nicholas Paul Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Steven Stamkos Cross-checking against T.J. Oshie
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Puck in Benches
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Victor Hedman hit Sonny Milano
  • Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Nicholas Paul
  • Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Steven Stamkos Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Mathew Dumba Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • High Stick
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Off-side
  • Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Brandon Hagel Tip-In Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael Eyssimont Fighting against Nic Dowd
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Nicholas Paul
  • Steven Stamkos Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Takeaway by Conor Sheary
  • Mathew Dumba Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Rink Repair
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Brayden Point
  • TV Timeout
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Steven Stamkos Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Steven Stamkos Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Icing
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
  • Takeaway by Nicholas Paul
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Erik Cernak hit Connor McMichael
  • Takeaway by Nick Perbix
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tanner Jeannot Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Darren Raddysh hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Icing
  • Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tanner Jeannot Boarding against Vincent Iorio
  • TV Timeout
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Brandon Hagel Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicholas Paul Tripping against Sonny Milano
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Steven Stamkos
  • Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Erik Cernak hit Martin Fehervary
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Nick Perbix hit Nic Dowd
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
  • Luke Glendening hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Erik Cernak hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Steven Stamkos Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Brayden Point
  • Icing
  • Rink Repair
  • TV Timeout
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Michael Eyssimont hit Tom Wilson
  • Erik Cernak hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Off-side
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Steven Stamkos Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Steven Stamkos Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Puck in Netting
  • Hand Pass
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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