Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row

— Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading...
Mar 2, 2025, 02:56 pm - AP
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1st PeriodTBWSH
17:11Mitchell Chaffee (11) (Power Play)
Assists: Brayden Point (30), Nikita Kucherov (60)
10
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodTBWSH
6:08Gage Goncalves (2)
Assists: Nick Paul (15)
20
16:01Alex Ovechkin (31)
Assists: Matt Roy (18)
21
19:01Brandon Hagel (30) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
31

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Alex Ovechkin Hooking against Victor Hedman
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Lars Eller Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Slashing against Brayden Point
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Gage Goncalves
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  • Ethen Frank Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ethen Frank Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Brandon Duhaime Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tom Wilson Tripping against Nikita Kucherov
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Brayden Point
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Short
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ethen Frank
  • Taylor Raddysh Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Taylor Raddysh hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Tom Wilson hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Connor McMichael hit Nick Perbix
  • Connor McMichael Roughing against Nick Perbix
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Michael Eyssimont shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Gage Goncalves
  • Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Connor McMichael Deflected Wide Right
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • John Carlson Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Dylan Strome
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Nick Paul
  • John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Taylor Raddysh hit Victor Hedman
  • Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Connor McMichael
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Roy (18)
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jake Guentzel Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Challenge Vis - missed stoppage - no goal
  • High Stick
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Off-side
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening hit Matt Roy
  • Takeaway by Luke Glendening
  • Mitchell Chaffee Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Gage Goncalves hit Martin Fehervary
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Darren Raddysh
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Gage Goncalves hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Erik Cernak hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Luke Glendening hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mitchell Chaffee Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (30), Nikita Kucherov (60)
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Victor Hedman Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Emil Lilleberg Holding against Lars Eller
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Gage Goncalves Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Perbix Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jake Guentzel Slashing against John Carlson
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Off-side
  • On-Ice Official
  • Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Nick Perbix Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Nick Perbix Roughing against Connor McMichael
  • TV Timeout
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Nikita Kucherov Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Michael Eyssimont hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Takeaway by Erik Cernak
  • Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Dylan Strome
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Off-side
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Nikita Kucherov Tip-In Hit Left Post
  • Icing
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Gage Goncalves Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Paul (15)
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • John Carlson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  • Off-side
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Nikita Kucherov hit Martin Fehervary
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Off-side
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Luke Glendening Tripping against Ethen Frank
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
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