🦅 Away Capitals 34-35-5 before this game

3–4

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 22-49-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	1	1	3
TBL	1	1	2	4

Capitals at Lightning

Lightning beat Capitals 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on April 3, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Apr 3, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:40 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Darcy Tucker

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:52 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Rob Zamuner

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:43 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚡ TBL

Kevin Hodson

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 1st · 00:28

Assists: James Black

1–0

⚡ Darcy Tucker PP Tying 1st · 03:10

Assists: Petr Svoboda, Michael Nylander

1–1

2nd period

🦅 James Black Go-ahead 2nd · 16:37

Assists: Richard Zednik, Andrei Nikolishin

2–1

⚡ Jassen Cullimore SH Tying 2nd · 19:27

Assists: Rob Zamuner, Chris Gratton

2–2

3rd period

⚡ Stephane Richer PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:01

Assists: Chris Gratton, Sergey Gusev

2–3

⚡ Rob Zamuner 3rd · 08:38

Assists: Darcy Tucker, Mike Sillinger

2–4

🦅 Brian Bellows PP 3rd · 11:23

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Adam Oates

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

17 Hits 31

6 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 12

16 Giveaways 12

13 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) TBL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Rick Tabaracci

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 58:30 TOI

⚡Lightning

Kevin Hodson

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 34-35-5 (46% win rate, 74 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 22-49-3 (30% win rate, 74 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 34-35-5 (46% win rate, 74 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 22-49-3 (30% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Black · Nikolishin · Oates 19:21

L2 Bellows · Toms · Zednik 17:05

L3 Miller · Eagles · Herr 13:09

L4 Pivonka · Gratton · Halverson 10:39

D1 Gonchar · Klee 28:10

D2 Reekie · Boileau 19:26

D3 Poapst · Ciccone 11:54

⚡Lightning

L1 Forbes · Zamuner · Tucker 16:58

L2 Sillinger · Gratton · Richer 15:48

L3 Lecavalier · Nylander · Kelly 14:25

L4 Bonsignore · Petrovicky · Spring 9:14

D1 Svoboda · Kubina 27:12

D2 Cross · Gusev 22:24

D3 Cullimore · Bannister 10:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs TBL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Lightning on April 3, 1999?

Lightning won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Lightning?

The final score was Capitals 3, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Brian Bellows, James Black.

Who scored for Lightning?

Darcy Tucker, Jassen Cullimore, Rob Zamuner, Stephane Richer.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Hodson made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Lightning season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 1

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 3, 1999

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