🦅 Away Capitals 23-18-6 before this game

5–2

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 15-27-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	0	3	5
TBL	1	1	0	2

Capitals at Lightning

Capitals beat Lightning 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on January 23, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Jan 23, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 12:58 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:05 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brendan Witt

1 G

6 shots · 20:49 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Brendan Witt Go-ahead 1st · 02:44

Assists: Trent Whitfield · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

⚡ Nisse Ekman Tying 1st · 05:14

Assists: Mike Johnson, Pavel Kubina · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 1st · 13:11

Assists: Rob Zettler, Dmitri Khristich · beat Kevin Weekes

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis Tying 2nd · 02:33

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Freddy Modin · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Jeff Halpern · beat Kevin Weekes

3–2

🦅 Chris Simon 3rd · 16:30

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin · beat Kevin Weekes

4–2

🦅 Jeff Halpern Empty net 3rd · 18:26

Assists: Chris Simon, Olie Kolzig

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

33 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

16 Hits 15

10 Blocked shots 6

5 Takeaways 7

14 Giveaways 15

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33) TBL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:17 TOI

⚡Lightning

Kevin Weekes

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-18-6 (49% win rate, 47 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 15-27-5 (32% win rate, 47 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Khristich 18:07

L2 Zednik · Bondra · Dahlen 14:59

L3 Simon · Whitfield · Halpern 13:05

L4 Nikolishin · Bulis · Herr 11:25

D1 Klee · Reekie 23:43

D2 Johansson · Witt 21:55

D3 Cote · Zettler 13:19

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Johnson · Ekman 23:05

L2 Modin · Holzinger · St. Louis 16:54

L3 Johnson · Kharitonov · Keefe 15:35

L4 Warriner · Dwyer · Drulia 1:59

D1 Mara · Kubina 26:56

D2 Zyuzin · Sarich 21:55

D3 Millar · Gusev 10:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs TBL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Lightning on January 23, 2001?

Capitals won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Lightning?

The final score was Capitals 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brendan Witt, Chris Simon, Jeff Halpern, Peter Bondra, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Nisse Ekman.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 19

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Jan 21

Also on January 23, 2001

Capitals season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule