⚡ Away Lightning 27-46-8 before this game
1–2
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 44-27-10 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
TBL 1001
WSH 0112

Lightning at Capitals

Capitals beat Lightning 2–1 at Capital One Arena on April 8, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Apr 8, 2001 · 14:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:22 TOI · +2
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Ulf Dahlen
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:03 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brendan Witt
1 A
4 shots · 23:36 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Adrian Aucoin PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:49
Assists: Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Tying 2nd · 05:37
Assists: Brendan Witt, Ulf Dahlen · beat Wade Flaherty
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 3rd · 00:32
Assists: Jeff Halpern, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Wade Flaherty
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 25
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
14 Hits 24
17 Blocked shots 10
6 Takeaways 10
23 Giveaways 9
15 Penalty minutes 11
TBL shooting 4.2% (1/24) WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Wade Flaherty
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 58:14 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 27-46-8 (33% win rate, 81 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 44-27-10 (54% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Lecavalier · St. Louis · Ekman 17:20
L2 Johnson · Richards · Emmons 16:03
L3 Elich · Clymer · Barnaby 13:56
L4 Afanasenkov · Dwyer · Kharitonov 11:55
D1 Cullimore · Neckar 23:51
D2 Kubina · Aucoin 22:28
D3 Sarich · Zyuzin 11:40
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Linden · Bondra 22:23
L2 Konowalchuk · Halpern · Dahlen 16:22
L3 Zubrus · Nikolishin · Khristich 14:38
L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Myhres 7:29
D1 Johansson · Witt 23:40
D2 Gonchar · Klee 20:29
D3 Zettler · Cote 13:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 24, 2001
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · Capitals won
Jan 23, 2001
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
5–2 · Capitals won
Nov 29, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · Capitals won
Nov 5, 2000
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
2–5 · Lightning won
Mar 19, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
2–5 · Capitals won

❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on April 8, 2001?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Capitals?

The final score was Lightning 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Adrian Aucoin.

Who scored for Capitals?

Steve Konowalchuk, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 4–1 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Apr 5
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
4–3 · NYR won
Next game · Oct 5
🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · NYI won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 6
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 12
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
0–1 · WSH won
Also on April 8, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
4–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR
6–4 final
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–1 final
🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA
4–1 final
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
3–4 final
Lightning season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule