⚡ Away Lightning 2-0 in series
4–3
Final / OT
TBL leads 4–2
🦅 Home Capitals 0-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Lightning at Capitals — First Round Game 3

Lightning, First Round Game 3, beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 15, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Apr 15, 2003 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2002-03 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs TBL · TBL leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
3–0
Final · WSH
Game 2
6–3
Final · WSH
Game 3
4–3
OT · TBL
Game 4
3–1
Final · TBL
Game 5
1–2
Final · TBL
Game 6
2–1
OT · TBL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 19:48 TOI · +3
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
2 G
6 shots · 21:22 TOI · +3
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Vinny Prospal
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:38 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
28 Shots on goal 19
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
19 Hits 15
15 Blocked shots 8
8 Takeaways 6
15 Giveaways 23
8 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 14.3% (4/28) WSH shooting 15.8% (3/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
16/19
.842 SV% · 3 GA · 62:29 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 62:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 45-27-12 (54% win rate, 84 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 47-29-8 (56% win rate, 84 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 45-27-12 (54% win rate, 84 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 47-29-8 (56% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Andreychuk · Lecavalier · Richards 21:22
L2 Prospal · Modin · St. Louis 19:38
L3 Dingman · Taylor · Clymer 12:17
L4 Fedotenko · Svitov · Alexeev 9:40
D1 Cullimore · Kubina 23:19
D2 Boyle · Sarich 20:18
D3 Lukowich · Neckar 16:41
🦅Capitals
L1 Lang · Jagr · Bondra 23:20
L2 Halpern · Zubrus · Grier 18:05
L3 Konowalchuk · Nylander · Miller 14:16
L4 Berezin · Whitfield · Sutherby 9:58
D1 Gonchar · Klee 24:45
D2 Witt · Johansson 20:24
D3 Doig · Kwiatkowski 14:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 12, 2003
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · Capitals won
Apr 10, 2003
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
3–0 · Capitals won
Feb 17, 2003
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
1–3 · Lightning won
Feb 4, 2003
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
5–1 · Capitals won
Dec 23, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
0–3 · Capitals won

❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on April 15, 2003?

Lightning won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Capitals?

The final score was Lightning 4, Capitals 3, in overtime.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Capitals played?

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

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 12
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 16
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · TBL won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 12
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 16
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · TBL won
Also on April 15, 2003
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
1–5 final
⭐DAL @ 🛢️EDM
3–1 final
Lightning season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule