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2005-06 regular season

Lightning at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2

Capitals beat Lightning 2–1 at Capital One Arena on January 29, 2006.

TBL – WSH
35–24
Shots on goal
14–26
Hits
11–20
Blocked shots
8–9
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dainius Zubrus
1 G
2 shots · 18:22 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Halpern
1 G
2 shots · 18:21 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
34 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 2nd · 09:24
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Cory Sarich · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🦅 Jeff Halpern Tying 2nd · 16:20
Assists: Brian Willsie, Matt Pettinger · beat John Grahame
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Dainius Zubrus Go-ahead 3rd · 17:40
Assists: Chris Clark, Alex Ovechkin · beat John Grahame
1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 20:13
L2 Prospal · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 19:04
L3 Taylor · Craig · DiMaio 13:31
L4 Afanasenkov · Milley · Artyukhin 5:22
D1 Boyle · Kubina 25:46
D2 Ranger · Sarich 19:06
D3 Pratt · O'Brien 13:54
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Halpern 18:22
L2 Pettinger · Clark · Willsie 16:10
L3 Friesen · Laich · Clymer 12:24
L4 Forbes · Sutherby · Bradley 8:54
D1 Witt · Morrisonn 25:30
D2 Majesky · Heward 18:19
D3 Muir · Biron 15:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
35 Shots on goal 24
14 Hits 26
11 Blocked shots 20
8 Takeaways 9
4 Giveaways 11
4 Penalty minutes 14
TBL shooting 2.9% (1/35) WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
John Grahame
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:01 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 12-8-3 (52% win rate, 23 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-4-1 (67% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 8-7-1 (50% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2
Nov 232005 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Nov 152005 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Oct 282005 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–4 Oct 162005 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Mar 272004 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 1–4
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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on January 29, 2006?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Lightning 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeJan 28 ⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI 6–0 AfterJan 31 🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL 2–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 26 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterJan 31 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–5
Also on January 29
🔥CGY 5–3 🪶CHI 🛢️EDM 4–3 🌵PHX
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