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2005-06 regular season

Capitals at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 4–3

Lightning beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on March 23, 2006.

WSH – TBL
30–37
Shots on goal
1/7–3/5
Power play
15–14
Hits
16–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brad Richards
3 A
4 shots · 25:19 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
13 shots · 25:50 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Ruslan Fedotenko
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:09 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 05:01
Assists: Shaone Morrisonn · beat John Grahame
1–0
⚡ Dan Boyle PP Tying 1st · 11:14
Assists: Brad Richards, Ruslan Fedotenko · beat Olie Kolzig
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Matt Pettinger PP Go-ahead 3rd · 04:30
Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Alex Ovechkin · beat John Grahame
2–1
⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko Tying 3rd · 05:15
Assists: Paul Ranger, Freddy Modin · beat Olie Kolzig
2–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 3rd · 10:07
Assists: Chris Clark, Dainius Zubrus · beat John Grahame
3–2
⚡ Ryan Craig PP Tying 3rd · 12:46
Assists: Brad Richards, Vinny Prospal · beat Olie Kolzig
3–3
Overtime
⚡ Pavel Kubina PP Go-ahead OT · 00:37
Assists: Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Olie Kolzig
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clark 25:50
L2 Pettinger · Halpern · Willsie 17:58
L3 Sutherby · Clymer · Bradley 12:46
L4 Fata · Laich · Klepis 4:14
D1 Morrisonn · Majesky 24:31
D2 Heward · Biron 18:00
D3 Eminger · Yonkman 12:52
⚡Lightning
L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 20:39
L2 Prospal · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 19:11
L3 Afanasenkov · Taylor · Craig 13:46
L4 Dingman · Cibak · Artyukhin 2:54
D1 Kubina · Ranger 21:56
D2 Boyle · Sarich 19:06
D3 Pratt · Sydor 16:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
30 Shots on goal 37
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
15 Hits 14
16 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 8
9 Giveaways 10
15 Penalty minutes 19
WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) TBL shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:28 TOI
⚡Lightning
John Grahame
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 7 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 05:01 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:07 · 3–2
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 14-7-2 (61% win rate, 23 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 15-12-3 (50% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 11-8-1 (55% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 4–3
Feb 42006 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 0–5 Jan 292006 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Nov 232005 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Nov 152005 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Oct 282005 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–4
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on March 23, 2006?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Matt Pettinger.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dan Boyle, Pavel Kubina, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Craig.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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?

Lightning lead the season series 4–3 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 22 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–3 AfterMar 25 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–1
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 20 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 5–6 AfterMar 25 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–4
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