Capitals 3–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 15, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Brian Pothier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:07 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Tomas Fleischmann

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:49 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:54 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Paul Ranger Go-ahead 1st · 04:28

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Tying 1st · 14:26

Assists: Michael Nylander, Alexander Semin · beat Johan Holmqvist

1–1

2nd period

🦅 David Steckel Go-ahead 2nd · 00:08

Assists: Brian Pothier · beat Johan Holmqvist

2–1

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 2nd · 05:50

Assists: Vinny Prospal · beat Brent Johnson

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Brian Pothier PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:06

Assists: Matt Pettinger, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Pettinger · Backstrom 19:54

L2 Laing · Steckel · Nylander 15:46

L3 Laich · Kozlov · Semin 13:09

L4 Fleischmann · Brashear · Bradley 11:21

D1 Poti · Green 22:08

D2 Morrisonn · Jurcina 18:56

D3 Pothier · Schultz 15:34

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 27:04

L2 Prospal · Darche · Karlsson 16:29

L3 Hlavac · Ward · Roy 11:12

L4 Tarnasky · MacDonald · Jones 4:34

D1 Kuba · Ranger 24:24

D2 Lukowich · O'Brien 20:56

D3 Lundin · Janik 11:17

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

32 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

20 Hits 34

11 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 12

8 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32) TBL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

⚡Lightning

Johan Holmqvist

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:41 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 162007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Nov 102007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Oct 242007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Mar 312007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Mar 182007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–7

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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on December 15, 2007?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Lightning?

Paul Ranger, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3 AfterDec 17 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 13 🔥CGY @ ⚡TBL 9–6 AfterDec 18 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 2–6

Also on December 15

🌵PHX 4–1 😈NJD ⭐DAL 4–2 🦈SJS 🧥CBJ 0–2 🐻BOS 🪶CHI 1–3 ⚔️BUF 🍁TOR 1–4 🇨🇦MTL 🐦ATL 3–7 🏛️OTT 🐧PIT 3–2 🏝️NYI 🌪️CAR 6–5 🔔PHI

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