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2007-08 regular season

Lightning at Capitals

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

Capitals beat Lightning 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 26, 2007.

TBL – WSH
20–32
Shots on goal
25–17
Hits
14–9
Blocked shots
11–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
David Steckel
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 13:54 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Matt Bradley
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 13:08 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
2 G
5 shots · 21:36 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 1st · 05:43
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Martin St. Louis · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🦅 David Steckel Tying 1st · 16:11
Assists: Quintin Laing, Matt Bradley · beat Karri Ramo
1–1
2nd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Shane O'Brien · beat Olie Kolzig
2–1
🦅 Brian Pothier Tying 2nd · 17:42
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, David Steckel · beat Karri Ramo
2–2
3rd period
🦅 Matt Bradley Go-ahead 3rd · 17:07
Assists: David Steckel, Mike Green · beat Karri Ramo
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 21:36
L2 Darche · Richards · Karlsson 17:41
L3 Tarnasky · Gratton · Ward 12:17
L4 Hlavac · MacDonald · Roy 5:36
D1 Ranger · O'Brien 25:28
D2 Kuba · Lukowich 21:04
D3 Lundin · Janik 13:16
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Nylander · Semin 20:31
L2 Kozlov · Backstrom · Steckel 16:40
L3 Pettinger · Fleischmann · Bradley 13:08
L4 Laing · Brashear · Laich 12:00
D1 Green · Morrisonn 24:37
D2 Poti · Schultz 16:51
D3 Jurcina · Pothier 15:45

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
20 Shots on goal 32
25 Hits 17
14 Blocked shots 9
11 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 2
TBL shooting 10.0% (2/20) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Karri Ramo
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:33 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 6-7-2 (40% win rate, 15 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-2-3 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2
Dec 152007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Nov 162007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Nov 102007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Oct 242007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Mar 312007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–5
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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on December 26, 2007?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier (2).

Who scored for Capitals?

Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Matt Bradley.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Karri Ramo made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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
BeforeDec 22 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–1 AfterDec 27 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 22 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4
Also on December 26
🏛️OTT 5–3 ⚔️BUF 🌪️CAR 2–4 🗽NYR 🐦ATL 0–2 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 3–4 🏝️NYI 🐯NSH 2–5 🪶CHI 🐙DET 5–0 🎵STL 🌲MIN 3–8 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 3–2 👑LAK
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