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2008-09 regular season

Lightning at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Lightning 4–2 at Capital One Arena on November 10, 2008.

TBL – WSH
36–30
Shots on goal
2/5–0/3
Power play
15–20
Hits
17–8
Blocked shots
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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
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:25 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Gary Roberts
2 G
3 shots · 17:27 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brent Johnson
34 saves
0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Tom Poti Go-ahead 1st · 08:20
Assists: Donald Brashear, John Erskine · beat Olie Kolzig
0–1
🦅 Mike Green 1st · 09:55
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Olie Kolzig
0–2
🦅 Eric Fehr 1st · 16:24
Assists: Brooks Laich, David Steckel · beat Olie Kolzig
0–3
2nd period
⚡ Gary Roberts PP 2nd · 16:30
Assists: Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis · beat Brent Johnson
1–3
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 15:54
Assists: Alexander Semin, Jeff Schultz · beat Olie Kolzig
1–4
⚡ Gary Roberts PP 3rd · 19:34
Assists: Steve Eminger, Mark Recchi · beat Brent Johnson
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 21:36
L2 Jokinen · Roberts · Recchi 18:02
L3 Gratton · Stamkos · Vrbata 11:27
L4 Malone · Craig · Hall 8:19
D1 Meszaros · Ranger 22:51
D2 Eminger · Krajicek 18:38
D3 Lundin · Malik 15:49
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 19:25
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Nylander 15:27
L3 Gordon · Steckel · Clark 12:35
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 10:17
D1 Schultz · Green 23:30
D2 Poti · Erskine 19:48
D3 Jurcina · Sloan 13:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
36 Shots on goal 30
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
15 Hits 20
17 Blocked shots 8
16 Takeaways 5
12 Giveaways 22
8 Penalty minutes 10
TBL shooting 5.6% (2/36) WSH shooting 13.3% (4/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Olie Kolzig
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
34/36
.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 6 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 15:54 · 1–4
TBL WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 1–3
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Apr 32008 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Mar 272008 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–3 OT Feb 162008 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Dec 262007 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Dec 152007 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2
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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on November 10, 2008?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Gary Roberts (2).

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Eric Fehr, Mike Green, Tom Poti.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeNov 8 ⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI 2–1 AfterNov 12 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 0–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 8 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterNov 12 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1
Also on November 10
🛢️EDM 3–2 🗽NYR
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