Lightning 3–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 27, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚡ TBL	1	1	1	3
🦅 WSH	3	0	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G, 2 A

7 shots · 27:04 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:58 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jose Theodore

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:49

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Laich · beat Mike McKenna

0–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 1st · 11:17

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Mike McKenna

0–2

⚡ Martin St. Louis 1st · 15:48

Assists: Matt Pettinger, Matt Lashoff · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 1st · 19:38

Assists: Mike Green, Alex Ovechkin · beat Mike McKenna

1–3

2nd period

⚡ Steven Stamkos 2nd · 19:06

Assists: Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis · beat Jose Theodore

2–3

3rd period

⚡ Vinny Prospal Tying 3rd · 02:59

Assists: Martin St. Louis · beat Jose Theodore

3–3

🦅 Brian Pothier Go-ahead 3rd · 04:30

Assists: Brooks Laich, Keith Aucoin · beat Mike McKenna

3–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Assists: Brooks Laich

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Malone · Prospal · St. Louis 20:48

L2 Lecavalier · Halpern · Stamkos 17:47

L3 Pettinger · Artyukhin · Hall 12:57

L4 Koci · Craig · Karsums 8:49

D1 Krajicek · Lashoff 25:02

D2 Petiot · Melichar 20:55

D3 Welch · Smaby 8:22

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Backstrom 20:31

L2 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Kozlov 16:15

L3 Nylander · Fehr · Bradley 12:35

L4 Osala · Steckel · Aucoin 9:14

D1 Green · Poti 24:24

D2 Jurcina · Morrisonn 16:18

D3 Erskine · Pothier 14:20

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL WSH🦅

36 Shots on goal 39

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

13 Hits 19

18 Blocked shots 7

8 Takeaways 13

6 Giveaways 13

20 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 8.3% (3/36) WSH shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike McKenna

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 58:32 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

2 of 8 goals located

TBL WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4-2 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-13-3 (16% win rate, 19 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-3-1 (79% win rate, 19 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 5–0

Mar 192009 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–2 Feb 142009 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–1 Jan 12009 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–7 Nov 102008 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Apr 32008 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on March 27, 2009?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Lightning 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, Vinny Prospal.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Nicklas Backstrom (2), Brian Pothier.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike McKenna made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 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 5–0 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 26 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 AfterMar 29 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 3–0

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 24 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–3 AfterApr 1 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–5

Also on March 27

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