Capitals 4–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2009)

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

Mike Green

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 28:09 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Brooks Laich

2 G

4 shots · 15:44 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

David Steckel

1 G

1 shots · 13:34 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Zenon Konopka, Martin St. Louis · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🦅 Brooks Laich PP Tying 1st · 09:19

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Karri Ramo

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Brooks Laich Go-ahead 2nd · 05:37

Assists: Mike Green, Michael Nylander · beat Karri Ramo

2–1

🦅 David Steckel 2nd · 06:08

Assists: Matt Bradley, Keith Aucoin · beat Karri Ramo

3–1

3rd period

⚡ Matt Pettinger 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Paul Szczechura, Vladimir Mihalik · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

🦅 Mike Green Empty net 3rd · 19:55

Unassisted

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Fedorov · Semin 18:33

L2 Fleischmann · Backstrom · Laich 16:56

L3 Fehr · Steckel · Nylander 13:34

L4 Kozlov · Aucoin · Bradley 10:59

D1 Green · Schultz 23:42

D2 Morrisonn · Jurcina 17:22

D3 Erskine · Pothier 15:25

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Stamkos · St. Louis 24:06

L2 Pettinger · Halpern · Szczechura 16:31

L3 Konopka · Bochenski · Karsums 12:22

L4 Koci · Hall · Artyukhin 9:10

D1 Krajicek · Welch 24:22

D2 Smaby · Kinrade 19:04

D3 Mihalik · Quick 12:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

33 Shots on goal 24

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

11 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 19

5 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) TBL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

⚡Lightning

Karri Ramo

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-6-4 (52% win rate, 21 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-12-4 (36% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7-3 (0% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 6–0

Mar 272009 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Mar 192009 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–2 Feb 142009 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–1 Jan 12009 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–7 Nov 102008 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4

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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on April 9, 2009?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Brooks Laich (2), David Steckel, Mike Green.

Who scored for Lightning?

Matt Pettinger, Steven Stamkos.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Karri Ramo 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?

Capitals lead the season series 6–0 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 7 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 4–2 AfterApr 11 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 4–7

⚡ Lightning

BeforeApr 7 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 6–4 AfterApr 11 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 2–6

Also on April 9

🇨🇦MTL 4–5 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 1–2 🗽NYR ⚔️BUF 5–1 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 3–2 🐦ATL 😈NJD 3–2 🏛️OTT 🏝️NYI 1–6 🐧PIT 🐯NSH 4–3 🐙DET ⭐DAL 3–2 🏔️COL

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