Capitals 3–1 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 2010)

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

7 shots · 22:52 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alexander Semin

1 G

5 shots · 16:40 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jose Theodore

33 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 1st · 02:40

Assists: Eric Fehr, David Steckel · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–0

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 1st · 06:54

Assists: Teddy Purcell, Brandon Bochenski · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 10:47

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Alexander Semin 3rd · 07:20

Assists: Brooks Laich, Brendan Morrison · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 18:18

L2 Fleischmann · Knuble · Semin 16:40

L3 Morrison · Steckel · Belanger 13:14

L4 Chimera · Fehr · Walker 10:13

D1 Green · Poti 23:46

D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:40

D3 Erskine · Carlson 15:08

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Stamkos · St. Louis 23:38

L2 Purcell · Downie · Bochenski 18:08

L3 Veilleux · Thompson · Parrish 12:21

L4 Fedoruk · Szczechura · Konopka 6:40

D1 Meszaros · Lundin 22:39

D2 Foster · Hedman 19:30

D3 Walker · Hale 14:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

28 Shots on goal 34

16 Hits 20

11 Blocked shots 8

5 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 10

17 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) TBL shooting 2.9% (1/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

33/34

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 59:28 TOI

⚡Lightning

Antero Niittymaki

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

WSH TBL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-5-4 (55% win rate, 20 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8-5 (13% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 4–2

Mar 122010 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Mar 42010 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–5 Jan 312010 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Jan 122010 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–7 Dec 72009 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–0

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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on March 20, 2010?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 3, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Tomas Fleischmann.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterMar 24 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 18 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 6–2 AfterMar 21 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 2–5

Also on March 20

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