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2011-12 regular season

Capitals at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Lightning beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on January 31, 2012.

WSH – TBL
29–31
Shots on goal
22–17
Hits
15–14
Blocked shots
3–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 1 A
8 shots · 22:05 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 25:34 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Teddy Purcell
1 G
4 shots · 14:57 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Matt Hendricks Go-ahead 1st · 16:55
Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Mathieu Garon
1–0
⚡ Teddy Purcell Tying 1st · 18:50
Assists: Steve Downie, Steven Stamkos · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–1
2nd period
⚡ Martin St. Louis Go-ahead 2nd · 01:05
Assists: Tom Pyatt, Brett Clark · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–2
⚡ Nate Thompson 2nd · 10:59
Assists: Dominic Moore, JT Wyman · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–3
🦅 Mathieu Perreault 2nd · 13:07
Unassisted · beat Mathieu Garon
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Troy Brouwer Tying 3rd · 05:53
Unassisted · beat Mathieu Garon
3–3
Overtime
⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead OT · 02:45
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Mathieu Garon · beat Tomas Vokoun
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Laich · Brouwer 20:51
L2 Chimera · Knuble · Semin 19:29
L3 Halpern · Hendricks · Perreault 16:17
L4 Eakin · Ward · Rechlicz 6:13
D1 Wideman · Carlson 27:19
D2 Alzner · Orlov 22:36
D3 Hamrlik · Erskine 11:47
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · Lecavalier · St. Louis 22:05
L2 Moore · Thompson · Downie 18:42
L3 Pyatt · Purcell · Wyman 14:57
L4 Shannon · Connolly 6:18
D1 Kubina · Brewer 22:58
D2 Hedman · Clark 17:41
D3 Gervais · Gilroy 15:38
D4 Mikkelson 12:57

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
29 Shots on goal 31
22 Hits 17
15 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 6
5 Giveaways 4
2 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 10.3% (3/29) TBL shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Tomas Vokoun
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 62:45 TOI
⚡Lightning
Mathieu Garon
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 62:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Matt Hendricks · 1st 16:55 · 1–0 Teddy Purcell · 1st 18:50 · 1–1 Martin St. Louis · 2nd 01:05 · 1–2 Nate Thompson · 2nd 10:59 · 1–3 Mathieu Perreault · 2nd 13:07 · 2–3 Troy Brouwer · 3rd 05:53 · 3–3 Steven Stamkos · OT 02:45 · 3–4
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-6-1 (53% win rate, 15 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-8-1 (55% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Jan 132012 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Oct 102011 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–6 SO May 42011 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–5 May 32011 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4 May 12011 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on January 31, 2012?

Lightning won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 3, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mathieu Perreault, Matt Hendricks, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Nate Thompson, Steven Stamkos, Teddy Purcell.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 24 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterFeb 1 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–4
⚡ Lightning
BeforeJan 24 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–4 AfterFeb 2 ✈️WPG @ ⚡TBL 2–1
Also on January 31
🏛️OTT 3–4 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 3–4 😈NJD ✈️WPG 2–1 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 4–5 🐧PIT 🏝️NYI 5–2 🌪️CAR ⚔️BUF 3–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐯NSH 5–4 🌲MIN 🐙DET 3–1 🔥CGY
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