Lightning 2–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2012)

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

Teddy Purcell

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:46 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

5 shots · 22:02 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G

3 shots · 20:49 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Keith Aucoin Go-ahead 1st · 17:08

Assists: Karl Alzner, Jeff Halpern · beat Dustin Tokarski

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Ryan Malone PP Tying 2nd · 07:25

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Teddy Purcell · beat Tomas Vokoun

1–1

⚡ Teddy Purcell PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:42

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Brett Clark · beat Tomas Vokoun

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson Tying 3rd · 16:02

Assists: Dennis Wideman · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–2

Overtime

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 04:09

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Jason Chimera · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Malone · Stamkos · St. Louis 24:00

L2 Purcell · Thompson · Hall 19:12

L3 Pyatt · Wyman · Shannon 13:31

L4 Connolly · Wallace 9:04

D1 Hedman · Brewer 25:35

D2 Clark · Lee 19:15

D3 Commodore · Aulie 13:16

D4 Mikkelson 9:32

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Laich 22:02

L2 Chimera · Perreault · Semin 16:38

L3 Beagle · Hendricks · Brouwer 13:57

L4 Halpern · Aucoin · Ward 7:49

D1 Orlov · Wideman 24:13

D2 Green · Alzner 22:37

D3 Carlson · Schultz 17:19

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 32

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

26 Hits 28

19 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 13

11 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 6

TBL shooting 7.7% (2/26) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Dustin Tokarski

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:09 TOI

🦅Capitals

Tomas Vokoun

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 64:09 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

TBL WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-0-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-1-1 (85% win rate, 13 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-1 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2

Feb 182012 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 1–2 Jan 312012 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT Jan 132012 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Oct 102011 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–6 SO May 42011 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–5

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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on March 8, 2012?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Lightning 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ryan Malone, Teddy Purcell.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Keith Aucoin, Marcus Johansson.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 6 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 7–3 AfterMar 10 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 6 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterMar 10 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–3

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