Capitals 5–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2014)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Victor Hedman

3 A

4 shots · 21:47 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

7 shots · 14:55 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:40

Assists: Tom Wilson, John Carlson · beat Ben Bishop

1–0

⚡ Brian Boyle Tying 1st · 13:49

Assists: Victor Hedman, JT Brown · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 Matt Niskanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:23

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Ben Bishop

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Steven Stamkos Tying 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Ryan Callahan, Victor Hedman · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🦅 Brooks Laich Go-ahead 2nd · 04:36

Assists: Joel Ward · beat Ben Bishop

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Troy Brouwer 3rd · 10:52

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Ben Bishop

4–2

⚡ Valtteri Filppula 3rd · 19:56

Assists: Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman · beat Braden Holtby

4–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom

5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Laich · Backstrom · Ward 17:04

L2 Fehr · Beagle · Brouwer 15:59

L3 Ovechkin · Johansson · Chimera 13:49

L4 Latta · Kuznetsov · Wilson 11:36

D1 Orpik · Carlson 25:24

D2 Niskanen · Alzner 22:02

D3 Schmidt · Hillen 11:28

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Filppula · Callahan 18:58

L2 Killorn · Palat · Johnson 16:54

L3 Morrow · Connolly · Kucherov 13:45

L4 Paquette · Boyle · Brown 11:45

D1 Stralman · Hedman 22:53

D2 Garrison · Sustr 17:33

D3 Carle · Gudas 16:34

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 36

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

21 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35) TBL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Ben Bishop

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:38 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 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: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-2 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 12014 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4 Apr 132014 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–0 SO Jan 92014 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–3 Dec 102013 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–6 SO Apr 132013 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–6 OT

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❓ WSH vs TBL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Lightning on December 9, 2014?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Brooks Laich, Matt Niskanen, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brian Boyle, Steven Stamkos, Valtteri Filppula.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 6 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1 AfterDec 11 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 6 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 3–1 AfterDec 11 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–2

Also on December 9

🪶CHI 3–2 😈NJD 🔔PHI 2–3 🧥CBJ 👑LAK 0–1 ⚔️BUF 🔥CGY 1–4 🍁TOR 🐋VAN 1–3 🇨🇦MTL 🏝️NYI 4–5 🌲MIN ✈️WPG 5–2 ⭐DAL 🐯NSH 3–0 🏔️COL

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