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2016-17 regular season

Capitals at Lightning

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

Capitals beat Lightning 5–3 at AMALIE Arena on March 18, 2017.

WSH – TBL
35–29
Shots on goal
1/2–1/1
Power play
20–28
Hits
11–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
3 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:26 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
4 A
2 shots · 21:05 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 G
4 shots · 22:11 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:44
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–0
🦅 T.J. Oshie 1st · 11:52
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–0
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP 1st · 15:52
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
⚡ Alex Killorn Tying 1st · 16:08
Assists: Jonathan Drouin · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
3rd period
🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 3rd · 03:14
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Andre Burakovsky · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
🦅 John Carlson 3rd · 05:30
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–2
⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 18:30
Assists: Brayden Point · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
🦅 T.J. Oshie Empty net 3rd · 19:16
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:07
L2 Winnik · Burakovsky · Kuznetsov 16:47
L3 Eller · Beagle · Wilson 14:18
L4 Johansson · Williams · Connolly 12:08
D1 Alzner · Carlson 21:56
D2 Niskanen · Shattenkirk 19:08
D3 Orlov · Orpik 17:17
⚡Lightning
L1 Palat · Point · Kucherov 23:59
L2 Drouin · Killorn · Gourde 15:17
L3 Erne · Froese · Dumont 11:19
L4 McKegg · Brown 8:54
D1 Hedman · Stralman 23:40
D2 Dotchin · Coburn 19:31
D3 Sustr · Garrison 16:34
D4 Witkowski 7:19

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
35 Shots on goal 29
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
20 Hits 28
11 Blocked shots 18
5 Takeaways 10
10 Giveaways 10
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35) TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:44 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:03 TOI
Peter Budaj
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
T.J. Oshie · 1st 03:44 · 1–0 T.J. Oshie · 1st 11:52 · 2–0 Nikita Kucherov · 1st 15:52 · 2–1 Alex Killorn · 1st 16:08 · 2–2 Justin Williams · 3rd 03:14 · 3–2 John Carlson · 3rd 05:30 · 4–2 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 18:30 · 4–3 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 19:16 · 5–3
WSH TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-7-3 (50% win rate, 20 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 8-9-7 (33% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-4-2 (60% win rate, 15 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-2-7 (40% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Dec 232016 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Dec 32016 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 1–2 SO Dec 182015 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Dec 122015 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–1 Nov 272015 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on March 18, 2017?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (3), John Carlson, Justin Williams.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nikita Kucherov (2), Alex Killorn.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 16 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterMar 21 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 2–4
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 16 🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL 5–0 AfterMar 21 🌵ARI @ ⚡TBL 5–3
Also on March 18
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