Capitals 3–4 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Oct 9, 2017)

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

T.J. Oshie

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 19:50 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 25:34 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 16:42

Assists: Andre Burakovsky, T.J. Oshie · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 1st · 18:05

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–0

2nd period

⚡ Alex Killorn 2nd · 05:28

Assists: Brayden Point, Braydon Coburn · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 2nd · 07:49

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–1

⚡ Chris Kunitz 2nd · 18:09

Assists: Anton Stralman, Cedric Paquette · beat Philipp Grubauer

3–2

3rd period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov Tying 3rd · 10:46

Assists: Alex Killorn, Anton Stralman · beat Philipp Grubauer

3–3

Overtime

⚡ Brayden Point PP Go-ahead OT · 03:08

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · beat Philipp Grubauer

3–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Eller · Oshie 18:31

L2 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Chiasson 17:09

L3 Burakovsky · Vrana · Smith-Pelly 12:59

L4 Walker · Beagle · Connolly 12:09

D1 Orlov · Carlson 26:54

D2 Niskanen · Orpik 24:21

D3 Chorney · Ness 9:36

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Point · Kucherov 24:52

L2 Palat · Killorn · Namestnikov 19:09

L3 Johnson · Gourde · Callahan 14:44

L4 Kunitz · Paquette 9:13

D1 Stralman · Hedman 26:02

D2 Coburn · Girardi 16:18

D3 Sergachev · Dotchin 12:20

D4 Koekkoek 3:09

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 40

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Hits 18

17 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 9

6 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) TBL shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 63:08 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 62:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH TBL

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Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Mar 182017 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–3 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

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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on October 9, 2017?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Chris Kunitz, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–6 AfterOct 11 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeOct 7 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 4–5 AfterOct 12 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 4–5

Also on October 9

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