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2017-18 regular season

Lightning at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Lightning beat Capitals 4–2 at Capital One Arena on February 20, 2018.

TBL – WSH
19–37
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
15–19
Hits
19–13
Blocked shots
⚔️ 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
Brayden Point
2 G
3 shots · 18:50 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Ryan Callahan
2 A
1 shots · 16:58 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Brayden Point PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:30
Assists: Ryan Callahan, Yanni Gourde · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
⚡ Chris Kunitz 1st · 16:00
Assists: Andrej Sustr, Ryan Callahan · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
⚡ Brayden Point 1st · 17:52
Assists: Anton Stralman · beat Braden Holtby
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Lars Eller PP 2nd · 09:32
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Brett Connolly · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–1
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 11:02
Assists: Matt Niskanen · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 12:58
Assists: Braydon Coburn · beat Braden Holtby
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Stamkos · Johnson 18:37
L2 Kunitz · Gourde · Kucherov 17:49
L3 Killorn · Namestnikov · Callahan 16:08
L4 Erne · Paquette 9:52
D1 Hedman · Stralman 24:00
D2 Girardi · Dotchin 17:34
D3 Coburn · Sustr 12:40
D4 Sergachev 9:34
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:40
L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Wilson 17:18
L3 Burakovsky · Eller · Connolly 14:17
L4 Beagle · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 8:51
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 26:12
D2 Carlson · Orpik 18:56
D3 Djoos · Bowey 12:09

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
19 Shots on goal 37
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
15 Hits 19
19 Blocked shots 13
9 Takeaways 5
12 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 4
TBL shooting 21.1% (4/19) WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
15/19
.789 SV% · 4 GA · 57:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Brayden Point · 1st 02:30 · 1–0 Chris Kunitz · 1st 16:00 · 2–0 Brayden Point · 1st 17:52 · 3–0 Lars Eller · 2nd 09:32 · 3–1 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 11:02 · 3–2 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 12:58 · 4–2
TBL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Nov 242017 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Oct 92017 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT Mar 182017 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–3 Dec 232016 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Dec 32016 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 1–2 SO
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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on February 20, 2018?

Lightning won 4–2. The final score was Lightning 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point (2), Chris Kunitz, Nikita Kucherov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Lars Eller.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeFeb 17 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 4–3 AfterFeb 22 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 4–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 19 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–3
Also on February 20
🧥CBJ 2–1 😈NJD 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 0–1 🍁TOR 🐯NSH 3–2 🐙DET 🦈SJS 3–2 🎵STL 👑LAK 4–3 ✈️WPG 🐻BOS 3–2 🛢️EDM 🏔️COL 5–4 🐋VAN
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