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Conference Finals · Game 1

Capitals at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 WSH leads 4–3

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Lightning 4–2 at AMALIE Arena on May 11, 2018.

WSH – TBL
32–21
Shots on goal
2/4–1/3
Power play
15–27
Hits
19–10
Blocked shots
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Conference Finals — Best of 7

WSH vs TBL · WSH leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
4–2
Final · WSH
Game 2
6–2
Final · WSH
Game 3
4–2
Final · TBL
Game 4
4–2
Final · TBL
Game 5
2–3
Final · TBL
Game 6
0–3
Final · WSH
Game 7
4–0
Final · WSH

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:40 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
2 A
3 shots · 19:29 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
2 A
16:52 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Michal Kempny Go-ahead 1st · 07:28
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 19:54
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Jay Beagle 2nd · 02:40
Assists: Brett Connolly, Dmitry Orlov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–0
🦅 Lars Eller PP 2nd · 06:42
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–0
3rd period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 3rd · 03:45
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · beat Braden Holtby
4–1
⚡ Ondrej Palat 3rd · 13:03
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Anton Stralman · beat Braden Holtby
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Oshie 19:29
L2 Kuznetsov · Stephenson · Wilson 15:09
L3 Burakovsky · Vrana · Beagle 13:19
L4 Smith-Pelly · Connolly · Chiasson 11:43
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 25:36
D2 Carlson · Kempny 19:34
D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:47
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Stamkos · Kucherov 19:19
L2 Killorn · Miller · Johnson 15:39
L3 Palat · Gourde · Callahan 14:32
L4 Kunitz · Cirelli · Paquette 11:43
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 25:16
D2 Girardi · Stralman 18:10
D3 Sergachev · Coburn 14:19

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
32 Shots on goal 21
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
15 Hits 27
19 Blocked shots 10
6 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) TBL shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
19/21
.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI
Louis Domingue Shutout
7/7
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Michal Kempny · 1st 07:28 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 19:54 · 2–0 Jay Beagle · 2nd 02:40 · 3–0 Lars Eller · 2nd 06:42 · 4–0 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 03:45 · 4–1 Ondrej Palat · 3rd 13:03 · 4–2
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-0-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 202018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 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
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on May 11, 2018?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Jay Beagle, Lars Eller, Michal Kempny.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ondrej Palat, Steven Stamkos.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 7 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterMay 13 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMay 6 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterMay 13 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2
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