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Conference Finals · Game 3

Lightning at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 WSH leads 4–3

Lightning, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Capitals 4–2 at Capital One Arena on May 15, 2018.

TBL – WSH
23–38
Shots on goal
2/5–0/3
Power play
22–33
Hits
18–7
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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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 ⚡ TBL
Victor Hedman
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 25:08 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 16:20 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:53
Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
2nd period
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP 2nd · 01:50
Assists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
⚡ Victor Hedman 2nd · 03:37
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat · beat Braden Holtby
3–0
🦅 Brett Connolly 2nd · 10:31
Assists: Chandler Stephenson, Matt Niskanen · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–1
⚡ Brayden Point 2nd · 16:03
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Braydon Coburn · beat Braden Holtby
4–1
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd · 16:58
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Lars Eller · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Stamkos · Gourde 16:54
L2 Johnson · Miller · Kucherov 15:38
L3 Palat · Killorn · Callahan 13:36
L4 Kunitz · Cirelli · Paquette 12:06
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 24:50
D2 Stralman · Girardi 21:26
D3 Coburn · Sergachev 11:25
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Eller 24:52
L2 Vrana · Oshie · Wilson 16:24
L3 Beagle · Stephenson · Connolly 11:37
L4 Burakovsky · Chiasson · Smith-Pelly 8:48
D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:56
D2 Niskanen · Kempny 19:08
D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
23 Shots on goal 38
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
22 Hits 33
18 Blocked shots 7
10 Takeaways 7
10 Giveaways 9
8 Penalty minutes 12
TBL shooting 17.4% (4/23) WSH shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
19/23
.826 SV% · 4 GA · 56:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Steven Stamkos · 1st 13:53 · 1–0 Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 01:50 · 2–0 Victor Hedman · 2nd 03:37 · 3–0 Brett Connolly · 2nd 10:31 · 3–1 Brayden Point · 2nd 16:03 · 4–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 16:58 · 4–2
TBL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-4-1 (75% win rate, 20 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

All →
May 132018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2 May 112018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Feb 202018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Nov 242017 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Oct 92017 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT
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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on May 15, 2018?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brett Connolly, Evgeny Kuznetsov.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMay 13 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2 AfterMay 17 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 13 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2 AfterMay 17 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2
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