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Conference Finals · Game 5

Capitals at Lightning

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

Lightning, Conference Finals Game 5, beat Capitals 3–2 at AMALIE Arena on May 19, 2018.

WSH – TBL
30–22
Shots on goal
35–24
Hits
11–19
Blocked shots
3–9
Takeaways
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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
Ryan Callahan
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:15 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Ondrej Palat
1 G
3 shots · 15:32 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Cedric Paquette
1 G
1 shots · 14:57 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Cedric Paquette Go-ahead 1st · 00:19
Assists: Ryan Callahan · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
⚡ Ondrej Palat 1st · 09:04
Assists: Nikita Kucherov · beat Braden Holtby
0–2
2nd period
⚡ Ryan Callahan 2nd · 00:33
Assists: Anton Stralman, Chris Kunitz · beat Braden Holtby
0–3
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd · 04:21
Assists: Matt Niskanen, T.J. Oshie · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 18:24
Assists: John Carlson, Lars Eller · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 19:44
L2 Stephenson · Wilson · Oshie 17:50
L3 Eller · Beagle · Connolly 13:39
L4 Vrana · Smith-Pelly · Chiasson 10:00
D1 Carlson · Kempny 24:02
D2 Niskanen · Orlov 19:36
D3 Orpik · Djoos 15:10
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Gourde · Johnson 17:15
L2 Palat · Kucherov · Callahan 15:25
L3 Paquette · Stamkos · Miller 14:57
L4 Kunitz · Killorn · Cirelli 13:12
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 23:50
D2 Stralman · Girardi 21:24
D3 Coburn · Sergachev 13:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
30 Shots on goal 22
35 Hits 24
11 Blocked shots 19
3 Takeaways 9
5 Giveaways 8
2 Penalty minutes 0
WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) TBL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 57:46 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Cedric Paquette · 1st 00:19 · 0–1 Ondrej Palat · 1st 09:04 · 0–2 Ryan Callahan · 2nd 00:33 · 0–3 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 04:21 · 1–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 18:24 · 2–3
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 10-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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May 172018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 May 152018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 May 132018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2 May 112018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Feb 202018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on May 19, 2018?

Lightning won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Who scored for Lightning?

Cedric Paquette, Ondrej Palat, Ryan Callahan.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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 17 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterMay 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMay 17 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterMay 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3
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