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Conference Finals · Game 7

Capitals at Lightning

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

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 7, beat Lightning 4–0 at AMALIE Arena on May 23, 2018.

WSH – TBL
23–29
Shots on goal
27–46
Hits
15–6
Blocked shots
6–4
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 🦅 WSH
Andre Burakovsky
2 G
2 shots · 11:19 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
2 A
14:31 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
4 shots · 17:38 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 01:02
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 08:59
Assists: Lars Eller, Tom Wilson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–0
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 16:31
Assists: John Carlson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–0
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Empty net 3rd · 16:17
Unassisted
4–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Kuznetsov · Eller · Oshie 18:56
L2 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Beagle 17:27
L3 Vrana · Stephenson · Wilson 14:31
L4 Burakovsky · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 9:28
D1 Orlov · Carlson 25:23
D2 Niskanen · Kempny 21:27
D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:19
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · Point · Kucherov 19:29
L2 Killorn · Palat · Johnson 16:59
L3 Miller · Gourde · Cirelli 13:11
L4 Kunitz · Paquette · Callahan 10:00
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 24:36
D2 Stralman · Girardi 20:37
D3 Sergachev · Coburn 13:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
23 Shots on goal 29
27 Hits 46
15 Blocked shots 6
6 Takeaways 4
8 Giveaways 5
9 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 17.4% (4/23) TBL shooting 0.0% (0/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:32 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 01:02 · 1–0 Andre Burakovsky · 2nd 08:59 · 2–0 Andre Burakovsky · 2nd 16:31 · 3–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 16:17 · 4–0
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 22-1-1 (92% win rate, 24 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-6-2 (43% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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May 212018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 May 192018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–3 May 172018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 May 152018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 May 132018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 6–2
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WSH vs TBL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Lightning on May 23, 2018?

Capitals won 4–0. The final score was Capitals 4, Lightning 0.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky (2), Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 AfterMay 28 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMay 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 AfterOct 6 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 1–2
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