⚡ Away Lightning 56-13-4
5–4
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 43-23-7
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
⚡ TBL 04015
🦅 WSH 12104

Lightning at Capitals

Lightning beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 20, 2019.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 18:12 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 G
8 shots · 21:39 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
54 saves
0.931 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 1st · 07:32
Assists: Carl Hagelin · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–1
2nd period
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Tying 2nd · 01:19
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:12
Assists: J.T. Miller · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
⚡ Anthony Cirelli 2nd · 06:45
Assists: Mathieu Joseph · beat Braden Holtby
3–1
🦅 Carl Hagelin 2nd · 10:30
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 2nd · 13:40
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–3
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:01
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
3rd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Tying 3rd · 19:07
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–4
Overtime
⚡ Victor Hedman Go-ahead OT · 03:01
Assists: Yanni Gourde · beat Braden Holtby
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Cirelli · Kucherov 20:14
L2 Palat · Stamkos · Johnson 16:42
L3 Killorn · Miller · Paquette 12:27
L4 Erne · Gourde · Joseph 8:12
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 26:58
D2 Cernak · Sergachev 20:50
D3 Coburn · Rutta 12:22
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 25:45
L2 Eller · Oshie · Wilson 18:25
L3 Vrana · Hagelin · Connolly 12:48
L4 Burakovsky · Dowd · Stephenson 8:28
D1 Carlson · Orlov 27:11
D2 Niskanen · Orpik 17:40
D3 Jensen · Kempny 10:20

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL WSH🦅
28 Shots on goal 58
3/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
17 Hits 34
14 Blocked shots 15
15 Takeaways 16
6 Giveaways 12
21 Penalty minutes 15
TBL shooting 17.9% (5/28) WSH shooting 6.9% (4/58)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
54/58
.931 SV% · 4 GA · 63:01 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 61:40 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Lars Eller · 1st 07:32 · 0–1 Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 01:19 · 1–1 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 02:12 · 2–1 Anthony Cirelli · 2nd 06:45 · 3–1 Carl Hagelin · 2nd 10:30 · 3–2 T.J. Oshie · 2nd 13:40 · 3–3 Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 15:01 · 4–3 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 19:07 · 4–4 Victor Hedman · OT 03:01 · 5–4
TBL WSH
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🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4 (67% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-6-2 (64% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1-2 (77% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9-5 (18% win rate, 17 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Lightning lead the season series 2–0
Mar 162019 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–6 May 232018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–0 May 212018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 May 192018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–3 May 172018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2
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❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on March 20, 2019?

Lightning won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Lightning 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nikita Kucherov (2), Anthony Cirelli, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman.

Who scored for Capitals?

Carl Hagelin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 54 saves on 58 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 18 🌵ARI @ ⚡TBL 1–4 AfterMar 21 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 6–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 19 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1 AfterMar 22 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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