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2018-19 regular season

Capitals at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Lightning 6–3 at AMALIE Arena on March 30, 2019.

WSH – TBL
35–28
Shots on goal
2/5–1/3
Power play
18–22
Hits
13–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:01 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:53 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
8 shots · 22:28 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 07:24
Assists: Tom Wilson, Christian Djoos · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–0
🦅 T.J. Oshie 1st · 10:45
Assists: Nick Jensen, Carl Hagelin · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–0
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 1st · 16:00
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 07:53
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Chandler Stephenson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–0
⚡ J.T. Miller 2nd · 17:25
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Ryan McDonagh · beat Braden Holtby
4–1
3rd period
⚡ Tyler Johnson 3rd · 03:36
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
4–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 14:35
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
5–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 16:15
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
6–2
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP 3rd · 19:32
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, J.T. Miller · beat Braden Holtby
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 22:01
L2 Hagelin · Oshie · Wilson 17:53
L3 Burakovsky · Vrana · Eller 13:03
L4 Dowd · Stephenson · Boyd 9:09
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:54
D2 Orlov · Jensen 19:36
D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:28
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Stamkos · Kucherov 18:37
L2 Paquette · Cirelli · Miller 15:23
L3 Killorn · Gourde · Johnson 13:15
L4 Erne · Palat · Callahan 12:02
D1 McDonagh · Sergachev 26:55
D2 Cernak · Coburn 19:04
D3 Rutta · Hedman 12:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH TBL⚡
35 Shots on goal 28
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
18 Hits 22
13 Blocked shots 10
8 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 10
16 Penalty minutes 20
WSH shooting 17.1% (6/35) TBL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
29/35
.829 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 07:24 · 1–0 T.J. Oshie · 1st 10:45 · 2–0 T.J. Oshie · 1st 16:00 · 3–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 07:53 · 4–0 J.T. Miller · 2nd 17:25 · 4–1 Tyler Johnson · 3rd 03:36 · 4–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 14:35 · 5–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:15 · 6–2 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 19:32 · 6–3
WSH TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Mar 202019 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Mar 162019 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–6 May 232018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–0 May 212018 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 May 192018 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 2–3
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Who won Capitals vs Lightning on March 30, 2019?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 6, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Nicklas Backstrom (2), T.J. Oshie (2).

Who scored for Lightning?

J.T. Miller, Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 35 shots (.829 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 28 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 AfterApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 3–5
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 25 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 4–5 AfterApr 1 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 5–2
Also on March 30
🐆FLA 4–1 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 2–5 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 2–4 🏛️OTT 🎵STL 3–2 😈NJD ⚔️BUF 1–5 🏝️NYI 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 ✈️WPG 🧥CBJ 5–2 🐯NSH 🎰VGK 3–4 🦈SJS
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