Lightning 3–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 1, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brandon Hagel

1 G

4 shots · 22:25 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Mitchell Chaffee

1 G

3 shots · 14:02 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Gage Goncalves

1 G

1 shots · 15:16 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Mitchell Chaffee PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:11

Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Logan Thompson

1–0

3rd period

⚡ Gage Goncalves 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Nicholas Paul · beat Logan Thompson

2–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:01

Assists: Matt Roy · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

⚡ Brandon Hagel Empty net 3rd · 19:01

Unassisted

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Guentzel · Kucherov 20:55

L2 Paul · Cirelli · Point 18:03

L3 Goncalves · Girgensons · Chaffee 14:02

L4 Glendening · Eyssimont 9:06

D1 McDonagh · Hedman 21:40

D2 Cernak · Moser 20:21

D3 Raddysh · Martinsen Lilleberg 12:20

D4 Perbix 7:49

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Strome · Wilson 20:24

L2 Ovechkin · Protas · McMichael 17:41

L3 Eller · Dowd · Duhaime 11:54

L4 Mangiapane · Frank · Raddysh 9:58

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 21:44

D2 Roy · Fehervary 20:30

D3 van Riemsdyk · Sandin 15:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL WSH🦅

19 Shots on goal 21

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

11 Hits 14

19 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 5

11 Giveaways 16

8 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 15.8% (3/19) WSH shooting 4.8% (1/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:35 TOI

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 58:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

TBL WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-4-1 (72% win rate, 18 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5-3 (11% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-1-1 (87% win rate, 15 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-3-3 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Nov 272024 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–4 Oct 262024 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 0–3 Apr 132024 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 222024 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–3 Dec 232023 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO

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Who won Lightning vs Capitals on March 1, 2025?

Lightning won 3–1. The final score was Lightning 3, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brandon Hagel, Gage Goncalves, Mitchell Chaffee.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 27 🔥CGY @ ⚡TBL 0–3 AfterMar 3 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 1–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 27 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 AfterMar 3 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 4–5

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