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Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Washington Capitals 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Washington Capitals 3. Shots on goal: TBL 16, WSH 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 4-1 WSH; P2 TBL 0-1 WSH; P3 TBL 1-1 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 01:06 Justin Sourdif (assists: Tom Wilson, Martin Fehérváry) to make it TBL 0-1 WSH; P1 02:53 Brandon Hagel (assists: Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak) to make it TBL 1-1 WSH; P1 05:21 Oliver Bjorkstrand (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 2-1 WSH; P1 11:36 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 3-1 WSH; P1 18:19 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brandon Hagel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it TBL 4-1 WSH; P2 05:26 Jakob Chychrun to make it TBL 4-2 WSH; P3 05:24 Ethen Frank (assists: Sonny Milano, Jakob Chychrun) to make it TBL 4-3 WSH; P3 15:51 Anthony Cirelli (assists: Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel) to make it TBL 5-3 WSH. Top skaters: Brandon Hagel (TBL) 2 G, 2 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 2 A; Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonas Johansson (TBL) 29 saves on 32, decision W; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 9 saves on 10; Logan Thompson (WSH) 2 saves on 6, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:44 TOI
Goals · TBL
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 05:18 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
29 saves on 32 shots (.906) · W
Season highs
Brandon Hagel · Season-high 4 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 3 largest lead P1 18:19 (TBL 4, WSH 1) · 4-0 run, P1 2:53–P1 18:19
WSH 1 largest lead P1 1:06 (TBL 0, WSH 1) · 2-0 run, P2 5:26–P3 5:24
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:06 Justin Sourdif (Tom Wilson, Martin Fehérváry) WSH · wrist shot · TBL 0, WSH 1
  • P1 2:53 Brandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak) TBL · Shorthanded · snap shot · TBL 1, WSH 1
  • P1 5:21 Oliver Bjorkstrand (Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) TBL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 2, WSH 1
  • P1 11:36 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) TBL · slap shot · TBL 3, WSH 1
  • P1 18:19 Nikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · snap shot · TBL 4, WSH 1
  • P2 5:26 Jakob Chychrun WSH · snap shot · TBL 4, WSH 2
  • P3 5:24 Ethen Frank (Sonny Milano, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · snap shot · TBL 4, WSH 3
  • P3 15:51 Anthony Cirelli (Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 5, WSH 3

Linescore

123 T
TBL 401 5
WSH 111 3

Shots on goal: TBL 16, WSH 32

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 4 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLWSH
16Shots on goal32
50Shot attempts61
29Faceoff wins25
15Hits22
23Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
19Giveaways16
27Penalty minutes11
90.6%Save %68.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL64616
WSH9111232

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning5 G · 26 attempts
Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: goal (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netNick Paul: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (slap)Brandon Hagel: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: missed the netNikita Kucherov: goal (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (slap)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Dominic James: saved (snap)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (tip-in)J.J. Moser: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (slap)Dominic James: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (backhand)Erik Cernak: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (backhand)Anthony Cirelli: goal (backhand)Jake Guentzel: missed the net
  • 5Goals19% of attempts
  • 11Saved42% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net38% of attempts
Washington Capitals3 G · 48 attempts
Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (tip-in)Justin Sourdif: goal (wrist)Sonny Milano: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: saved (slap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Justin Sourdif: saved (snap)John Carlson: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netJakob Chychrun: goal (snap)Trevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (tip-in)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: goal (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (slap)Justin Sourdif: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the net
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 29Saved60% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brandon Hagel L 224+351119:44
Nikita Kucherov R 123+120005:18
Anthony Cirelli C 112+220115:06
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 101-222112:10
J.J. Moser D 011+100324:46
Erik Cernak D 011+111323:24
Jake Guentzel C 011+110020:28
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 011-100618:49
Darren Raddysh D 011000217:54
Emil Lilleberg D 000+304119:59
Yanni Gourde C 000001119:23
Nick Paul L 000-111018:33
Zemgus Girgensons C 000012117:23
Dominic James C 000-111115:08
Gage Goncalves C 000-202012:06
Brayden Point C 000000011:29
Declan Carlile D 000-100211:18
Curtis Douglas C 000000005:02
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonas Johansson W 293290.6360:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jakob Chychrun D 112-221125:29
Justin Sourdif R 101051113:32
Ethen Frank C 101+130013:06
Tom Wilson R 011-127017:50
Martin Fehérváry D 011+111016:04
Sonny Milano L 011+100009:17
John Carlson D 000-130425:20
Dylan Strome C 000-220023:25
Alex Ovechkin L 000-244023:04
Rasmus Sandin D 000011118:03
Matt Roy D 000+112117:21
Aliaksei Protas C 000-100216:49
Connor McMichael C 000030016:17
Ryan Leonard R 000032015:38
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100215:09
Anthony Beauvillier L 000001113:32
Hendrix Lapierre C 000+110009:45
Brandon Duhaime R 000012007:14
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren — 91090.0138:50
Logan Thompson L 2633.3418:19

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