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Washington Capitals 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3. Shots on goal: WSH 30, TBL 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-2 TBL; P2 WSH 1-0 TBL; P3 WSH 0-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:06 Brandon Duhaime (assists: Ethen Frank, Nic Dowd) to make it WSH 1-0 TBL; P1 06:07 Emil Lilleberg (assists: Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it WSH 1-1 TBL; P1 15:09 Jake Guentzel (assists: Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel) to make it WSH 1-2 TBL; P2 17:08 John Carlson to make it WSH 2-2 TBL; P3 08:42 Brandon Hagel (assists: Dominic James, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it WSH 2-3 TBL. Top skaters: Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; John Carlson (WSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 29 saves on 30, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 16 saves on 19, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:18 TOI
Goals · TBL
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 22:31 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
29 saves on 30 shots (.967) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 1 largest lead P1 4:06 (WSH 1, TBL 0)
TBL 1 largest lead P1 15:09 (WSH 1, TBL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 6:07–P1 15:09
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:06 Brandon Duhaime (Ethen Frank, Nic Dowd) WSH · snap shot · WSH 1, TBL 0
  • P1 6:07 Emil Lilleberg (Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · snap shot · WSH 1, TBL 1
  • P1 15:09 Jake Guentzel (Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel) TBL · Power play · tip-in shot · WSH 1, TBL 2
  • P2 17:08 John Carlson WSH · WSH 2, TBL 2
  • P3 8:42 Brandon Hagel (Dominic James, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · snap shot · WSH 2, TBL 3

Linescore

123 T
WSH 110 2
TBL 201 3

Shots on goal: WSH 30, TBL 19

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHTBL
30Shots on goal20
64Shot attempts40
29Faceoff wins23
19Hits20
12Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals1
5Takeaways4
12Giveaways10
23Penalty minutes11
84.2%Save %96.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH1310831
TBL88420

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals2 G · 50 attempts
Nic Dowd: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: goal (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: saved (slap)Connor McMichael: saved (between-legs)Justin Sourdif: saved (backhand)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)John Carlson: saved (slap)Ethen Frank: missed the netNic Dowd: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)John Carlson: goalJohn Carlson: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Tom Wilson: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Matt Roy: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved58% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net38% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning3 G · 29 attempts
Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: saved (tip-in)Emil Lilleberg: goal (snap)Brayden Point: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: goal (tip-in)Brayden Point: saved (wrist)Victor Hedman: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (slap)Yanni Gourde: saved (deflected)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: missed the netVictor Hedman: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Victor Hedman: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (snap)Erik Cernak: saved (wrist)Erik Cernak: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: missed the net
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 17Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net31% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
John Carlson D 101+230018:59
Brandon Duhaime R 101+110011:06
Nic Dowd C 011+104014:20
Ethen Frank C 011+100112:19
Jakob Chychrun D 000051024:58
Matt Roy D 000031323:08
Dylan Strome C 000020020:44
Aliaksei Protas C 000+152119:18
Rasmus Sandin D 000-111018:56
Tom Wilson R 000026018:11
Alex Ovechkin L 000-131117:49
Martin Fehérváry D 000+110217:27
Connor McMichael C 000020017:21
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-110116:08
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-201215:22
Ryan Leonard R 000-102113:11
Hendrix Lapierre C 000-100008:30
Justin Sourdif R 000-110007:31
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 161984.2357:54
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake Guentzel C 112010122:31
Brandon Hagel L 112041020:18
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 022013019:37
Emil Lilleberg D 101+111120:24
Victor Hedman D 011000017:51
Dominic James C 011002112:51
Nikita Kucherov R 000+120022:34
J.J. Moser D 000-130020:00
Brayden Point C 000+120019:06
Erik Cernak D 000013018:58
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000-111316:07
Darren Raddysh D 000000115:42
Yanni Gourde C 000012115:27
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-103114:15
Gage Goncalves C 000+114012:26
Pontus Holmberg R 000010010:16
Jack Finley C 000000009:44
Ryan McDonagh D 000000106:19
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 293096.7259:34

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