| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 TB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Brayden Point
· C
Zemgus Girgensons
· C
Dylan Strome
· C
Dylan Strome
· C
Team Stats
15Blocked Shots11
24Hits26
5Takeaways5
32Shots28
1Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities3
33.3Power Play Percentage33.3
1Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
37Faceoffs Won21
63.8Faceoff Win Percent36.2
17Giveaways13
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:58
Brayden Point shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
19:36
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Tom Wilson
19:31
Brayden Point faceoff won against Nic Dowd
19:31
Goalie Stopped
19:29
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
19:26
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Lars Eller
19:26
Timeout - Home
19:26
Icing
18:42
Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli
18:30
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
18:29
Erik Cernak hit Connor McMichael
18:26
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
18:24
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
18:22
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
17:58
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Luke Glendening
17:58
Goalie Stopped
17:55
Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
17:49
Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
17:19
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by J.J. Moser
17:02
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
17:02
Goalie Stopped
17:00
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
16:34
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
16:34
Tom Wilson Goal (7) Deflected, assists: Jakob Chychrun (6), Dylan Strome (24)
15:57
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Luke Glendening
15:57
Anthony Cirelli High-sticking - double minor against Dylan Strome
15:57
On-Ice Official Video Review
15:49
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
15:39
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
15:22
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
14:59
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
14:59
Goalie Stopped
14:56
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
14:54
Nic Dowd Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:49
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Nic Dowd
14:45
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
14:42
Connor McMichael Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:39
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
14:30
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:01
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
14:01
Icing
13:55
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Brayden Point
13:55
Puck in Crowd
13:40
Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
12:53
Brandon Hagel hit John Carlson
12:33
Erik Cernak hit Taylor Raddysh
12:15
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
12:15
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson's power-play goal lifts the Capitals over the Lightning 5-4
— Tom Wilson scored a power-play goal with 3:26 left in regulation to lift the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.
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