| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Alex Ovechkin
· LW
Matt Roy
· D
Mitchell Chaffee
· RW
Nick Paul
· LW
Team Stats
19Blocked Shots7
11Hits14
4Takeaways5
19Shots21
1Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities3
33.3Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
17Faceoffs Won28
37.8Faceoff Win Percent62.2
11Giveaways16
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:54
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
19:50
Dylan Strome Slap Shot Wide Left
19:46
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
19:41
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
19:40
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
19:40
Luke Glendening Tripping against Ethen Frank
19:01
Nick Paul faceoff won against Lars Eller
19:01
Brandon Hagel Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: none
18:47
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
18:43
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
18:22
Giveaway by Matt Roy
18:00
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
18:00
Off-side
17:44
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
17:18
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
17:12
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
17:03
Giveaway by Brayden Point
16:01
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nick Paul
16:01
Alex Ovechkin Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Roy (18)
15:55
Matt Roy shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
15:08
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
15:08
Puck in Netting
15:07
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
15:06
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
15:06
Puck Frozen - Goalie
14:37
Giveaway by Matt Roy
14:30
Nikita Kucherov hit Martin Fehervary
14:07
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
13:25
Nick Paul faceoff won against Lars Eller
13:25
Goalie Stopped
13:23
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:41
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
11:51
Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
11:02
Giveaway by J.J. Moser
10:56
Taylor Raddysh hit Victor Hedman
10:47
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brayden Point
10:47
Puck Frozen - Goalie
10:44
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
10:22
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
10:22
Goalie Stopped
10:20
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:07
Jakob Chychrun hit Nick Paul
9:54
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
8:55
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
8:49
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Lars Eller
8:49
Off-side
8:22
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
8:22
Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row
— Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading...
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