Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Capitals

34-33-9, 77 PTS

1-5

Final

Lightning

44-26-6, 94 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	8	10	13	31
TB	13	9	12	34

In net

Darcy Kuemper29/33 SV, .879

Andrei Vasilevskiy30/31 SV, .968

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	0	1
TB	2	0	3	5

Who won: Lightning 5-1

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning win the series 2-1. The Lightning outscored the Capitals 3-0 in the 3rd period. Pat Maroon led the Lightning in goals (2). Craig Smith led the Capitals in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:29
Wrist shot on goal
Nicklas Backstrom Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
N. Backstrom
P3 0:31
Snap shot on goal
Conor Sheary Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
C. Sheary
P3 1:28
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
E. Cernak · 1 G
P3 1:54
Faceoff win vs P. Bellemare
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
D. Strome
GOALP3 1:54
Goal! Wrist shot
E. Cernak · 1 G
Erik Cernak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
WSH 1 - 5 TB
P3 1:58
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Erik Cernak
E. Cernak · 1 G
P3 2:07
Big hit on E. Kuznetsov
Erik Cernak hit Evgeny Kuznetsov
E. Cernak · 1 G
P3 2:33
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
A. Cirelli · 2 A
P3 2:33TB
Penalty: penalty
Too many men/ice served by Pat Maroon
P3 2:33
Wrist shot on goal
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
N. Jensen
P3 2:43
Wrist shot on goal
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
A. Protas
P3 2:43
Big hit on M. Fehervary
Mikhail Sergachev hit Martin Fehervary
M. Sergachev · 1 A
P3 3:17
Shot blocked by A. Protas
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
V. Hedman
P3 3:32
Faceoff win vs N. Dowd
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Nic Dowd
N. Paul
GOALP3 3:32
Goal! Wrist shot
P. Maroon · 2 G
Pat Maroon Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (16), Alex Killorn (34)
WSH 1 - 4 TB
P3 3:35
Wrist shot on goal
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
A. Cirelli · 2 A
P3 3:43
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli
A. Cirelli · 2 A
P3 4:31
Big hit on A. Alexeyev
Tanner Jeannot hit Alexander Alexeyev
T. Jeannot
P3 4:34
Shot blocked by T. Jeannot
Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
A. Alexeyev
P3 6:02
Wrist shot on goal
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
B. Hagel
P3 6:12
Shot blocked by B. Hagel
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
E. Kuznetsov · 1 A
P3 6:16
Wrist shot on goal
Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
C. Sheary
P3 6:25
Wrist shot wide of net
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide of Net
A. Ovechkin