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Capitals  4    Lightning  7

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010, 7:30 PM EST - St. Pete Times Forum

Team123Score
Washington1304
Tampa Bay4127
First Period
- 1, Tampa Bay Goal - Vincent Lecavalier (11), from Alex Tanguay at 6:34. 2, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Steven Stamkos (24), from Brandon Bochenski and Kurtis Foster at 12:03. 3, Washington Goal - Alexander Semin (19), from Tomas Fleischmann and Jeff Schultz at 14:05. 4, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Steven Stamkos (25), from Brandon Bochenski and Martin St. Louis at 17:28. 5, Tampa Bay Goal - Stephane Veilleux (2), unassisted at 18:35. Penalties - Brooks Laich, Washington (Interference on goalkeeper), 10:39; Tom Poti, Washington (Cross checking), 15:44.
Second Period
- 6, Washington Power-Play Goal - Mike Green (11), from Alexander Semin and Alexander Ovechkin at 1:34. 7, Washington Goal - Eric Fehr (11), from Brendan Morrison and Jason Chimera at 7:44. 8, Washington Power-Play Goal - Mike Green (12), from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin at 12:08. 9, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Martin St. Louis (12), from Steven Stamkos and Brandon Bochenski at 17:28. Penalties - Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Slashing), :34; Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (Holding), 11:03; Brooks Laich, Washington (Tripping), 16:13; Jason Chimera, Washington (Hooking), 20:00.
Third Period
- 10, Tampa Bay Goal - Kurtis Foster (7), from Victor Hedman and Martin St. Louis at 4:00. 11, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Jeff Halpern (8), from Vincent Lecavalier and Alex Tanguay at 9:54. Penalties - Nicklas Backstrom, Washington (Cross checking), 5:17; Nicklas Backstrom, Washington (Boarding), 8:12; Alex Ovechkin, Washington (Roughing), 11:51; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Roughing), 11:51; Matt Bradley, Washington (Instigator), 14:00; Matt Bradley, Washington (Fighting (maj)), 14:00; Matt Bradley, Washington (Misconduct (10 min)), 14:00; Matt Bradley, Washington (Leaving player's/penalty bench), 14:00; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Misconduct (10 min)), 14:00; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Fighting (maj)), 14:00; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Hooking), 14:00; Alex Ovechkin, Washington (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:00; David Steckel, Washington (Fighting (maj)), 16:17; Zenon Konopka, Tampa Bay (Fighting (maj)), 16:17; Andrej Meszaros, Tampa Bay (Hooking), 16:50; Mattias Ohlund, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 18:26; Alex Ovechkin, Washington (Slashing), 19:23.
Shots on Goal:  Washington 7 + 16 + 13 = 36. Tampa Bay 15 + 5 + 16 = 36.
Power Play Conversion:  Washington 2-4. Tampa Bay 4-7.
Goaltenders:  Washington, Michal Neuvirth 4-15-.733; Jose Theodore 3-21-.857. Tampa Bay, Mike Smith 2-12-.833; Antero Niittymaki 2-24-.917.
Referees:  Marc Joannette, Francois StLaurent
Linesmen:  Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk