Wednesday Caps Clips: The Rise of Accountability
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes
| Final - 10.10.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes
With their offensive reputation, you'd think the Lightning's offensive leaders in Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos, would be more effective in the shootout.
The Tampa Bay Lightning met the Washington Capitals for the first time since knocking them out of playoffs last season. How did this one turn out?
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes
Recap of the Capitals 6-5 win over the Lightning
Though Mattias Ohlund's extended departure from the Lightning lineup hurts, it's not like the Lightning are absent the personnel to make up for the loss.
Follow news and updates about the Tampa Bay Lightning's game against the Washington Capitals on Monday, Oct. 10, in this StoryStream.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Tampa Bay Goal - Teddy Purcell, from Bruno Gervais at 2:22. 2, Washington Goal - Marcus Johansson, from Karl Alzner at 4:49. 3, Tampa Bay Goal - Bruno Gervais, from Marc-Andre Bergeron and Steve Downie at 8:35. 4, Washington Goal - Dennis Wideman, from Jeff Halpern and Mathieu Perreault at 16:50. Penalties - Dominic Moore, Tampa Bay (Interference), 13:22. |
| Second Period |
| - 5, Tampa Bay Goal - Dominic Moore, from Ryan Shannon and Brett Connolly at :56. 6, Washington Goal - Troy Brouwer, from Jeff Schultz and Marcus Johansson at 3:42. Penalties - Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay (Holding), 4:57; Nate Thompson, Tampa Bay (Throwing stick), 5:43; Nicklas Backstrom, Washington (Slashing), 7:09; Dominic Moore, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 9:52; Nicklas Backstrom, Washington (Hi-sticking), 10:57; Teddy Purcell, Tampa Bay (Hooking), 11:17; Ryan Malone, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 18:53. |
| Third Period |
| - 7, Washington Goal - Jason Chimera (2), from Brooks Laich and Joel Ward at 4:00. 8, Tampa Bay Goal - Nate Thompson, from Brett Clark and Dominic Moore at 7:42. 9, Tampa Bay Goal - Brett Clark, from Ryan Malone and Teddy Purcell at 12:56. 10, Washington Goal - Jason Chimera (3), unassisted at 17:16. Penalties - Alex Ovechkin, Washington (Too many men/ice - bench), 4:55. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
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