Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 9, 2014
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Frederic L'Ecuyer
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
19204
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Capitals 4, Lightning 3: Eric Fehr's second goal of the game with 51.5 seconds left in the third period snapped a tie as visiting Washington defeated Tampa Bay for the fifth straight time.
Fehr deflected defenseman Mike Green’s shot past Anders Lindback for the go-ahead tally while Mikhail Grabovski and Marcus Johansson each added a power-play goal for the Capitals. Green finished with two assists and Philipp Grubauer turned aside 33 shots as Washington ended a four-game winless streak.
Tampa Bay's Ondrej Palat recorded a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, the longest by a rookie this season. Tyler Johnson and B.J. Crombeen had a goal apiece and Lindback made 16 saves.
Johnson scored on a breakaway 4:08 into the game before Fehr notched the first of three Capitals goals in the first period, knocking in captain Alex Ovechkin's pass at 7:04. Grabovski's deflection gave Washington the lead at 10:37 and Johansson stuffed in another with 12 seconds left in the session.
Crombeen whipped a shot past Grubauer from the right faceoff circle 6:45 into the middle period for his first goal of the season, halving the deficit. Palat tied the game with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third, positioning himself in front to deflect defenseman Matt Carle’s shot past Grubauer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Green recorded his 300th career point with an assist on the winning goal. He has scored 99 goals and set up 201. … Lightning G Ben Bishop, who boasts 22 wins and a .935 save percentage, sat out his second straight game with a sprained right wrist and will be eligible to come off injured reserve next Tuesday. … The teams switched ends on the first whistle after the 10-minute mark in each of the first two periods due to an issue with the ice in one of the creases.
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Tampa Bay |
Eric Fehr 2 |
Points |
Ondrej Palat 2 |
Eric Fehr 2 |
Goals |
Ondrej Palat 1 |
Mike Green 2 |
Assists |
Ondrej Palat 1 |
Mikhail Grabovski 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Philipp Grubauer .917 |
Save Percentage |
Anders Lindback .800 |
Philipp Grubauer 33 |
Saves |
Anders Lindback 16 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Washington
|
20 |
4 |
2-3 |
1-1 |
2 |
28 |
Tampa Bay
|
36 |
3 |
0-1 |
1-3 |
6 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Lightning have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .611 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .478 after a loss.