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Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(50-24-8)	1	2	1	4
TAM(24-40-18)	1	0	1	2

Final

7:30 PM ET, April 9, 2009

St. Pete Times Forum

Tampa, Florida

THREE STARS

B. Laich
Capitals (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

S. Stamkos
Lightning (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Green
Capitals (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Don Koharski, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Mark Pare, Jean Morin
Attendance: 18,891 (95.6% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Tampa Bay

Total Shots
	33
	24

PIM
	10
	10

Hits
	11
	16

Giveaways
	6
	11

Takeaways
	5
	6

Faceoffs Won
	27
	33

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:36		Steven Stamkos (22) Assists: Zenon Konopka, Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay 1-0
9:19		Brooks Laich (21) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:44		John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Zenon Konopka
6:15		Sergei Fedorov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Martin St. Louis
8:53		Matt Smaby: 2 Minutes for Holding Alex Ovechkin
8:53		Evgeny Artyukhin: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
16:01		David Koci: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Jeff Schultz
18:00		Matt Smaby: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alex Ovechkin
19:18		Alex Ovechkin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Martin St. Louis

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:37		Brooks Laich (22) Assists: Mike Green, Michael Nylander	Washington 2-1
6:08		Dave Steckel (8) Assists: Matt Bradley, Keith Aucoin	Washington 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:35		Evgeny Artyukhin: 2 Minutes for Tripping John Erskine
8:02		Sergei Fedorov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Steven Stamkos
13:55		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Interference of Zenon Konopka

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:53		Matt Pettinger (7) Assists: Paul Szczechura, Vladimir Mihalik	Washington 3-2
19:55		Mike Green (31) (Empty net) Unassisted	Washington 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Aucoin C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	7:54	1:18	0:00	6:36	2	7	22.2
N. Backstrom C	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	17:10	3:20	3:03	10:47	7	7	50.0
M. Bradley RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:59	0:32	2:03	8:24	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	22	16:10	0:00	2:52	13:18	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	2	20	17:18	2:33	0:00	14:27	5	7	41.7
E. Fehr RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:34	1:06	0:00	12:28	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:56	3:00	2:30	11:08	0	0	00.0
M. Green D	1	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	26	28:09	6:10	5:53	15:48	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:57	0:00	2:07	14:50	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	11:01	1:47	0:00	9:14	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	15:44	2:59	3:47	8:58	2	2	50.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	26	17:47	0:00	3:44	13:45	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:13	1:42	0:00	9:31	2	7	22.2
A. Ovechkin LW	0	0	1	11	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	23:15	7:17	0:00	15:58	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:40	1:07	1:04	12:29	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	19:16	0:00	2:56	16:20	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	18:33	3:20	2:58	11:57	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:34	0:14	4:15	9:05	9	3	75.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Poti									Groin
Q Laing									Torn Spleen

Tampa Bay Lightning												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Artyukhin RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	14	9:10	2:02	0:00	7:08	0	1	00.0
B. Bochenski RW	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:22	3:20	0:00	9:02	0	0	00.0
A. Hall RW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:26	0:19	1:58	9:09	5	2	71.4
J. Halpern C	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:23	5:12	4:00	9:11	10	10	50.0
M. Karsums RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	11:30	1:29	0:00	10:01	0	0	00.0
G. Kinrade D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:32	1:56	0:35	15:01	0	0	00.0
D. Koci LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	12	6:30	0:00	0:07	6:23	0	0	00.0
Z. Konopka C	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:54	0:00	0:00	12:54	4	0	100.0
L. Krajicek D	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	33	26:53	5:54	4:18	16:41	0	0	00.0
V. Mihalik D	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:14	0:00	2:06	11:08	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:32	1:11	2:29	10:52	0	1	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:01	4:58	0:00	14:03	2	1	66.7
K. Quick D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:54	2:49	0:00	9:05	0	0	00.0
M. Smaby D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	3	26	20:35	0:21	4:28	15:46	0	0	00.0
M. St. Louis RW	0	1	-1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	24:06	5:56	2:06	16:04	1	0	100.0
S. Stamkos C	1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	24:16	6:55	1:07	16:14	4	5	44.4
P. Szczechura C	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	16:31	3:47	2:20	10:24	7	7	50.0
N. Welch D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	28	21:52	0:21	3:07	18:24	0	0	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Malik									Foot/ankle
V Lecavalier									Right Wrist Surgery
J Melichar									Lower Body
R Malone									Broken Right Hand
R Craig									Left Arm
R Petiot									Left Shoulder
M Lashoff									Scratched
C Murphy									Broken Right Foot

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	24	2	22	.917	59:50	0

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
K. Ramo	32	3	29	.906	58:53	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	6	12	15	33
Tampa Bay	12	7	5	24

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	1 of 0
Tampa Bay	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, April 9th

Montreal	4	Final
Boston	5	OT

Buffalo	5	Final
Carolina	1

Philadelphia	1	Final
NY Rangers	2

Florida	3	Final
Atlanta	2

Nashville	4	Final
Detroit	3	SO

New Jersey	3	Final
Ottawa	2	SO

NY Islanders	1	Final
Pittsburgh	6

Washington	4	Final
Tampa Bay	2

Dallas	3	Final
Colorado	2	SO

Los Angeles	0	Final
Vancouver	1

Phoenix	4	Final
San Jose	1

ESPN NHL

Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, April 9th