WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 1, New York Islanders 2 (SO)
March 29, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, DC
Shots: WSH: 26; NYI: 29
Power Plays: WSH: 0/0; NYI: 0/1
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. Sorokin (NYI), 3. Sheary (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned goaltender Zach Fucale and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to AHL Hershey, 3/23
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/29/23 (75 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/29/23 (71 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23, 3/25/23-3/29/23 (5 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 402
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
April 2, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 8, 7 p.m. ET vs. Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 10, 7 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 11, 7 p.m. ET at Boston (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at Amalie Arena for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Capitals defeated the Lightning 5-1 at Capital One Arena on Nov. 11, led by a three-point effort from Sonny Milano and a 28-save performance by Darcy Kuemper. The Lightning defeated the Capitals 6-3 two days later on Nov. 13 at Amalie Arena to even the season series. The Capitals have a record of 84-35-6-11 all-time vs. Tampa Bay and are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against the Lightning, dating back to March 20, 2019. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 95 points (50g, 45a) in 77 career games vs. Tampa Bay. Ovechkin ranks first all-time in career goals and points against the Lightning and his 50 goals are the second most he has against a single franchise (53g vs. Atlanta/Winnipeg).
AWAY vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
37-23-2-5 212 182 2 TBL wins (11/1/21-11/13/22)
CAPITALS vs. LIGHTNING ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (77) Ovechkin (50) Backstrom (49) Ovechkin (95)
Backstrom (53) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (45) Backstrom (63)
Carlson (44) Backstrom (14) Carlson (23) Oshie (34)
Back-to-Back
- Thursday’s game against the Lightning marks the second game of a back-to-back set for the Capitals, who fell to the Islanders 2-1 in
the shootout on Wednesday. Washington has a record of 2-6-1 in the second of back-to-back games this season and are 1-1-1 in the
second game following a loss.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at Carolina 0
The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes March 28 at PNC Arena…Tampa Bay improved to 43-26-6 on the season with a road record of 18-19-1…The Bolts finished the season series vs. CAR with a 1-1-1 record…Steven Stamkos opened the scoring at the 5:58 mark of the second period when he redirected a pass from Mikhail Sergachev under the pad of Pyotr Kochetkov for his 31st goal of the season… Brayden Point gave the Lightning a 2-0 lead at the 14:23 mark of the second when he jumped on a rebound near the CAR crease and, from below the goal line, banked a shot off the back of Kochetkov’s leg and over the goal line for his team-leading 46th goal of the year…With 7:43 remaining in regulation, Point scored his second goal of the night and made it a 3-0 game when he took a pass from Stamkos and flew into the CAR zone before firing a perfectly placed wrist shot over the glove of Kochetkov…Alex Killorn added an empty-net goal at the 15:39 mark of the third to wrap up the 4-0 win for Tampa Bay…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and recorded his third shutout of the season with 31 saves on 31 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-1 CAR – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 21 CAR – 31
Attendance: 18,680
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Capitals are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-1-0 vs. WSH this season following a 5-1 loss Nov. 11 at Capital One Arena and a 6-3 win Nov. 13 at AMALIE Arena…Mikhail Sergachev leads all Tampa Bay skaters in goals and points vs. WSH this season (2-2—4)…Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 15 of his last 17 games vs. WSH (12-10— 22)…Kucherov has picked up points in eight consecutive home games vs. WSH (7-5—12)…Brayden Point has recorded points in three straight home games vs. WSH (2-1—3) and six of the last seven meetings at AMALIE Arena (3-5—8)…Steven Stamkos has found the scoresheet in 11 of his last 15 home games vs. WSH (5-11—16)…Nick Paul has pointed in four of his last five games vs. WSH (2-2—4)…Alex Killorn has picked up points in three consecutive home games vs. WSH (1-4—5) and six of the last seven meetings at AMALIE Arena (6-5—11)…The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in eight of their last nine home games vs. WSH…The Bolts are 5-5-0 in their last 10 home games vs. WSH and 4-5-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Tampa Bay is 46-75-9 with six ties all-time vs. WSH, including a home record of 28-35-2 with two ties…Martin St. Louis (29-50—79) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. WSH.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. WSH
- Martin St. Louis – 79 pts. (29-50—79, 72 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 70 pts. (34-36—70, 77 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 38 pts. (17-21—38, 49 GP)
- Brad Richards – 29 pts. (6-23—29, 43 GP)
- Vinny Prospal – 28 pts. (9-19—28, 37 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will finish the month of March having played eight of their 16 games on home ice…The Lightning are 25-7-5 at home…Tampa Bay is 11-7-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 22-18-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Bolts can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with any combination of four points gained by Tampa Bay or lost by Florida.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None
