Capitals
Lightning
| FINAL OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Capitals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lightning | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 16:55 | WSH | Matt Hendricks (2) Backhand - Assists: B. Laich (16) |
| 18:50 | TBL | Teddy Purcell (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Downie (14) & S. Stamkos (21) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:05 | TBL | Martin St Louis (13) Backhand - Assists: T. Pyatt (3) & B. Clark (7) |
| 10:59 | TBL | Nate Thompson (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Moore (15) & J. Wyman (3) |
| 13:07 | WSH | Mathieu Perreault (8) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:53 | WSH | Troy Brouwer (15) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| OT Period | ||
| 02:45 | TBL | Steven Stamkos (33) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. St Louis (32) & M. Garon (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:30 | TBL | Brett Connolly : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:23 | TBL | Steve Downie : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:41 | WSH | Jeff Halpern : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
WSH |
8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
TBL |
10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 25 - 29 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 31 | 0.871 | 62:45 |
TBL |
32 M. Garon (W) | 23 - 26 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 29 | 0.897 | 62:43 |
| Skater Stats |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:42 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23:33 | 3:54 | 1:10 | 28:37 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:37 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18:28 | 3:26 | 0:46 | 22:40 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:14 | 2:27 | 1:10 | 20:51 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 2:34 | 0:50 | 19:50 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 15:07 | 1:39 | 0:24 | 17:10 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:27 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 16:17 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:24 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 23:34 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 | 3:54 | 0:00 | 19:29 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:37 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:52 |
| 20 C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:13 |
| J. Rechlicz | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:49 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 20:51 | 4:20 | 0:50 | 26:01 |
| 81 D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:03 | 1:46 | 0:50 | 21:39 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:07 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 20:48 |
TBL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 E. Brewer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 22:48 |
| 4 V. Lecavalier | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 1:37 | 0:30 | 19:03 |
| 5 B. Clark | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 | 0:44 | 1:38 | 16:44 |
| 27 S. Downie | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18:20 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 18:43 |
| 11 T. Pyatt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 16:47 |
| 13 P. Kubina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:39 | 0:44 | 3:44 | 23:07 |
| 14 B. Connolly | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:08 |
| 16 T. Purcell | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:34 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 14:57 |
| 18 D. Moore | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:03 | 0:23 | 2:16 | 18:42 |
| 22 R. Shannon | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:27 |
| 26 M. St Louis | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:28 | 1:37 | 0:29 | 25:34 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 16:34 |
| 29 B. Mikkelson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:41 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 12:57 |
| 34 J. Wyman | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 13:00 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 18:06 |
| 77 V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 18:38 |
| 91 S. Stamkos | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19:41 | 1:37 | 0:47 | 22:05 |
| 97 M. Gilroy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 14:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17754 |
| Referees | David Banfield, Dennis LaRue |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 53 |
| A. Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 44 |
| J. Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| J. Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 31 |
| J. Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | -21 | 24 |
| J. Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| J. Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| R. Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| C. Ward | 9 | 6 | 1 | .908 | 2.84 |
| D. Ellis | 6 | 8 | 2 | .906 | 3.13 |
