Game Summary
1st Period
| :36 | Tampa Bay | Goal: Steven Stamkos |
| 9:19 | Washington | Goal: Brooks Laich |
| 2:44 | Washington | Penalty: John Erskine for cross checking |
| 6:15 | Washington | Penalty: Sergei Fedorov for hooking |
| 8:53 | Tampa Bay | Penalty: Matt Smaby for holding |
| 8:53 | Tampa Bay | Penalty: Evgeny Artyukhin for unsportsmanlike cond |
| 16:01 | Tampa Bay | Penalty: David Koci for high sticking |
| 18:00 | Tampa Bay | Penalty: Matt Smaby for slashing |
| 19:18 | Washington | Penalty: Alex Ovechkin for tripping |
2nd Period
| 5:37 | Washington | Goal: Brooks Laich |
| 6:08 | Washington | Goal: David Steckel |
| 3:35 | Tampa Bay | Penalty: Evgeny Artyukhin for tripping |
| 8:02 | Washington | Penalty: Sergei Fedorov for hooking |
| 13:55 | Washington | Penalty: Shaone Morrisonn for interference |
3rd Period
| 12:53 | Tampa Bay | Goal: Matt Pettinger |
| 19:55 | Washington | Goal: Mike Green |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bradley | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 |
| K. Aucoin | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 |
| T. Fleischmann | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| E. Fehr | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| N. Backstrom | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| B. Pothier | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| B. Laich | 2 | 0 | even | 4 |
| M. Jurcina | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| V. Kozlov | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| S. Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | even | 2 |
| A. Semin | 0 | 0 | even | 3 |
| D. Steckel | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
| J. Erskine | 0 | 0 | even | 2 |
| M. Green | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| J. Schultz | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| J. Theodore | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| A. Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | +1 | 11 |
| S. Fedorov | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
| M. Nylander | 0 | 1 | even | 1 |
| T. Poti | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Laing | - | - | - | - |
| Goalie | SA | GA | Saves | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Theodore | 24 | 2 | 22 | 91.7% |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Halpern | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| A. Hall | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| L. Krajicek | 0 | 0 | even | 2 |
| V. Prospal | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| M. Pettinger | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| M. St. Louis | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| B. Bochenski | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Z. Konopka | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| K. Ramo | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| M. Smaby | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| D. Koci | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| P. Szczechura | 0 | 1 | even | 2 |
| M. Karsums | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| G. Kinrade | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| K. Quick | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| V. Mihalik | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 |
| N. Welch | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| E. Artyukhin | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| S. Stamkos | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| M. Malik | - | - | - | - |
| V. Lecavalier | - | - | - | - |
| J. Melichar | - | - | - | - |
| R. Malone | - | - | - | - |
| R. Craig | - | - | - | - |
| R. Petiot | - | - | - | - |
| M. Lashoff | - | - | - | - |
| C. Murphy | - | - | - | - |
| Goalie | SA | GA | Saves | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Ramo | 32 | 3 | 29 | 90.6% |