GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST

OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE HASENFRATZ, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - JEAN MORIN, JONNY MURRAY</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
TAMPA BAY 0
1ST PRD: WAS - DAVID STECKEL 1 (JOHN ERSKINE, DONALD BRASHEAR) 7:46</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
TAMPA BAY 0 12:14 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
TAMPA BAY 1
1ST PRD: TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, DAN BOYLE)
11:17</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 1 1
TAMPA BAY 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - DAVID STECKEL 1 (JOHN ERSKINE, DONALD BRASHEAR) 7:46
TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, DAN
BOYLE) 11:17

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WAS 6 6
TAM 5 5

GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

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Washington 1 --1
Tampa Bay 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Washington 6 --6
Tampa Bay 5 --5
-----------------------------

Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (5 shots, 4 saves). Tampa Bay,
Johan Holmqvist (6 shots, 5 saves). Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve
Kozari. Linesmen: Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 1
TAMPA BAY 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
TAMPA BAY 1
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 1 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MIKE GREEN)
1:41</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
TAMPA BAY 1 12:44 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
TAMPA BAY 1 11:06 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL WASHINGTON 2
TAMPA BAY 1 6:25 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 1 1 2
TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - DAVID STECKEL 1 (JOHN ERSKINE, DONALD BRASHEAR) 7:46
TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, DAN
BOYLE) 11:17
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 1 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MIKE GREEN)
1:41

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WAS 6 3 9
TAM 5 10 15

GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

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Washington 1 1 --2
Tampa Bay 1 0 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Alexander Semin 1 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green), 1:41. Penalties: M Smaby, Tam
(hooking), 1:33; D Janik, Tam (hooking), 3:02; M Nylander, Was
(holding), 3:58; D Steckel, Was (holding), 5:45; J Hlavac, Tam (high
sticking), 6:53; D Boyle, Tam (holding), 7:29; J Ward, Tam (throwing
stick), 12:34; J Pollock, Was (hooking), 15:56; M Darche, Tam
(hooking), 18:30.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Washington 6 3 --9
Tampa Bay 5 10 --15
----------------------------------

Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (15 shots, 14 saves). Tampa Bay,
Johan Holmqvist (9 shots, 7 saves). Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve
Kozari. Linesmen: Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - DAVID STECKEL 1 (JOHN ERSKINE, DONALD BRASHEAR) 7:46
TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, DAN
BOYLE) 11:17
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 1 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MIKE GREEN)
1:41
3RD PRD: NONE

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: WAS - 1 OF 9, TAM - 0 OF 8.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WAS 6 3 11 20
TAM 5 10 4 19

GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST

OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE HASENFRATZ, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - JEAN MORIN, JONNY MURRAY

ATT: NA</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - DAVID STECKEL 1 (JOHN ERSKINE, DONALD BRASHEAR) 7:46
TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, DAN
BOYLE) 11:17
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER SEMIN 1 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM, MIKE GREEN)
1:41
3RD PRD: NONE

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: WAS - 1 OF 9, TAM - 0 OF 8.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
WAS 6 3 10 19
TAM 5 10 5 20

GOALIES: WAS - BRENT JOHNSON
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST

OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE HASENFRATZ, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - JEAN MORIN, JONNY MURRAY

ATT: NA</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

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Washington 1 1 0 --2
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 --1
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Alexander Semin 1 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green), 1:41. Penalties: M Smaby, Tam
(hooking), 1:33; D Janik, Tam (hooking), 3:02; M Nylander, Was
(holding), 3:58; D Steckel, Was (holding), 5:45; J Hlavac, Tam (high
sticking), 6:53; D Boyle, Tam (holding), 7:29; J Ward, Tam (throwing
stick), 12:34; J Pollock, Was (hooking), 15:56; M Darche, Tam
(hooking), 18:30.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was (holding), 6:00; J
Pollock, Was (), 6:31; N Backstrom, Was (holding), 11:14; D Brashear,
Was (elbowing), 15:09; D Boyle, Tam (hooking), 16:35; M Jurcina, Was
(cross checking), 17:01.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Washington 6 3 10 --19
Tampa Bay 5 10 5 --20
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 9, Tampa Bay - 0 of 8.
Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (20 shots, 19 saves; record:
1-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (19 shots, 17 saves; record:
1-1-0). A: NA. Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari. Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

<div class="pre">TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Alexander Semin's power-play goal</div>at 1:41 of the second period was the difference maker, leadingthe Washington Capitals to a 2-1 preseason victory over theTampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.


With the Lightning's Matt Smaby in the penalty box for hooking,Semin beat Lightning goalie Johan Holmqvist for his firstpreseason goal. Semin took Nicklas Backstrom's pass and liftedthe puck over Holmqvist on the stick side.


David Steckel opened the scoring at 7:46 of the first period forWashington, deflecting John Erskine's pass into Holmqvist'sstick that bounced over his shoulder and into the goal.

Tampa Bay evened the score at 11:17 with a short-handed goal.Martin St. Louis lifted the backhanded shot high over the leftshoulder of Johnson.


Holmqvist kept the Lightning in the game, turning away 9 of 10shots in the second period, most coming during the Washington'ssix power-play opportunities in the session.


The Capitals were 1-for-8 on the power play while Tampa Bay washeld scoreless on the power-play, going 0-for-7 with the extraskater.


Brent Johnson of the Capitals stopped 11 shots, while Holmqvistturned away 17.


Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier left in the first periodwith an upper body injury and did not return.


Center Brad Richards, defenseman Filip Kuba and center RyanCraig didn't play for Tampa Bay. Washington was also without anumber of regulars, including Winger Alexander Ovechkin,defenseman Tom Poti and winger Chris Clark.

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

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Washington 1 1 0 --2
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 --1
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Alexander Semin 1 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green), 1:41. Penalties: M Smaby, Tam
(hooking), 1:33; K Wanvig, Tam (hooking), 3:02; M Nylander, Was
(holding), 3:58; D Steckel, Was (holding), 5:45; J Hlavac, Tam (high
sticking), 6:53; D Boyle, Tam (holding), 7:29; J Ward, Tam (throwing
stick), 12:34; J Pollock, Was (hooking), 15:56; M Darche, Tam
(hooking), 18:30.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was (holding), 6:00; J
Pollock, Was (), 6:31; N Backstrom, Was (holding), 11:14; D Brashear,
Was (elbowing), 15:09; D Boyle, Tam (hooking), 16:35; M Jurcina, Was
(cross checking), 17:01.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 6 3 10 --19
Tampa Bay 5 10 5 --20
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 9, Tampa Bay - 0 of 8.
Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (20 shots, 19 saves; record:
1-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (19 shots, 17 saves; record:
1-1-0). A: NA. Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari. Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">------------------------------------
Washington 1 1 0 --2
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 --1
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Alexander Semin 1 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green), 1:41. Penalties: M Smaby, Tam
(hooking), 1:33; K Wanvig, Tam (hooking), 3:02; M Nylander, Was
(holding), 3:58; D Steckel, Was (holding), 5:45; J Hlavac, Tam (high
sticking), 6:53; D Boyle, Tam (holding), 7:29; J Ward, Tam (throwing
stick), 12:34; J Pollock, Was (hooking), 15:56; M Darche, Tam
(hooking), 18:30.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was (holding), 6:00; J
Pollock, Was (), 6:31; N Backstrom, Was (holding), 11:14; D Brashear,
Was (elbowing), 15:09; D Boyle, Tam (hooking), 16:35; M Jurcina, Was
(cross checking), 17:01.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Washington 6 3 10 --19
Tampa Bay 5 10 5 --20
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 9, Tampa Bay - 0 of 8.
Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (20 shots, 19 saves; record:
1-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (19 shots, 17 saves; record:
1-1-0). A: NA. Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari. Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

NHL: WASHINGTON at TAMPA BAY

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Washington 1 1 0 --2
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 --1
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, David Steckel 1 (John Erskine,
Donald Brashear), 7:46. 2, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 1 (shorthanded)
(Vincent Lecavalier, Dan Boyle), 11:17. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was
(hooking), 3:35; V Lecavalier, Tam (high sticking), 5:01.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Alexander Semin 1 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green), 1:41. Penalties: M Smaby, Tam
(hooking), 1:33; K Wanvig, Tam (hooking), 3:02; M Nylander, Was
(holding), 3:58; D Steckel, Was (holding), 5:45; J Hlavac, Tam (high
sticking), 6:53; D Boyle, Tam (holding), 7:29; J Ward, Tam (throwing
stick), 12:34; J Pollock, Was (hooking), 15:56; M Darche, Tam
(hooking), 18:30.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Boumedienne, Was (holding), 6:00; J
Pollock, Was (), 6:31; N Backstrom, Was (holding), 11:14; D Brashear,
Was (elbowing), 15:09; D Boyle, Tam (hooking), 16:35; M Jurcina, Was
(cross checking), 17:01.

Shots on goal:
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Washington 6 3 10 --19
Tampa Bay 5 10 5 --20
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Power-play Conversions: Washington - 1 of 9, Tampa Bay - 0 of 8.
Goalies : Washington, Brent Johnson (20 shots, 19 saves; record:
1-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (19 shots, 17 saves; record:
1-1-0). A: NA. Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari. Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Jonny Murray.</div>