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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
24-17-0
, 12-10-0 Away
3
24-17-0
, 12-10-0 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Capitals
WSH
0
1
1
1
3
Lightning
TB
0
2
0
0
2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
9-29-1
, 7-11-1 Home
2
9-29-1
, 7-11-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
WSH
TB
Shots
30
26
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
12
12
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
12:30 AM, 22 January 1998
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 12,175
Referees:
Michael McGeough
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 1-0
Capitals
3
Lightning
2
Game 1
22/1
Lightning
4
Capitals
3
Game 2
8/2
Lightning
4
Capitals
3
Game 3
26/2
Capitals
2
Lightning
5
Game 4
28/2
Lightning
1
Capitals
4
Game 5
3/4
NHL News
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