NHL
Minnesota – Boston 3:2 (end) | Columbus – Toronto 1:4 (end) | New Jersey – Detroit 3:2 (end)
Ottawa – Pittsburgh 5:4 (after OT) | Washington – Tampa 1:2 (1:2 after SO) | Carolina – NY Islanders 4:5 (end)
Rangers – Buffalo 4:3 (after OT) | Anaheim – Seattle 2:3 (end) | St. Louis – Chicago 7:5 (end)
Colorado – Arizona 4:1 (end) | Los Angeles – Calgary 5:3 (end) | Vancouver – San Jose 7:4 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Washington Capitals
1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:0 - 0:0)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sunday 24.12.2023, 01:00 • Capital One Arena, Washington • NHL
     
    16:47
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel – 2 min., hooking.
     
    12:09
    Penalty for Tampa Bay Lightning:
    Steven Stamkos – 2 min., interference.
     
    04:57
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Connor McMichael – 2 min., high-sticking.
    Goals and assists: 23. Mantha (Jensen, Protas) – 8. Glendening (Hedman), dec. goal Hedman

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)
    1:0   Steven Stamkos (TBL)
    2. series:
    1:0   Dylan Strome (WSH)
    1:1   Brayden Point (TBL)
    3. series:
    1:1   Alexander Ovechkin (WSH)
    1:1   Nikita Kucherov (TBL)
    4. series:
    1:1   Connor McMichael (WSH)
    1:2   Victor Hedman (TBL)


    Washington Capitals: C. Lindgren (Kuemper) – Carlson (A), Fehervary, T. van Riemsdyk, Sandin, Jensen, Edmundson – Wilson (A), D. Strome, Ovechkin (C) – Mantha, Lapierre, Protas – Mirošničenko, Kuznetsov, M. Phillips – Aube-Kubel, Dowd, Malenstyn – McMichael.
    Coach: Spencer Carbery

    Tampa Bay Lightning: Vasilevsky (J. Johansson) – Perbix, Hedman (A), Cernak, H. Fleury, D. Raddysh, de Haan – Kucherov (A), Point, Paul – Stamkos (C), Cirelli, Hagel – Sheary, Glendening, Jeannot – Barré-Boulet, Motte, Eyssimont.
    Coach: Jon Cooper

    Referees: McIsaac, Hebert – Shewchyk, Brisebois

    Attendance: 18 573