Lightning 4, Capitals 7
Final · Capital One Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 WSH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Jan 1, 2009 at Capital One Arena.
Top performers
Martin St. Louis had 3 assists for the Lightning.
Mike Smith made 28 saves on 35 shots for the Lightning.
Alex Ovechkin had 1 goal and 2 assists for the Capitals.
Brent Johnson made 23 saves on 27 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Lightning · 2008-09 season · Previous Dec 30, 2008: MTL 2, TB 1 · Next Jan 3, 2009: CAR 3, TB 2
- Capitals · 2008-09 season · Previous Dec 30, 2008: WSH 4, BUF 2 · Next Jan 3, 2009: NYR 1, WSH 2
Other Lightning vs Capitals games
| Apr 9, 2009 | WSH at TB | 4-2 | Regular |
| Mar 27, 2009 | TB at WSH | 3-5 | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2009 | WSH at TB | 5-2 | Regular |
| Feb 14, 2009 | WSH at TB | 5-1 | Regular |
| Nov 10, 2008 | TB at WSH | 2-4 | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2025 | TB at WSH | 5-3 | Regular |
