And so it’s set.
Caps vs. Bolts. A Southeast Division showdown. Triple-overtime on Easter Sunday. “Hot Stick.” This affront to common decency. Ovechkin vs. Downie vs. Bradley. Steven Stamkos the diver. The youngest starting goalie in the playoffs facing the oldest.
There’ll be plenty of time to dive into those storylines and others in the days ahead, but first things first – the numbers. Below are the Caps team and individual stats (after the jump) from this season against the Lightning.
Head-to-Head:
| Game 1 | W, 6-3 |
| Game 2 | W, 6-0 |
| Game 3 | OTL, 1-0 |
| Game 4 | L, 3-0 |
| Game 5 | W, 5-2 |
| Game 6 | SOW, 2-1 |
| Record | 4-1-1 |
| GF/Game | 3.00 |
| GA/Game | 1.67 |
| Goal Diff/Game | 1.33 |
| Powerplay Success | 23.52% |
| Powerplay Opps. | 17 |
| PP Per Game |
2.83 |
| Penalty Kill Success |
88.5% |
| Times Shorthanded | 26 |
| Times SH/Game | 4.33 |
| Save Percentage | .947 |
| Save Pct. Against |
.896 |
Capitals Skaters vs. Tampa
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | GWG | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Alexander Semin | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Brooks Laich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| John Carlson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Jason Chimera | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marcus Johansson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Poti | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Fahey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Wideman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jay Beagle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Schultz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Erskine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Hendricks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Knuble | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Boyd Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Fehr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Arnott * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Alzner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marco Sturm * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Hannan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* Does not include games played vs. Tampa prior to joining Washington
Capitals Goalies vs. Tampa
| GP | GS | MIN | W | L | O | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Neuvirth | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | 48 | 44 | .917 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov |
4 | 4 | 242 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.49 | 118 | 112 | .949 | 1 |
| Braden Holtby |
1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 21 | 1.00 | 0 |
Capitals Centers’ Face Offs vs. Tampa (minimum nine draws)
| GP | FOW | FOL | TOT | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Beagle | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0 |
| Jason Arnott * |
1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 6 | 56 | 41 | 97 | 57.7 |
| Boyd Gordon |
5 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 48.8 |
| Mathieu Perreault |
3 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8 |
| Brooks Laich |
6 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 47.2 |
| Marcus Johansson | 5 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 46.2 |
| Team Total* | 6 | 212 | 170 | 382 | 55.5 |
| Team Total (PP)* | 6 | 17 |
18 |
35 | 48.6 |
| Team Total (PK)* | 6 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 68.0 |
*Includes players who did not meet the minimum for inclusion in the table
And now, for getting through all those stats, your moment of zen:
