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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
10-36-1
, 3-22-0 Away
4
10-36-1
, 3-22-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
1
2
1
4
Capitals
WSH
0
2
1
3
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
26-19-0
, 13-9-0 Home
3
26-19-0
, 13-9-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
WSH
Shots
22
34
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
10
8
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Capital One Arena
8:00 AM, 8 February 1998
Washington, DC
Attendance: 19,740
Referees:
Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
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
1/3
Lightning
1
Capitals
4
Game 5
3/4
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