Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 6:42 | Washington - Nicklas Backstrom Unassisted. |
| 2nd Period | |
| 5:45 | Tampa Bay - Brayden Point Assists: Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov |
| 3rd Period | |
| 1:58 | Washington - Lars Eller Assists: Richard Panik, Dmitry Orlov |
| 2:43 | Washington - Garnet Hathaway Assists: Brendan Leipsic, Radko Gudas |
| 11:16 | Tampa Bay - Jan Rutta Assists: Alex Killorn, Yanni Gourde |
| 12:19 | Washington - T.J. Oshie Assists: Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| 19:21 | Washington - Tom Wilson Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 12:23 | Tampa Bay - Jan Rutta for Interference (2:00) |
| 12:59 | Washington - Nicklas Backstrom for Tripping (2:00) |
| 17:12 | Tampa Bay - Steven Stamkos for Hi Stick (2:00) |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:32 | Washington - Michal Kempny for Roughing (2:00) |
| 5:03 | Washington - Nicklas Backstrom for Delay of Game (2:00) |
| 8:20 | Washington - Alex Ovechkin for Tripping (2:00) |
| 17:11 | Washington - T.J. Oshie for Tripping (2:00) |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Washington Capitals | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| Power Plays | ||
| Team | Total Power Plays Attempted | Total Power Plays Converted |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 1 |
| Washington Capitals Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Ilya Samsonov | 28 | 26 | Win |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 33 | 29 | Loss |
Referees: Francis Charron, Dan O'Halloran
Linesman: Scott Cherrey, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 19,092
Information last updated on 12/27/2019 7:04:46 PM.