NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 19, 2018

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Ryan Callahan (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Wilson skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:15.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Wilson skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Vrana skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Callahan TBL	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:15	—
John Carlson WSH	at TBL	0	1	1	8	1	2	25:54	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Wilson skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Vrana skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Stephenson skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (93.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WSH	W	30	2	.933
Braden Holtby WSH	at TBL	L	22	3	.864

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