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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
2-1-0
, 1-0-0 Away
4
2-1-0
, 1-0-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Capitals
WSH
1
1
2
4
Lightning
TB
0
0
1
1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
0-4-0
, 0-3-0 Home
1
0-4-0
, 0-3-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
WSH
TB
Shots
32
32
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
12
8
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
7:00 PM, October 18, 1998
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 7,715
Referees:
Brad Watson
Terry Gregson
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 1-0
Capitals
4
Lightning
1
Game 1
10/18
Lightning
5
Capitals
2
Game 2
11/4
Lightning
1
Capitals
10
Game 3
2/3
Capitals
8
Lightning
2
Game 4
3/2
Capitals
3
Lightning
4
Game 5
4/3
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