1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
Washington	2	2	0	0	4
Tampa Bay	2	1	1	0	4

First Period: Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Modin 23 (Primeau, B Richards), 1:39. 2, Washington, Farrell 1 (power play) (Oates, Metropolit), 8:00. 3, Washington, Klee 1 (power play) (Metropolit, Oates), 10:05. 4, Tampa Bay, Warriner 15 (power play) (M Johnson, B Richards), 17:49. Penalties: Metropolit, Was (Obstr slashing), 3:07; Keefe, T.B. (Slashing), 6:36; St Louis, T.B. (High sticking), 8:32; Kudroc, T.B. (Elbowing), 11:21; Peat, Was (high sticking), 11:21; St Louis, T.B. (Slashing), 13:35; Peat, Was (slashing), 17:09; Berube, Was (elbowing), 17:09; Kubina, T.B. (Slashing), 19:19; Sacco, Was (roughing, slashing), 2:19.
Second Period: Scoring: 5, Tampa Bay, Modin 24 (power play) (Kubina, D Cloutier), 7:05. 6, Washington, Cutta 1 (power play) (Sacco, Beech), 9:25. 7, Washington, Zednik 1 (unassisted), 4:42. Penalties: Kudroc, T.B. (Elbowing), 2:19; Berube, Was (roughing), 5:57; Drulia, T.B. (Tripping), 7:30; Keefe, T.B. (Fighting major), 9:50; J Murphy, Was (Obstr interference, slashing, fighting major), 9:50; Cutta, Was (hooking), 10:37; M Johnson, T.B. (Interference), 12:40; Dwyer, T.B. (Charging), 15:21.
Third Period: Scoring: 8, Tampa Bay, Kubina 9 (power play) (B Richards, M Johnson), 5:08. Penalties: Zednik, Was (Obstr hooking), 1:57; M Johnson, T.B. (Slashing), 2:45; Bondra, Was (hooking), 4:18; J Murphy, Was (roughing), 5:30; Reekie, Was (misconduct, game misconduct), 5:30; Dwyer, T.B. (Charging, roughing, misconduct, double game misconduct), 5:30; Sacco, Was (slashing), 9:55; Rohloff, Was (holding), 11:56.
Overtime: Scoring: None. Penalties: Kubina, T.B. (Slashing), 1:14; Bondra, Was (slashing), 1:14.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Washington		10	5	10	3	--28
Tampa Bay		9	11	6	4	--30

Power-play Conversions: Was - 3 of 9, Tam - 3 of 12. Goalies: Washington, Billington (19 shots, 16 saves), Cruickshank (start of 3rd, 11, 10; record: 0-0-1). Tampa Bay, Weekes (10, 8), D Cloutier (start of 2nd, 18, 16; record: 0-0-1). A: 6,317. Referees: Faucette, Kimmerly. Linesmen: Orourke, Brisebois.