Belt game 6,636 · November 28, 2006
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on the road to start reign 2,599 of the NHL belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Lightning had held it since November 22, 2006, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Anaheim Ducks on December 8, 2006.
2,599Reign number
44Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Boyle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Lecavalier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Ryan Craig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Blair Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Tarnasky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Eric Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nikita Alexeev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Brad Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vinny Prospal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Martin St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Tim Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Dimitri Afanasenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Janik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cory Sarich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Nolan Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ranger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Filip Kuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Marc Denis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Johan Holmqvist | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 13 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Matt Pettinger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Semin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Boyd Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Brian Sutherby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kris Beech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| John Erskine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dainius Zubrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Richard Zednik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Brooks Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ben Clymer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Pothier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Bryan Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Brent Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 48 | 50 |
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