Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

13-7-3, 5-3-3 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Capitals WSH	0	0	1	0	1
Lightning TB	0	1	0	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

14-11-1, 7-3-1 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Paul CareyP. Carey#28
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	25	19:37	5:37	0:35	13:25	12	11	52.2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	10:11	0:00	2:40	7:31	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	18	15:13	0:07	0:00	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:04	0:00	1:50	10:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:23	3:32	0:00	7:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:00	0:07	1:34	14:19	3	4	42.9
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	19:06	5:32	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	20:51	3:32	0:00	17:19	8	7	53.3
0	0	0	4	0	1	2	4	3	0	0	26	22:24	6:23	0:07	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	18:41	3:03	0:00	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	16:05	5:37	1:11	9:17	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	10:15	0:07	1:41	8:27	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	19:25	0:07	3:21	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	2	0	3	27	27:25	6:23	1:14	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	28	23:56	2:46	3:28	17:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:34	2:46	0:07	17:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:39	0:07	0:57	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:56	0:00	0:31	11:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	1	32	.970	0	0	0	4	2	64:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Michael BournivalM. Bournival#15
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Valtteri FilppulaV. Filppula#51
Tyler JohnsonT. Johnson#9
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Vladislav NamestnikovV. Namestnikov#90
Ondrej PalatO. Palat#18
Cedric PaquetteC. Paquette#13
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Joel VerminJ. Vermin#92
defensemen
Braydon CoburnB. Coburn#55
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Slater KoekkoekS. Koekkoek#29
Anton StralmanA. Stralman#6
Andrej SustrA. Sustr#62
Luke WitkowskiL. Witkowski#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	9	6:36	0:00	0:00	6:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:34	3:22	0:34	7:38	4	5	44.4
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	16	13:30	3:22	0:00	10:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	26	23:09	1:27	4:34	17:08	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:39	1:27	3:23	12:49	11	13	45.8
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	19:50	3:22	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:34	3:22	0:00	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:50	0:00	0:00	9:50	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	28	20:28	1:27	4:48	14:13	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	0	17	13:15	0:00	1:55	11:20	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	17:13	1:27	0:00	15:46	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	15:43	0:00	3:18	12:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	18:25	0:00	3:25	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	32	27:22	3:22	5:51	18:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	15:04	0:00	0:29	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	31	25:20	1:26	5:27	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	0	1	1	28	22:36	0:01	2:46	19:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	17	11:10	0:00	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ben BishopB. Bishop#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	1	34	.971	0	0	0	4	3	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Capitals	0	0	1	0	1
	Lightning	0	1	0	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	TB
12:38		Nikita Kucherov (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Victor Hedman (14), Jonathan Drouin (7)	0	1

3rd Period			WSH	TB
6:24		Nicklas Backstrom (7) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (9), Marcus Johansson (7)	1	1

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	TB
			0	0
			1	0
			1	1
			1	1
			1	1
			1	1
			1	2
			1	2

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Capitals
1
Lightning
2

Game 1

4/12

Lightning
0
Capitals
4

Game 2

24/12

Capitals
5
Lightning
3

Game 3

18/3

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 4 December 2016

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Dave Lewis

Linesmen:
Derek Amell

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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