Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

15:45 - 3rd

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Boone JennerB. Jenner#22
Jordan KyrouJ. Kyrou#25
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Ilya ProtasI. Protas#62
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Vincent DesharnaisV. Desharnais#73
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Cole HutsonC. Hutson#44
Timothy LiljegrenT. Liljegren#27
Matt RoyM. Roy#3

											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	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	7:37	0:00	1:06	6:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:12	1:11	0:03	11:58	3	11	21.4
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:22	0:00	1:51	8:31	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	11:04	0:55	0:00	10:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	11	9:13	0:27	0:00	8:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	10	8:53	1:31	0:00	7:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	12	11:59	0:00	1:03	10:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	7:07	0:49	0:00	6:18	3	4	42.9
1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	12	8:24	0:00	0:36	7:48	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	12:50	1:04	0:00	11:46	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:08	0:56	0:51	10:21	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	17	13:40	1:05	2:24	10:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	18	17:54	1:00	0:03	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	2	0	2	16	11:34	0:00	1:55	9:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	13:40	0:02	2:04	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:29	0:58	0:00	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:02	0:02	1:50	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	16	14:22	0:00	2:14	12:08	0	0	0.0

Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	19	3	0	0	0	43:54	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#94
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#95
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#25
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90

											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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:21	0:58	1:00	11:23	4	1	80.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	5:20	0:37	0:00	4:43	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	4	1	0	16	10:57	0:01	0:33	10:23	8	4	66.7
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	12:35	0:33	0:00	12:02	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:56	3:24	0:28	9:04	3	0	100.0
0	2	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	15:40	3:24	1:27	10:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	12:24	0:35	0:02	11:47	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	15:30	3:23	0:00	12:07	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:04	0:00	0:32	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	15:21	3:02	0:00	12:19	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	7	4:28	0:00	0:00	4:28	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	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	14:25	3:05	0:00	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:17	0:03	1:21	13:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	12	10:33	0:55	0:00	9:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:48	0:00	0:58	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	1	1	14	10:09	0:00	0:39	9:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	11	10:08	0:00	0:00	10:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	13:34	0:00	1:00	12:34	0	0	0.0

Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	1	13	.929	11	1	1	0	0	43:54	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	T
	Capitals	0	1	0	1
	Lightning	2	0	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	TB
7:04		Justin Sourdif (1) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (2), Boone Jenner (1)	1	2

1st Period			WSH	TB
16:30		Conor Geekie (1) Assists: Brandon Hagel (2), Jake Guentzel (1)	0	2
2:26		Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1) Assists: Brandon Hagel (1), Emil Lilleberg (1)	0	1

Justin Sourdif nets goal for Capitals

0:40

Charles-Edouard D'Astous scores goal vs. Capitals

0:50

Charle-Edouard D'Astous scores goal vs. Capitals

0:50

Regular Season Series

Capitals
Lightning

Game 1

Capitals
Lightning

Game 2

18/11

Lightning
Capitals

Game 3

15/3

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 4 October 2026

Tampa, FL

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Dylan Blujus
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Washington	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
Carolina	0	1	1	1
Philadelphia	0	1	1	1
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	1	3
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0
Buffalo	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games.

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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