Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals

19-9-3, 7-5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	0	2	2
Capitals WSH	0	2	2	4

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

14-10-5, 6-5-4 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	0	0	2	2
	Capitals	0	2	2	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			TB	WSH
10:33		Nicklas Backstrom (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (6), Nate Schmidt (3)	0	1
18:40		Nicklas Backstrom (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (10), Tom Wilson (7)	0	2

3rd Period		TB	WSH
2:17	Nicklas Backstrom (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11)	0	3
15:36	Tyler Johnson (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matthew Carle (5), Nikita Kucherov (15)	1	3
17:29	Matthew Carle (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Steven Stamkos (17), Jason Garrison (13)	2	3
19:21	Eric Fehr (6) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: John Carlson (18)	2	4

LIGHTNING

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

1/11

Capitals
5
Lightning
3

Game 2

10/12

Lightning
2
Capitals
4

Game 3

14/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	8	108
Tampa Bay	50	25	6	106
Montreal	48	23	10	106
Boston	44	27	10	98
Ottawa	43	27	11	97
Detroit	41	30	10	92
Florida	39	38	4	82
Toronto	32	35	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	52	22	7	111
Pittsburgh	41	24	16	98
Philadelphia	42	27	12	96
Washington	42	30	9	93
Columbus	40	29	12	92
NY Islanders	43	33	5	91
New Jersey	42	36	3	87
NY Rangers	33	39	9	75

Nathan MacKinnon scores in shootout as Avalanche top Oilers 2-1

— Nathan MacKinnon scored the decisive goal in a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night.

Anaheim Ducks snag playoff berth, San Jose Sharks eliminated

With the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday, the idle Anaheim Ducks, who are just 3-5-2 in the past 10 games, clinched a Western Conference playoff berth for the first time since 2018, while San Jose was eliminated later in the night.

Eichel and Stone lead Golden Knights to 6-2 win over Jets and close in on Pacific Division title

— Mark Stone scored his fourth goal in three games and combined with Jack Eichel for seven points as the Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Monday night to move Vegas closer to winning a fifth Pacific Division title in its nine seasons.

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Nathan MacKinnon scores in shootout as Avalanche top Oilers 2-1

Anaheim Ducks snag playoff berth, San Jose Sharks eliminated

Eichel and Stone lead Golden Knights to 6-2 win over Jets and close in on Pacific Division title