Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

5-1-3, 2-1-0 Away

Final

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

5-3-1, 2-2-1 Home

Vasilevskiy, Cirelli help Lightning end Capitals' streak

— Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves, Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington 3-2 Monday night, ending the Capitals' eight-game season-opening point streak.

Nov 2, 2021, 02:33 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	TB
1:13		Brett Leason (1) Assists: Nick Jensen (2)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	TB
3:18		Alex Killorn (7) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (5)	1	1
8:40		Anthony Cirelli (2) (Power Play) Assists: Victor Hedman (9), Alex Barre-Boulet (3)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	TB
2:56		Brayden Point (4) Assists: Taylor Raddysh (1)	1	3
11:38		Conor Sheary (1) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (8), John Carlson (4)	2	3

CAPITALS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Lightning
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

17/10

Capitals
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

1/11

Lightning
3
Capitals
4

Game 3

7/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	35	15	6	76
Pittsburgh	28	15	12	68
NY Islanders	31	21	5	67
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	28	23	7	63
Philadelphia	25	20	10	60
New Jersey	28	26	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	36	14	4	76
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	18	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	24	3	61
Ottawa	27	22	7	61

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Anthony CirelliC - TB

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Erik CernakD - TB

Game Information

Vasilevskiy, Cirelli help Lightning end Capitals' streak

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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