Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

EAST QUALIFYING ROUND ROBIN

41-20-8

Final/SO

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

43-21-6


Shots	33	28
Hits	44	45
Faceoffs Won	26	28
Faceoff Win Percent	48.1	51.9
Power Play Opportunities	4	0
Power Play Goals	1	0
Power Play Percentage	25.0	0.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	4	8
Penalty Minutes	11	19
Blocked Shots	13	12
Takeaways	5	2
Giveaways	13	5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Columbus	22	20	7	51
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	31	13	4	66
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	28	15	7	63
Buffalo	27	17	5	59
Boston	28	20	2	58
Toronto	24	17	8	56
Florida	25	20	3	53
Ottawa	23	19	7	53

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Dmitry OrlovD - WSH

Ryan McDonaghD - TB

Game Information

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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