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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6
at Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 1 0 2
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 5 6 0 19
Washington Capitals 7 8 11 2 28

Three stars

  1. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (1) Ryan McDonagh (1), Anthony Cirelli (1) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 0
2nd 17:38 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (3) Connor McMichael (1), Tom Wilson (2) Even strength TBL 1, WSH 1
3rd 01:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (2) Victor Hedman (3), Nikita Kucherov (1) Power play TBL 2, WSH 1
3rd 04:56 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (2) Dylan Strome (1), John Carlson (2) Power play TBL 2, WSH 2
OT 01:19 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (1) Tom Wilson (3), Dylan Strome (2) Even strength TBL 2, WSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 19 28
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 8 23
Blocked shots 17 8
Giveaways 19 14
Takeaways 2 4
Faceoffs won 26/56 (46.4%) 30/56 (53.6%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 50% 07:52
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 50% 20:13
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:49
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:53
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38.5% 16:38
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 18:17
41 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:04
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 07:05
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:45
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 56.5% 17:33
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 0 0 21:05
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:51
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:27
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:41
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 4 0 24:04
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 15:53
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 23:18
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 25:26
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 28 25 3 .893 61:01 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 2 3 3 0 0 18:33
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 10:35
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:51
17 D. Strome C 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 65.4% 21:48
21 A. Protas L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 18:30
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 14:08
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 37.5% 13:33
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 46.7% 16:39
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 08:16
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 12:48
43 T. Wilson R 1 2 3 +2 0 3 3 0 1 20:21
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:42
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:17
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 0 0 20:40
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:51
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:19
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 14:59
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 26:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 19 17 2 .895 61:19 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Hooking 2
2nd 06:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Tripping 2
2nd 13:47 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Slashing 2
2nd 19:26 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
3rd 03:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Cross checking 2
3rd 05:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Roughing 2
3rd 05:22 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Roughing 2
3rd 05:22 Washington Capitals Trevor van Riemsdyk Roughing 2
3rd 05:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie Roughing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Francis Charron, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Dan Kelly
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Pheonix Copley, Darren Raddysh, Jack Finley
Washington Capitals scratches
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Declan Chisholm, Vincent Iorio

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
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