NHL-Schedules.com

Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 13 9 8 30
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 8 4 20

Three stars

  1. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. D'Astous, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:06 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (1) Ethen Frank (2), Nic Dowd (3) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
1st 06:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg (1) Jake Guentzel (9), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (3) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 1
1st 15:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (6) Victor Hedman (12), Brandon Hagel (7) Power play WSH 1, TBL 2
2nd 17:08 Washington Capitals John Carlson (4) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, TBL 2
3rd 08:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (7) Dominic James (3), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (4) Even strength WSH 2, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 30 20
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 23 11
Hits 19 20
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 12 11
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 29/52 (55.8%) 23/52 (44.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 17:49
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 13:11
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 61.5% 20:44
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 +1 2 5 2 1 0 19:18
22 B. Duhaime L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 11:06
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 17:21
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 0 66.7% 14:20
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:30
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 07:31
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 12 2 6 0 0 50% 18:11
53 E. Frank R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 12:19
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 16:08
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 23:08
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 24:58
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 18:56
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 17:27
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 15:22
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +2 2 3 0 0 0 18:59
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 20 17 3 .850 57:54 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 40% 12:51
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 44.4% 19:06
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 16:07
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 54.5% 14:15
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:16
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 28.6% 15:27
38 B. Hagel L 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 100% 20:18
59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 62.5% 22:31
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22.2% 09:44
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:34
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 50% 12:26
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:19
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:42
51 C. D'Astous D 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 19:37
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17:51
78 E. Lilleberg D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 20:24
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 18:58
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 20:00
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 30 29 2 .967 59:34 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Hooking 2
1st 13:59 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas High sticking 2
2nd 16:49 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Roughing 2
2nd 16:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Jack Finley Roughing 2
3rd 16:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Slashing 2
3rd 16:12 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Cross checking 2
3rd 18:22 Washington Capitals John Carlson Hooking 2
3rd 19:44 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Fighting (major) 5
3rd 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jean Hebert, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Jesse Marquis, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Anthony Cirelli, Curtis Douglas, Max Crozier

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

Other NHL games on Nov 8

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 9 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

Sources and further reading

More schedules