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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Saturday, November 22, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 50-26-6
at Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 0 1 5
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 4 6 16
Washington Capitals 9 11 12 32

Three stars

  1. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. J. Johansson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:06 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (3) Tom Wilson (10), Martin Fehérváry (6) Even strength TBL 0, WSH 1
1st 02:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (8) Anthony Cirelli (6), Erik Cernak (4) Shorthanded TBL 1, WSH 1
1st 05:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) Nikita Kucherov (11), Darren Raddysh (7) Power play TBL 2, WSH 1
1st 11:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (9) Nikita Kucherov (12), J.J. Moser (6) Even strength TBL 3, WSH 1
1st 18:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (10) Brandon Hagel (9), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (5) Even strength TBL 4, WSH 1
2nd 05:26 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (6) Unassisted Even strength TBL 4, WSH 2
3rd 05:24 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank (3) Sonny Milano (1), Jakob Chychrun (13) Even strength TBL 4, WSH 3
3rd 15:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (8) Brandon Hagel (10), Jake Guentzel (10) Even strength TBL 5, 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 16 32
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 6
Penalty minutes 27 11
Hits 15 22
Blocked shots 23 13
Giveaways 19 18
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 29/54 (53.7%) 25/54 (46.3%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 50% 15:08
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 18:36
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:29
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 1 1 12:10
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:23
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 77.8% 19:23
38 B. Hagel L 2 2 4 +3 2 5 1 1 0 40% 19:44
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 05:02
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 55.6% 20:28
71 A. Cirelli C 1 1 2 +2 2 2 0 1 0 50% 15:06
86 N. Kucherov R 1 2 3 +1 2 2 0 0 0 05:18
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 12:06
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:54
51 C. D'Astous D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 6 0 18:49
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 11:18
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 4 1 0 19:56
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 23:24
90 J. Moser D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 3 0 24:46
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 0 0 23:04
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 15:38
15 S. Milano L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 09:17
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 42.9% 23:25
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 100% 16:49
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 07:14
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 52.9% 16:17
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:45
34 J. Sourdif C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 50% 13:32
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 -1 5 2 7 0 0 17:50
53 E. Frank R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 13:06
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 13:32
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 17:21
6 J. Chychrun D 1 1 2 -2 2 2 1 1 0 25:29
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 18:03
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:04
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 15:09
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 4 0 25:20
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 6 2 4 .333 18:19 Loss
79 C. Lindgren 10 9 1 .900 38:50

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:39 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Slashing 2
1st 03:25 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank High sticking 2
1st 07:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Hooking 2
2nd 01:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Roughing 2
2nd 18:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Instigator 2
2nd 18:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:25 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 00:58 Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin Hooking 2
3rd 06:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Tripping 2
3rd 07:17 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Slashing 2
3rd 08:25 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Interference 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Brad Kovachik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Steven Santini, Jack Finley
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm

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 22

Matchup Status Details
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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
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New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Game page

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