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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Washington Capitals 1 5-3-0
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 5-2-0

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 5 7 9 21
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 7 9 30

Three stars

  1. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
  3. E. Lilleberg, Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1) Brandon Hagel (1), Jake Guentzel (1) Even strength WSH 0, TBL 1
1st 16:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie (1) Brandon Hagel (2), Jake Guentzel (2) Even strength WSH 0, TBL 2
2nd 07:04 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (1) Jakob Chychrun (2), Boone Jenner (1) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 2
3rd 17:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (1) Nikita Kucherov (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength, Empty net WSH 1, 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 21 30
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 25 13
Hits 24 30
Blocked shots 14 19
Giveaways 12 20
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 18/48 (37.5%) 30/48 (62.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 13:34
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 14:10
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 41.7% 18:02
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 15:21
22 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 37.5% 14:57
25 J. Kyrou R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 14:45
34 J. Sourdif C 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 12:24
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 12 2 3 1 17:49
62 I. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 09:55
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:37
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 25% 18:34
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:53
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:22
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 1 27:11
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 17:11
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 18:11
44 C. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 21:03
73 V. Desharnais D 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 15:25
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 29 27 2 .931 57:36 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +2 2 3 0 1 37.5% 20:32
25 J. Viel L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 1 07:34
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 66.7% 14:27
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 15:25
38 B. Hagel L 0 2 2 +2 0 6 0 0 100% 22:07
59 J. Guentzel C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 1 1 60% 18:18
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 70% 17:42
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 100% 22:46
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 15:47
94 C. Geekie C 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 66.7% 09:10
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 13:57
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 15:52
51 C. D'Astous D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 13:47
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 20:35
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 13:34
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 10:30
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 3 20:34
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 19:23
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 21 20 1 .952 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:35 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif Holding 2
1st 18:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh Holding 2
2nd 02:43 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Tripping 2
2nd 13:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:54 Washington Capitals Vincent Desharnais Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:56 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 14:56 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 00:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Roughing 2
3rd 00:32 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 08:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Holding 2
3rd 12:56 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Roughing 2
3rd 17:55 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Dylan Blujus
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ethen Frank
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Jansen Harkins, Max Crozier

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30 PM ET Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals 3:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 3

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final/OT Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final/OT Game page

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