NHL

Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.00 Goals Against Average 2.63
29.8 Shots Against per Game 23.0
82.1 Penalty Kill Percentage 75.0
5 Power Play Goals Against 5
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.50 Goals For per Game 3.13
26.0 Shots per Game 30.9
4 Power Play Goals 3
19.0 Power Play Percentage 10.7
1 Short Handed Goals 0
89 Penalty Minutes 68
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yanni Gourde, C Injured Reserve Sep 28
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Sourdif, RW Day-To-Day Oct 18
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Oct 17
Matt Roy, D Injured Reserve Oct 16
Rasmus Sandin, D Injured Reserve Oct 12
Patrick Thomas, C Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 1 2 15 7
NY Rangers 1 3 13 6
Washington 0 3 10 5
NY Islanders 1 3 9 4
New Jersey 0 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 1 5 7 3
Columbus 0 4 6 3
Philadelphia 3 6 5 1

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 0 2 14 7
Tampa Bay 0 2 12 6
Ottawa 0 3 12 6
Florida 2 2 12 5
Buffalo 2 3 10 4
Montreal 1 3 9 4
Detroit 2 3 8 3
Toronto 2 4 8 3
Full Standings
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NYR W 3-1
vs SEA L 5-3
@ CAR L 4-2
vs MTL W 5-4
vs NJ W 4-2
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs MIN W 3-2
@ NYI W 5-3
@ NYR L 4-1
vs SEA W 4-3 OT
vs VAN W 4-2