Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Washington Capitals
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3–1.
Game leaders
2Jake GuentzelPoints
1Justin Sourdif
6Brandon HagelShots on goal
3Ryan Leonard
20Andrei VasilevskiySaves
27Charlie Lindgren
Three stars
- ★ First starJake GuentzelTampa Bay Lightning · 1 G · 1 A · 2 SOG
- ★ Second starBrandon HagelTampa Bay Lightning · 2 A · 6 SOG
★ Third starConor GeekieTampa Bay Lightning · 1 G · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jake Guentzel●1 G · 1 A
- Conor Geekie●1 G
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous●1 G
Assists: Brandon Hagel 2, John Carlson 1, Nikita Kucherov 1, Emil Lilleberg 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength17/18
- Against the power play2/2
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength24/26
- Against the power play3/3
Key stats
- 30Shots on goal21
- 10Shooting %4.8
- 0Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
Washington Capitals: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: Tampa Bay Lightning won 2, Washington Capitals won 0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
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- Washington Capitals
Shooting
- 30Shots on goal21
- 10Shooting %4.8
- 0Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 30Hits24
- 19Blocked shots14
Puck control
- 75.9Faceoffs won %49.2
- 5Takeaways3
- 19Giveaways11
Goaltending
- 20Saves27
- 95.2Save %93.1
Discipline
- 13Penalty minutes25
Shots and finishing
Tampa Bay Lightning took 59% of the shots on goal.
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- Washington Capitals
3021
- Shooting %
- 10.0%4.8%
- Save %
- 95.2%93.1%
- Shooting + save %
- 105.297.9
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nikita Kucherov22:46
- Brandon Hagel22:07
- John Carlson20:35
- Erik Cernak20:34
- Brayden Point20:32
- J.J. Moser19:23
- Jake Guentzel18:18
- Anthony Cirelli17:42
- Ryan McDonagh15:52
- Gage Goncalves15:47
Washington Capitals
- Jakob Chychrun27:11
- Cole Hutson21:03
- Pierre-Luc Dubois18:34
- Martin Fehérváry18:11
- Dylan Strome18:02
- Alex Tuch17:53
- Tom Wilson17:49
- Timothy Liljegren17:11
- Vincent Desharnais15:25
- Aliaksei Protas15:21
Skaters
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18:18 |
| 21Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20:32 |
| 29Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15:25 |
| 81Erik CernakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20:34 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20:35 |
| 77Victor HedmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13:34 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15:52 |
| 38Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22:07 |
| 25Jeffrey VielLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 07:34 |
| 86Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22:46 |
| 90J.J. MoserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19:23 |
| 95Ilya MikheyevRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13:57 |
| 78Emil LillebergD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10:30 |
| 71Anthony CirelliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17:42 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 67% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14:27 |
| 93Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15:47 |
| 94Conor GeekieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 09:10 |
| 51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13:47 |
Goaltenders
| 88Andrei VasilevskiyG | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95.2% | 17/18 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| 35Dennis HildebyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |