Capitals vs Lightning Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (3 Oct, 2026)

Capitals vs Lightning Live Score (3 Oct, 2026)

Final

1 : 3

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
WSH	0	1	0	1
TB	2	0	1	3

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

1–3

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

1–3

3rd Period 19:59

Dylan Strome shot blocked by Victor Hedman

1–3

3rd Period 19:53

Ryan Leonard Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–3

3rd Period 19:46

Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Victor Hedman

1–3

3rd Period 19:44

Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Victor Hedman

1–3

3rd Period 19:23

Brandon Hagel Backhand Wide Right

1–3

3rd Period 19:16

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli

1–3

3rd Period 19:14

Dylan Strome Snap Shot Hit Right Post

1–3

3rd Period 19:12

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Cernak

1–3

3rd Period 19:01

Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–3

3rd Period 18:56

Alex Tuch Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–3

3rd Period 18:41

Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Dylan Strome

1–3

3rd Period 18:41

Icing

1–3

3rd Period 18:33

Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–3

3rd Period 17:55

Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Ilya Protas

1–3

3rd Period 17:55

Tom Wilson Misconduct

1–3

3rd Period 17:55

Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (1), John Carlson (1)

1–3

3rd Period 17:47

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by John Carlson

1–2

3rd Period 17:42

Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou

1–2

3rd Period 17:32

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jake Guentzel

1–2

3rd Period 17:32

Icing

1–2

3rd Period 17:07

Alex Tuch hit J.J. Moser

1–2

3rd Period 16:30

Jeff Viel hit Jakob Chychrun

1–2

Scoring Summary

1st Period

2:26

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel

Charle-Edouard D'Astous Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (1), Jake Guentzel (1)

0 - 1

16:30

Conor Geekie

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel

Conor Geekie Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (2), Jake Guentzel (2)

0 - 2

2nd Period

7:04

Justin Sourdif

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Boone Jenner

Justin Sourdif Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (2), Boone Jenner (1)

1 - 2

3rd Period

17:55

Jake Guentzel

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, John Carlson

Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (1), John Carlson (1)

1 - 3

Team Stats

WSH

14 Blocked Shots 19

24 Hits 30

3 Takeaways 5

12 Giveaways 20

0 Power Play Goals 0

2 Power Play Opportunities 3

21 Total Shots 30

25 Penalty Minutes 13

0.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

18 Faceoffs Won 30

37.5 Faceoff Percent 62.5

7 Penalties 5

Game Leaders

WSH

Justin Sourdif#34 · RW

Goals

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Boone Jenner#22 · C

Assists

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Justin Sourdif#34 · RW

Points

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Player Box Score

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW	1	2	0	0	11:37	0:00	1:16	10:21	17	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Pierre-Luc Dubois#80 · LW	0	2	0	-2	18:34	2:21	0:03	16:10	22	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	25.0	0	0	0
Boone Jenner#22 · C	2	0	0	0	14:57	0:00	2:57	12:00	18	0	0	1	3	1	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW	1	0	1	-2	14:45	1:45	0:00	13:00	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Ryan Leonard#9 · RW	0	3	1	0	14:10	1:17	0:00	12:53	17	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW	0	3	0	-1	13:34	2:41	0:00	10:53	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C	0	0	0	-1	15:21	0:00	1:48	13:33	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Ilya Protas#62 · LW	1	0	0	0	9:55	1:39	0:00	8:16	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	50.0	0	0	0
Justin Sourdif#34 · RW	0	0	0	0	12:24	0:00	0:45	11:39	17	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	100.0	0	1	2
Dylan Strome#17 · C	1	2	0	-1	18:02	2:14	0:00	15:48	17	0	0	0	1	1	5	7	41.7	0	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	0	2	0	0	17:53	1:46	1:37	14:30	22	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Tom Wilson#43 · RW	1	2	0	-1	17:49	2:13	3:28	12:08	22	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	12

Lightning

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Cirelli#71 · C	1	1	0	0	17:42	1:25	1:59	14:18	24	0	0	0	1	0	7	3	70.0	0	0	0
Conor Geekie#94 · C	0	3	0	0	9:10	1:04	0:00	8:06	13	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	66.7	0	0	0
Zemgus Girgensons#28 · C	3	4	1	0	14:27	0:06	1:06	13:15	21	0	0	0	1	1	10	5	66.7	0	1	2
Gage Goncalves#93 · C	0	1	0	-1	15:47	0:33	0:00	15:14	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Jake Guentzel#59 · C	1	1	0	3	18:18	4:56	0:30	12:52	21	1	1	2	2	0	3	2	60.0	0	0	0
Brandon Hagel#38 · LW	0	0	1	2	22:07	4:57	2:52	14:18	22	0	0	2	6	2	1	0	100.0	2	0	0
Pontus Holmberg#29 · RW	0	0	0	0	15:25	1:03	0:02	14:20	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100.0	1	1	2
Nikita Kucherov#86 · RW	0	0	0	1	22:46	5:14	0:01	17:31	20	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	100.0	2	0	0
Ilya Mikheyev#95 · RW	1	5	0	0	13:57	0:00	1:32	12:25	18	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Brayden Point#21 · C	1	0	0	2	20:32	4:30	0:00	16:02	19	0	0	0	3	3	3	5	37.5	1	1	2
Jeffrey Viel#25 · LW	1	8	0	-1	7:34	0:00	0:00	7:34	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Capitals

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D	1	0	0	-1	27:11	2:10	1:29	23:32	27	1	1	2	4	0	1	2
Vincent Desharnais#73 · D	0	4	0	0	15:25	0:00	3:20	12:05	21	0	0	1	0	2	1	5
Martin Fehervary#42 · D	2	2	0	-1	18:11	0:02	2:04	16:05	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Cole Hutson#44 · D	1	0	0	0	21:03	1:50	0:34	18:39	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Timothy Liljegren#27 · D	3	0	0	-1	17:11	0:02	2:25	14:44	22	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Matt Roy#3 · D	0	2	1	0	14:22	0:00	2:14	12:08	16	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

Lightning

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
John Carlson#74 · D	1	0	0	1	20:35	4:30	0:02	16:03	19	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0
Erik Cernak#81 · D	3	3	0	1	20:34	0:03	2:48	17:43	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Charle-Edouard D'Astous#51 · D	1	0	0	0	13:47	1:30	0:00	12:17	16	1	1	0	3	0	5	0	0
Victor Hedman#77 · D	4	0	1	1	13:34	0:09	1:30	11:55	19	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Emil Lilleberg#78 · D	0	3	1	0	10:30	0:00	0:39	9:51	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5
Ryan McDonagh#27 · D	2	0	1	0	15:52	0:00	1:24	14:28	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
J.J. Moser#90 · D	0	1	0	1	19:23	0:00	1:35	17:48	22	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Capitals

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Charlie Lindgren#79 · G	2	29	0	0	27	.931	24	3	0	57:36	0	0

Lightning

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy#88 · G	1	21	0	0	20	.952	17	2	1	60:00	0	0

Injury Report

Capitals

Matt Roy

#3 · D · Array

DTD

Patrick Thomas

#49 · C · Array

Rasmus Sandin

#38 · D · Array

Lightning

Emil Lilleberg

#78 · D · Array

DTD

Yanni Gourde

#37 · C · Array

Dominic James

#17 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

WSH

Last 3 Games

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 22, 2025

▸5

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 8, 2025

▸3

3◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 14, 2025

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/1/26	vs MIN	L1-5	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ NSH	W4-3	NHL Regular Season
10/28/26	vs PHI	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	vs BUF	W4-3	NHL Regular Season
10/20/26	vs LA	L2-5	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/31/26	@ NSH	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	vs WPG	W6-4	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	@ UTA	L4-5	NHL Regular Season
10/23/26	@ COL	L3-6	NHL Regular Season
10/20/26	@ VGK	W6-2	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM

Venue Benchmark International Arena

Location Tampa, FL

Broadcast ESPN+

Attendance 19,092

Officials Dylan Blujus · Linesman, Kendrick Nicholson · Referee, Jake Brenk · Referee, Kyle Flemington · Linesman

Game Recap

— Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves, Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their home opener with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Bruins	3	2	1	0	—	4	+1	L1
Canadiens	2	1	0	1	—	3	0	L1
Panthers	2	1	0	1	—	3	0	L1
Senators	1	1	0	0	—	2	+1	W1
Sabres	2	1	1	0	—	2	-2	W1
Lightning	2	1	1	0	—	2	-2	W1
Maple Leafs	3	1	2	0	—	2	-1	L1
Red Wings	1	0	1	0	—	0	-2	L1

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Penguins	2	2	0	0	—	4	+8	W2
Rangers	3	2	1	0	—	4	+3	W2
Hurricanes	3	1	1	1	—	3	-3	W1
Islanders	2	1	1	0	—	2	+5	W1
Capitals	2	1	1	0	—	2	+1	L1
Blue Jackets	2	1	1	0	—	2	0	L1
Devils	2	1	1	0	—	2	-5	L1
Flyers	3	0	1	2	—	2	-9	L3

Capitals

10th in Eastern Conference

Lightning

5th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#79

Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs

Remi Poirier G 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

#48

Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 215 lbs

#73

Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 225 lbs

#42

Martin Fehervary D 27 6' 2" 215 lbs

#44

Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 175 lbs

#27

Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 200 lbs

Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 220 lbs

#38

Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs

Jack St. Ivany D 27 6' 4" 197 lbs

Left Wings

#72

Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 181 lbs

#80

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs

#63

Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs

Alex Ovechkin LW 41 6' 3" 238 lbs

#62

Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

#53

Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs

#22

Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 204 lbs

#21

Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 250 lbs

#17

Dylan Strome C 29 6' 4" 200 lbs

#49

Patrick Thomas C 22 6' 0" 172 lbs

Right Wings

#25

Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 189 lbs

Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 1" 205 lbs

#34

Justin Sourdif RW 24 6' 0" 195 lbs

#89

Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs

#43

Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs

Goaltenders

#35

Dennis Hildeby G 25 6' 6" 227 lbs

#88

Andrei Vasilevskiy G 32 6' 4" 220 lbs

Defensemen

#74

John Carlson D 36 6' 3" 225 lbs

#81

Erik Cernak D 29 6' 4" 232 lbs

#24

Max Crozier D 26 6' 3" 207 lbs

#51

Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 28 6' 2" 213 lbs

#77

Victor Hedman D 35 6' 7" 229 lbs

#78

Emil Lilleberg D 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

#27

Ryan McDonagh D 37 6' 1" 218 lbs

#90

JJ Moser D 26 6' 2" 182 lbs

Left Wings

#38

Brandon Hagel LW 28 6' 2" 185 lbs

#25

Jeffrey Viel LW 29 6' 0" 218 lbs

Centers

#71

Anthony Cirelli C 29 6' 1" 190 lbs

#94

Conor Geekie C 22 6' 5" 220 lbs

#28

Zemgus Girgensons C 32 6' 3" 200 lbs

#93

Gage Goncalves C 25 6' 2" 193 lbs

#37

Yanni Gourde C 34 5' 10" 175 lbs

#59

Jake Guentzel C 32 5' 11" 176 lbs

#17

Dominic James C 24 6' 0" 190 lbs

#21

Brayden Point C 30 5' 11" 174 lbs

Right Wings

#29

Pontus Holmberg RW 27 6' 0" 198 lbs

#86

Nikita Kucherov RW 33 5' 11" 172 lbs

#95

Ilya Mikheyev RW 32 6' 2" 200 lbs

#49

Scott Sabourin RW 34 6' 3" 210 lbs

Capitals

3rd in Metropolitan Division

Lightning

4th in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

4603:50

Time On Ice

4644:48

354:08

Time On Ice Per Game

357:17

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

4581

Shifts

4820

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

356

Faceoffs Won

358

367

Faceoffs Lost

394

Game-Winning Goals

115

Points

121

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

361

Shots

391

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

12.2

Shooting Percentage

12.3

49.2

Faceoff Win Percent

47.6

Defensive

3.23

Goals Against Average

3.23

323

Saves

282

.895

Save Percentage

.879

Goals Against

365

Shots Against

324

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.750

Penalties

135

Penalty Minutes

102