Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning — Oct 3, 2026

NHL Amalie Arena, Tampa·October 3, 2026
Washington Capitals WSH 1-1-0, 1-1-0 Away
1
Final
3
Tampa Bay Lightning TB 1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home
1 2 3 T
WSH 0 1 0 1
TB 2 0 1 3
Top Performers
Points
J.
J. Sourdif C WSH
1 PTS
J.
J. Guentzel C TB
2 PTS
Shots
B.
B. Jenner C WSH
3 SOG
B.
B. Hagel L TB
6 SOG
Saves
C.
C. Lindgren G WSH
27 SV
A.
A. Vasilevskiy G TB
20 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star A. Vasilevskiy 20 SV
2nd Star B. Hagel 0 G, 2 A
3rd Star E. Lilleberg 0 G, 1 A
Forwards
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Sourdif 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1/1 12:24
B. Jenner 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3/8 14:57
P. Dubois 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 4/16 18:34
D. Strome 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 5/12 18:02
A. Tuch 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0/1 17:53
T. Wilson 0 0 0 -1 12 2 2 1 - 17:49
A. Protas 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 - 15:21
J. Kyrou 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 - 14:45
R. Leonard 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 - 14:10
A. Ovechkin 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 - 13:34
A. Beauvillier 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 - 11:37
I. Protas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/10 9:55
Lightning
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Guentzel 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 1 3/5 18:18
B. Hagel 0 2 2 +2 0 6 0 0 1/1 22:07
C. Geekie 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 4/6 9:10
N. Kucherov 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 1/1 22:46
B. Point 0 0 0 +2 2 3 0 1 3/8 20:32
A. Cirelli 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7/10 17:42
G. Goncalves 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0/1 15:47
P. Holmberg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1/1 15:25
Z. Girgensons 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 10/15 14:27
I. Mikheyev 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 - 13:57
J. Truchon-Viel 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 1 - 7:34
Defense
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Chychrun 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 1 - 27:11
C. Hutson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 21:03
M. Feherváry 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 - 18:11
T. Liljegren 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 - 17:11
V. Desharnais 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 - 15:25
M. Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 14:22
Lightning
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. D'Astous 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 - 13:47
J. Carlson 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 - 20:35
E. Lilleberg 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 0 - 10:30
E. Černák 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 3 - 20:34
J. Moser 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 - 19:23
R. McDonagh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 15:52
V. Hedman 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 - 13:34
Goalies
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
C. Lindgren 29 27 2 .931 57:36 L
Lightning
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Vasilevskiy 21 20 1 .952 60:00 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Capitals
Lightning
21 Shots on Goal 30
0/2 · 0% Power Play 0/3 · 0%
3/3 · 100% Penalty Kill 2/2 · 100%
37.5% Faceoffs Won 62.5%
24 Hits 30
14 Blocked Shots 19
25 Penalty Minutes 13
3 Takeaways 5
12 Giveaways 20
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 1 1 - 3
10 min T. Wilson Misconduct
1 - 3 2:05
J. Guentzel A: N. Kucherov, J. Carlson EN Goal
2 min M. Feherváry Roughing
B. Point Holding 2 min
2 min T. Wilson Roughing
Z. Girgensons Roughing 2 min
2nd Period 1 - 0 1 - 2
2 min J. Chychrun Unsportsmanlike Conduct
P. Holmberg Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2 min
5 min V. Desharnais Fighting
E. Lilleberg Fighting 5 min
Goal J. Sourdif A: J. Chychrun, B. Jenner
1 - 2 12:56
2 min A. Protas Tripping
1st Period 0 - 2 0 - 2
R. McDonagh Holding 2 min
0 - 2 3:30
C. Geekie A: J. Guentzel, B. Hagel Goal
2 min J. Sourdif Holding
0 - 1 17:34
C. D'Astous A: E. Lilleberg, B. Hagel Goal
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TB +2 Times Tied: 0
Head-to-Head
Lightning leads 1-0
Final
WSH Capitals
110
2
TB Lightning
201
3
Highlights
Capitals 1 - 3 Lightning
October 3, 2026
Amalie Arena
Tampa, US · 19,092 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m