Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals — Match Details

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Match Summary

Washington Capitals defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5:3. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by N. Aube-Kubel 2′, C. McMichael 16′, B. Hagel 9′, A. Mantha 12′, N. Paul 2′, T. Motte 3′, R. Sandin 15′, C. McMichael 18′. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #7, Washington Capitals #7.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals — 8 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Washington Capitals

Period 1

2′

N. Aube-Kubel

M. Eyssimont

Holding

4′

12′

N. Jensen

Holding

16′

C. McMichael

T. Wilson

Period 2

Unknown

Too many men on the ice

5′

B. Hagel

N. Kucherov

9′

12′

A. Mantha

T. Oshie

M. Eyssimont

Slashing

14′

17′

D. Strome

Slashing

Period 3

N. Paul

C. de Haan

2′

T. Motte

3′

9′

D. Strome

Tripping

B. Hagel

High sticking

11′

15′

R. Sandin

D. Strome

18′

C. McMichael

Empty net

Rivalry since 2012

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Head to Head Results· 50

Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals have met 50 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 23, Washington Capitals won 27, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 303 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.06 per match (144 for the home side, 159 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 45 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 49 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2013.

Tampa Bay Lightning

wins

Drawn

Washington Capitals

wins

Total goals

303 · 6.1/match

Both scored

45/50 · 90%

Over 2.5

49/50 · 98%

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28/11/24Tampa Bay Lightning4–5Washington CapitalsNHLMatch Details

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28/11/24NHL

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27/10/24Tampa Bay Lightning3–0Washington CapitalsNHLMatch Details

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Highest-scoring game: 6–5 v 2013

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Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #7 and Washington Capitals are #7 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0

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2Boston Bruins0

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3Buffalo Sabres0

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4Florida Panthers0

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5Montreal Canadiens0

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6Ottawa Senators0

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7Tampa Bay Lightning0

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8Toronto Maple Leafs0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Detroit Red Wings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Boston Bruins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Buffalo Sabres	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Florida Panthers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Montreal Canadiens	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Ottawa Senators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Toronto Maple Leafs	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Central

1Winnipeg Jets0

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2Chicago Blackhawks0

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3Colorado Avalanche0

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4Dallas Stars0

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5Minnesota Wild0

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6Nashville Predators0

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7St. Louis Blues0

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8Utah0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Winnipeg Jets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Colorado Avalanche	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Dallas Stars	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Minnesota Wild	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Nashville Predators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	St. Louis Blues	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Utah	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0

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2Calgary Flames0

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3Edmonton Oilers0

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4Los Angeles Kings0

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5San Jose Sharks0

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6Vancouver Canucks0

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7Vegas Golden Knights0

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8Seattle Kraken0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Anaheim Ducks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Calgary Flames	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Edmonton Oilers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Los Angeles Kings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	San Jose Sharks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Vancouver Canucks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Vegas Golden Knights	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Seattle Kraken	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0

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2Carolina Hurricanes0

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3Columbus Blue Jackets0

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4New Jersey Devils0

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5New York Islanders0

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6Philadelphia Flyers0

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7Washington Capitals0

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8New York Rangers0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Pittsburgh Penguins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Carolina Hurricanes	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Columbus Blue Jackets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	New Jersey Devils	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	New York Islanders	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Philadelphia Flyers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Washington Capitals	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	New York Rangers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026