Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Match Details

After OT

Match Summary

Washington Capitals defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Guentzel 7′, A. Protas 17′, B. Point 1′, T. Wilson 4′, J. Chychrun 1′. Score by period: P1: 0–1, P2: 1–0, P3: 1–1, OT: 1–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning — 5 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

7′

J. Guentzel

A. Cirelli

13′

N. Kucherov

Hooking

Period 2

6′

E. Lilleberg

Tripping

R. Leonard

Slashing

13′

A. Protas

T. Wilson

17′

A. Ovechkin

Slashing

19′

Period 3

1′

B. Point

N. Kucherov

3′

E. Lilleberg

Cross-checking

T. Wilson

J. Carlson

4′

T. Van Riemsdyk

Roughing

5′

C. Douglas

Roughing

J. Chychrun

Roughing

5′

C. Geekie

Roughing

Overtime

J. Chychrun

D. Strome

1′

Rivalry since 2012

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

Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 50 times — Washington Capitals won 27, Tampa Bay Lightning won 23, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 306 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.12 per match (161 for the home side, 145 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. Tampa Bay Lightning are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2013.