Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning on October 3, 2026

ESPN+

Capitals

1-0-0

Lightning

0-1-0

Offensive Stats

Capitals

Lightning

5(8th)

Goals

(T23rd)1

27(T12th)

Shots On Goal

(T19th)24

50(T4th)

Power Play (%)

(T17th)0

53.2(9th)

Faceoffs (%)

(27th)38.6

18.5(8th)

Shooting (%)

(T26th)4.2

Defensive Stats

Capitals

Lightning

2(T8th)

Goals Allowed

(T24th)5

33(28th)

SOG Allowed

(T12th)25

16(27th)

Penalty Minutes

(T5th)6

83.3(T17th)

Penalty Kill (%)

(T28th)50

Game Details

Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, FL, USA

Watch on (CA)

SN+

Watch on (US)

ESPN+, MNMT, The Spot

Previous Matchup

TBL 5-3, November 22nd, 2025

Team Comparison

WSH

TBL

1-0-0

Record

0-1-0

1-0-0

Away/Home

-

1-0-0

Last 10

0-1-0

W1

Streak

L1

Goaltending

79

C L

Charlie Lindgren

0-0-0

Record

0.00

GAA

.000

SV%

0

SO

88

A V

Andrei Vasilevskiy

0-1-0

Record

4.36

GAA

.833

SV%

0

SO

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Capitals

1-0-0

Lightning

0-1-0

Goaltending

79

C L

Charlie Lindgren

0-0-0

Record

0.00

GAA

.000

SV%

0

SO

88

A V

Andrei Vasilevskiy

0-1-0

Record

4.36

GAA

.833

SV%

0

SO

Offensive Stats

Capitals

Lightning

5(8th)

Goals

(T23rd)1

27(T12th)

Shots On Goal

(T19th)24

50(T4th)

Power Play (%)

(T17th)0

53.2(9th)

Faceoffs (%)

(27th)38.6

18.5(8th)

Shooting (%)

(T26th)4.2

Team Comparison

WSH

TBL

1-0-0

Record

0-1-0

1-0-0

Away/Home

-

1-0-0

Last 10

0-1-0

W1

Streak

L1

Game Details

Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, FL, USA

Watch on (CA)

SN+

Watch on (US)

ESPN+, MNMT, The Spot

Previous Matchup

TBL 5-3, November 22nd, 2025

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