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Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Oct 3, 2026

Washington Capitals 7-4-0 1
Final Sat, Oct 3
123 SOG T WSH 010 21 1 TBL 201 30 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3-1 3

Key insights

Capitals
  • Cole Hutson logged 21 minutes but finished without a point and managed only 1 shot on goal
Lightning
  • Jake Guentzel breaks into the top 25 for points in Tampa Bay Lightning history (#25)
  • Tampa Bay Lightning allowed only 20 shots in a dominant defensive showing
  • Brandon Hagel: 8 straight games 3+ shots on goal
  • Conor Geekie with 03:30 left wins it

Key matchup

Justin Sourdif Capitals Justin Sourdif 1PTS 1 G, 0 A, 1 SOG, 12:24 TOI Jake Guentzel Player of the game Lightning Jake Guentzel 2PTSGame high, points 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG, 18:18 TOI
WSH Points Justin Sourdif 1 G, 0 A, 1 SOG, 12:24 TOI
1
WSH Points Boone Jenner 0 G, 1 A, 3 SOG, 14:57 TOI
1
WSH Goalie Charlie Lindgren 27 saves on 29 shots
27
TBL Points Jake Guentzel 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG, 18:18 TOI
2
TBL Points Brandon Hagel 0 G, 2 A, 6 SOG, 22:07 TOI
2
TBL Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy 20 saves on 21 shots
20
WSH TBL
  1. 1st02:26 TBL Goal Charle-Edouard D'Astous 0-1
  2. 1st16:30 TBL Goal Conor Geekie 0-2
  3. 2nd07:04 WSH Goal Justin Sourdif 1-2
  4. 3rd17:55 TBL Goal Jake Guentzel 1-3
Charlie Lindgren vs Andrei Vasilevskiy
27 Saves 20
29 Shots against 21
.931 Save % .952
2 Goals against 1
All 5 stats
3 of 3 Power-play saves 2 of 2
0 Power-play goals 0
7 Penalties taken 5
25 Penalty minutes 13
0 Largest lead 2
0Lead changes
0Times tied
4Goals