Match Summary

Washington Capitals defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5:2. The match was played in NHL 2019. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #2, Washington Capitals #3.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Head to Head Results

Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals have met 75 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 32, Washington Capitals won 43, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 43 victories from 75 meetings. A combined 465 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.20 per match (214 for the home side, 251 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 66 matches (88%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 73 games (97%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2013.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Drawn

Washington Capitals

Goals: 214Goals: 251

Recent Meetings (75)

23 Nov 2025Washington Capitals3 – 5Tampa Bay LightningNHL

9 Nov 2025Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 2Washington CapitalsNHL

14 Oct 2025Washington Capitals3 – 2Tampa Bay LightningNHL

1 Mar 2025Washington Capitals1 – 3Tampa Bay LightningNHL

28 Nov 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 5Washington CapitalsNHL

26 Oct 2024Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 0Washington CapitalsNHL

13 Apr 2024Washington Capitals4 – 2Tampa Bay LightningNHL

23 Feb 2024Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 5Washington CapitalsNHL

24 Dec 2023Washington Capitals1 – 2Tampa Bay LightningNHL

30 Mar 2023Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 1Washington CapitalsNHL

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Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #2 and Washington Capitals are #3 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
4Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
5Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
6Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
7Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
8Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
9Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
10Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
11Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
12Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72
13Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
14Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
15San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
4Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
5Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
6Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
7Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
8Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
9New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
10New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
11Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
12Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
13Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
14New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68
15Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
16Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
4Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
5Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
6Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
7Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
8Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
4Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
5Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
6Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
7Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
2Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
3Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
4Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
5Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
6Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
7Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
8San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
2Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
3Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
4Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
5Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
6New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
7New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
8New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68

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

API data: 17 Apr 2026