Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Match Details

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Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Washington Capitals 5:3. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Sourdif 1′, B. Hagel 2′, O. Bjorkstrand 5′, B. Hagel 11′, N. Kucherov 18′, J. Chychrun 5′, E. Frank 5′, A. Cirelli 15′. Score by period: P1: 1–4, P2: 1–0, P3: 1–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning — 8 goals and 11 cards recorded during the match.

Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

J. Sourdif

M. Fehervary

1′

2′

J. Moser

Slashing

2′

B. Hagel

E. Cernak

E. Frank

High sticking

3′

5′

O. Bjorkstrand

D. Raddysh

7′

N. Kucherov

Hooking

11′

B. Hagel

J. Moser

18′

N. Kucherov

C. D'Astous

Period 2

1′

B. Hagel

Roughing

J. Chychrun

5′

T. Wilson

Fighting

18′

C. Douglas

Instigator penalty

18′

C. Douglas

Fighting

Period 3

R. Sandin

Hooking

E. Frank

J. Chychrun

5′

6′

A. Cirelli

Tripping

7′

E. Lilleberg

Slashing

J. Chychrun

Interference

8′

15′

A. Cirelli

J. Guentzel

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 28, Tampa Bay Lightning won 22, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Washington Capitals leads the head-to-head with 28 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 303 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.06 per match (161 for the home side, 142 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.