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Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary

Final · November 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Washington Capitals logoWashington Capitals2
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning3

Shots on goal : WSH 30 — TBL 20 · Benchmark International Arena

Three stars

Washington Capitals logo WSH

Game stats

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning logo
30Shots on goal20
56 %Faceoff win %44 %
0/1Power play1/2
23Penalty minutes11
19Hits20
12Blocked shots10
12Giveaways11
5Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
WSH139830
TBL88420

Season series WSH 1 – 2 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Washington Capitals logoWSH 2 / 31 / 503 / 20 / 29 TBLTampa Bay Lightning logo →
Missed shot — Nic Dowd (WSH), P1 00:24 · wristMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P1 04:24 · backhandMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P1 05:07 · slapMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P1 06:50 · wristMissed shot — Ethen Frank (WSH), P1 18:23 · snapMissed shot — Nic Dowd (WSH), P1 18:39 · wristMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P1 19:17 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 19:58 · slapMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P2 00:10 · wristMissed shot — John Carlson (WSH), P2 01:44 · slapMissed shot — Nic Dowd (WSH), P2 05:40 · wristMissed shot — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P2 08:44 · tip-inMissed shot — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P2 09:48 · slapMissed shot — Gage Goncalves (TBL), P2 10:48 · wristMissed shot — Connor McMichael (WSH), P2 11:17 · batMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P2 12:18 · wristMissed shot — Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL), P2 13:22 · wristMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P3 02:19 · wristMissed shot — Tom Wilson (WSH), P3 03:55 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P3 05:12 · backhandMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 07:10 · wristMissed shot — Erik Cernak (TBL), P3 10:51 · tip-inMissed shot — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 11:33 · slapMissed shot — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 12:07 · slapMissed shot — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 14:24 · slapMissed shot — Matt Roy (WSH), P3 18:37 · wristMissed shot — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 18:49 · wristMissed shot — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 19:37 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 01:53 · snapShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P1 01:57 · wristShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 02:20 · wristShot on goal — Gage Goncalves (TBL), P1 03:02 · tip-inShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 07:13 · wristShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 07:49 · tip-inShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P1 07:55 · slapShot on goal — Connor McMichael (WSH), P1 07:56 · between-legsShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P1 08:14 · wristShot on goal — Justin Sourdif (WSH), P1 10:11 · backhandShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P1 10:18 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P1 11:38 · wristShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P1 12:00 · tip-inShot on goal — Matt Roy (WSH), P1 13:15 · wristShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P1 13:57 · slapShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P1 15:48 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P1 16:43 · slapShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P1 18:00 · wristShot on goal — Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL), P2 00:31 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P2 01:09 · slapShot on goal — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P2 01:14 · deflectedShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P2 02:36 · wristShot on goal — Pontus Holmberg (TBL), P2 05:20 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P2 05:57 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P2 06:21 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 06:25 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Sandin (WSH), P2 07:40 · wristShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 11:00 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 11:15 · wristShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P2 14:12 · wristShot on goal — Tom Wilson (WSH), P2 14:51 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P2 16:22 · snapShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P2 16:47 · wristShot on goal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 17:27 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Beauvillier (WSH), P2 19:56 · slapShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 01:37 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 02:06 · backhandShot on goal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P3 02:48 · wristShot on goal — Martin Fehérváry (WSH), P3 09:10 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 09:48 · wristShot on goal — Erik Cernak (TBL), P3 10:41 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Strome (WSH), P3 12:39 · backhandShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 13:52 · wristShot on goal — Aliaksei Protas (WSH), P3 18:29 · wristShot on goal — Alex Ovechkin (WSH), P3 18:34 · slapShot on goal — Jakob Chychrun (WSH), P3 18:47 · wristGoal — Brandon Duhaime (WSH), P1 04:06 · snapGoal — Emil Lilleberg (TBL), P1 06:07 · snapGoal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P1 15:09 · tip-inGoal — John Carlson (WSH), P2 17:08Goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 08:42 · snap

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 11:07TBLEmil Lilleberg — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Justin Sourdif
  • 13:59WSHAliaksei Protas — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Kucherov

2nd period

  • 16:49WSHRyan Leonard — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jack Finley
  • 16:49TBLJack Finley — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Leonard

3rd period

  • 16:12TBLVictor Hedman — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Tom Wilson
  • 16:12WSHTom Wilson — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Victor Hedman
  • 18:22WSHJohn Carlson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Victor Hedman
  • 19:44WSHTom Wilson — Misconduct (10 min)
  • 20:00WSHJakob Chychrun — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Erik Cernak
  • 20:00TBLErik Cernak — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Jakob Chychrun

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
A. OvechkinL00-13117:49
R. LeonardR00-10213:11
D. StromeC0002020:44
A. ProtasL0015219:18
B. DuhaimeL1011011:06
C. McMichaelL0002017:21
N. DowdC0110414:20
H. LapierreC00-10008:30
J. SourdifC00-11007:31
T. WilsonR0002618:11
E. FrankR0110012:19
A. BeauvillierR00-11016:08
M. RoyD0003123:08
J. ChychrunD0005124:58
R. SandinD00-11118:56
M. FehérváryD0011017:27
T. van RiemsdykD00-20115:22
J. CarlsonD1023018:59
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
L. Thompson(L)17/2085.0 %57:54
C. Lindgren0/0—00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. JamesC0100212:51
B. PointC0012019:06
O. BjorkstrandR00-11116:07
Z. GirgensonsC00-10314:15
P. HolmbergR0001010:16
Y. GourdeC0001215:27
B. HagelL1104120:18
J. GuentzelC1101022:31
J. FinleyC0000009:44
N. KucherovR0012022:34
G. GoncalvesC0011412:26
R. McDonaghD0000006:19
D. RaddyshD0001015:42
C. D'AstousD0201319:37
V. HedmanD0100017:51
E. LillebergD1011120:24
E. CernakD0001318:58
J. MoserD00-13020:00
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Johansson0/0—00:00
A. Vasilevskiy(W)29/3096.7 %59:34

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About this game

Who won Capitals vs Lightning?

Lightning won 3-2 over Capitals on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

When was Capitals vs Lightning played?

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at Benchmark International Arena.

Where was Capitals vs Lightning played?

At Benchmark International Arena, in Tampa.

Have the Capitals and Lightning played this season?

Yes: October 14 (Lightning 2, Capitals 3).