Capitals vs Lightning Game (Oct 3, 2026)

Final · October 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Washington Capitals1

Tampa Bay Lightning3

Shots on goal : WSH 21 — TBL 30 · Benchmark International Arena

Three stars

1★A. VasilevskiyTBL · G · 95.2 %
2★B. HagelTBL · L · 0B 2A
3★E. LillebergTBL · D · 0B 0A

WSH

Game stats

TBL

21Shots on goal30
38 %Faceoff win %63 %
0/2Power play0/3
25Penalty minutes13
24Hits30
14Blocked shots19
12Giveaways20
3Takeaways5

Shots by period

	P1	P2	P3	Total
WSH	5	7	9	21
TBL	14	7	9	30

Season series WSH 0 – 1 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot

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WSH 1 / 21 / 413 / 30 / 49 TBL

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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

Penalties

1st period

08:35WSHJustin Sourdif — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Conor Geekie
18:02TBLRyan McDonagh — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Alex Ovechkin

2nd period

02:43WSHAliaksei Protas — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by J.J. Moser
13:54TBLEmil Lilleberg — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Vincent Desharnais
13:54WSHVincent Desharnais — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Emil Lilleberg
14:56TBLPontus Holmberg — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Jakob Chychrun
14:56WSHJakob Chychrun — Unsportsmanlike conduct (2 min) · drawn by Pontus Holmberg

3rd period

00:32TBLZemgus Girgensons — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Tom Wilson
00:32WSHTom Wilson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Zemgus Girgensons
08:57TBLBrayden Point — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Leonard
12:56WSHMartin Fehérváry — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ilya Mikheyev
17:55WSHTom Wilson — Misconduct (10 min)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
A. OvechkinL	0	0	-1	0	3	13:34
R. LeonardR	0	0	0	3	3	14:10
D. StromeC	0	0	-1	1	2	18:02
A. ProtasL	0	0	-1	0	0	15:21
B. JennerC	0	1	0	3	0	14:57
J. KyrouR	0	0	-2	1	0	14:45
J. SourdifC	1	0	0	1	0	12:24
T. WilsonR	0	0	-1	2	3	17:49
I. ProtasL	0	0	0	0	0	09:55
A. BeauvillierR	0	0	0	2	2	11:37
P. DuboisC	0	0	-2	1	2	18:34
A. TuchR	0	0	0	2	2	17:53
M. RoyD	0	0	0	0	2	14:22
J. ChychrunD	0	1	-1	2	0	27:11
T. LiljegrenD	0	0	-1	1	0	17:11
M. FehérváryD	0	0	-1	0	1	18:11
C. HutsonD	0	0	0	1	0	21:03
V. DesharnaisD	0	0	0	1	4	15:25

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	0/0	—	00:00
C. Lindgren(L)	27/29	93.1 %	57:36

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
B. PointC	0	0	2	3	0	20:32
J. VielL	0	0	-1	1	8	07:34
Z. GirgensonsC	0	0	0	1	4	14:27
P. HolmbergR	0	0	0	0	0	15:25
B. HagelL	0	2	2	6	0	22:07
J. GuentzelC	1	2	3	2	1	18:18
A. CirelliC	0	0	0	1	1	17:42
N. KucherovR	0	1	1	3	0	22:46
G. GoncalvesC	0	0	-1	0	1	15:47
C. GeekieC	1	0	0	2	3	09:10
I. MikheyevR	0	0	0	2	5	13:57
R. McDonaghD	0	0	0	0	0	15:52
C. D'AstousD	1	0	0	3	0	13:47
J. CarlsonD	0	1	1	0	0	20:35
V. HedmanD	0	0	1	1	0	13:34
E. LillebergD	0	0	0	1	3	10:30
E. CernakD	0	0	1	4	3	20:34
J. MoserD	0	0	1	0	1	19:23

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
D. Hildeby	0/0	—	00:00
A. Vasilevskiy(W)	20/21	95.2 %	60:00

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About this game

Who won Capitals vs Lightning?

Lightning won 3-1 over Capitals on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

When was Capitals vs Lightning played?

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, 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?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.

Total

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TBL