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Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Washington Capitals 1: final score and stats

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 to Washington Capitals 1, on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning.

NHLSaturday, March 1, 2025
DateMar 1, 2025
Start time12:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,573

Line score

Team123T
Tampa Bay Lightning1023
Washington Capitals0011

Top performers

Tampa Bay Lightning
AssistsNick Paul · 1
PointsBrandon Hagel · 1
Washington Capitals
GoalsAlex Ovechkin · 1
AssistsMatt Roy · 1
PointsAlex Ovechkin · 1

Team comparison

Tampa Bay LightningWashington Capitals
Goals per game
3.9
3.4
Goals allowed per game
3.0
3.4
35-20-4Record38-14-8
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
5-6Road record / home record7-4
WWLWWLast 5LWWLL
W2StreakL1

Team stats

Tampa Bay LightningWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
19
7
Hits
11
14
Takeaways
4
5
Shots
19
21
Power Play Goals
1
0
Power Play Opportunities
3
3
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0.0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0
Faceoffs Won
17
28
Faceoff Win Percent
37.8
62.2
Giveaways
11
16
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8
8

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured Reserve
Erik Cernak D · Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Anthony Cirelli C · Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured Reserve
Vincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured Reserve

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Mitchell Chaffee110114:021:220:0012:40171110300000.0000
Anthony Cirelli100-119:591:283:0715:2427020010081044.4100
Michael Eyssimont01008:330:000:008:3313050000000.0000
Zemgus Girgensons121-111:540:001:0210:5217010000000.0200
Luke Glendening12109:400:001:138:27160400003175.0012
Gage Goncalves020115:161:180:0013:5818120120000.0000
Jake Guentzel100120:052:570:0017:08230270200040.0012
Brandon Hagel100022:252:303:1716:38281300400000.0000
Nikita Kucherov010020:553:260:0017:29220271020000.0100
Nick Paul000116:441:290:0015:152001810004544.4000
Brayden Point000118:033:000:0015:032103113002820.0100

Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Erik Cernak411020:520:103:3517:0729030000000.0100
Victor Hedman100121:352:420:5917:5427090200000.0000
Emil Lilleberg000111:430:000:0011:4317000000000.0012
Ryan McDonagh510-121:440:103:2218:1230020000000.0300
JJ Moser100019:500:000:4519:0528020100000.0100
Nick Perbix00007:490:000:007:4913040200000.0012
Darren Raddysh201112:561:480:0011:0816030000000.0000

Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy1210020.952172159:3500

Washington Capitals Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Nic Dowd100-111:540:002:349:2017011000010283.3000
Pierre-Luc Dubois110-120:243:190:0317:022601403105362.5012
Brandon Duhaime130-110:380:002:228:1617070010000.0000
Lars Eller000012:090:010:5011:181601001005455.6000
Ethen Frank00009:571:010:008:5612040110000.0100
Andrew Mangiapane010010:251:020:009:23120110000000.0000
Connor McMichael010016:450:450:0016:0022021031020100.0112
Alex Ovechkin020018:384:180:0014:20241310350000.0112
Aliaksei Protas000117:410:001:4215:59230230300000.0000
Taylor Raddysh020-19:580:000:009:5814050100000.0000
Dylan Strome101018:443:350:0015:092401801106842.9200
Tom Wilson021-120:593:041:2516:30270260200000.0212

Washington Capitals Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
John Carlson000-122:133:232:5115:5925040120000.0100
Jakob Chychrun123-221:151:170:1119:47210170120000.0200
Martin Fehervary100120:270:152:5617:1621020000000.0100
Matt Roy000120:320:001:2119:1121021120000.0300
Rasmus Sandin100015:410:000:1015:3120040010000.0200
Trevor van Riemsdyk000-116:150:001:2714:4819000010000.0000

Washington Capitals Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Logan Thompson2180016.889124058:5700

Recent form

Nov 12, 2026 · at Columbus Blue JacketsW 3-1
Nov 11, 2026 · at Buffalo SabresW 8-3
Nov 8, 2026 · at Winnipeg JetsL 3-4
Nov 7, 2026 · at Minnesota WildW 4-3
Nov 5, 2026 · vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4-1
Nov 12, 2026 · at New Jersey DevilsL 2-5
Nov 10, 2026 · at Ottawa SenatorsW 3-2
Nov 7, 2026 · vs Florida PanthersW 4-3
Nov 3, 2026 · vs Dallas StarsL 5-6
Nov 1, 2026 · vs Minnesota WildL 1-5

Season series

TB wins series 2-1
Mar 1, 2025TB 3, WSH 1
Nov 27, 2024WSH 5, TB 4
Oct 26, 2024WSH 0, TB 3

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals?

Tampa Bay Lightning won, 3-1, on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals?

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Washington Capitals 1.

Who were the top performers?

Tampa Bay Lightning: Mitchell Chaffee (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (1 goals).

Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals played?

Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.

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