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Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Washington Capitals 3: final score and stats

Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 to Washington Capitals 3, on Tuesday, October 14, 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.

NHLTuesday, October 14, 2025
DateOct 14, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN
Attendance16,948

Line score

Team123OTT
Tampa Bay Lightning10102
Washington Capitals01113

Top performers

Tampa Bay Lightning
GoalsJake Guentzel · 1
AssistsRyan McDonagh · 1
PointsJake Guentzel · 1
Washington Capitals
GoalsTom Wilson · 1
AssistsTom Wilson · 2
PointsTom Wilson · 3

Team comparison

Tampa Bay LightningWashington Capitals
Goals per game
3.9
3.4
Goals allowed per game
3.0
3.4
1-2-1Record3-1-0
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
5-6Road record / home record7-4
WWLWWLast 5LWWLL
W2StreakL1

Team stats

Tampa Bay LightningWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
17
8
Hits
8
23
Takeaways
2
4
Shots
19
28
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
3
Power Play Percentage
50.0
33.3
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0
Faceoffs Won
26
30
Faceoff Win Percent
46.4
53.6
Giveaways
19
14
Total Penalties
5
4
Penalty Minutes
10
8

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

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

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Oliver Bjorkstrand000016:493:070:0013:4223010100000.0200
Mitchell Chaffee01008:040:320:007:3214000100000.0100
Anthony Cirelli000-117:330:403:0913:4429021000131056.5200
Curtis Douglas12007:050:000:007:0512000110000.0012
Conor Geekie02007:520:080:007:44130000102250.0012
Gage Goncalves201012:510:310:0012:2022000000000.0300
Yanni Gourde000016:380:002:0614:32230200005838.5100
Jake Guentzel100019:453:251:5014:3028110210010.0200
Brandon Hagel010018:170:283:3514:1425000410010.0100
Pontus Holmberg100014:530:000:0014:5320010200020.0000
Nikita Kucherov000-121:053:260:0017:3926021220000.0212
Brayden Point100020:133:210:0016:52271202206650.0100

Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Erik Cernak320123:180:002:4520:3330000010000.0100
Max Crozier00004:270:000:054:224000000000.0000
Victor Hedman400-124:043:222:3618:0628001000000.0100
Emil Lilleberg100015:530:000:0415:4923000200000.0124
Ryan McDonagh200024:410:452:4121:1531011000000.0100
JJ Moser101-125:260:002:3322:5329000210000.0000

Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy3280025.893232061:0100

Washington Capitals Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Anthony Beauvillier021016:420:000:0016:4224010010000.0000
Nic Dowd021-116:390:012:3814:00240000007846.7000
Brandon Duhaime220-114:080:002:0512:0324000010000.0000
Hendrix Lapierre01008:160:000:008:16120000003350.0000
Ryan Leonard010010:350:010:0010:3414010130000.0012
Connor McMichael100113:331:030:0012:30210012003537.5100
Sonny Milano000010:514:170:006:3412000000000.0000
Alex Ovechkin030118:335:180:0013:1523000310000.0112
Aliaksei Protas110118:300:411:4616:0326130320000.0000
Justin Sourdif011-112:480:000:0012:4822000300000.0000
Dylan Strome010021:484:400:0017:082300221017965.4200
Tom Wilson030220:214:171:2514:3926122330010.0200

Washington Capitals Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
John Carlson011026:104:382:3918:5324001330000.0200
Jakob Chychrun030120:401:060:0019:3423110400000.0112
Martin Fehervary100018:190:002:2015:5920010210000.0100
Matt Roy000018:170:001:1816:5921000110000.0000
Rasmus Sandin120018:510:431:3716:3122000020000.0300
Trevor van Riemsdyk200014:590:000:0014:5920000100000.0112

Washington Capitals Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Logan Thompson2190017.895161061:1900

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

WSH leads series 1-0
Nov 22, 2025TB 5, WSH 3
Nov 8, 2025WSH 2, TB 3
Oct 14, 2025TB 2, WSH 3

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals?

Washington Capitals won, 3-2, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

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

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Washington Capitals 3.

Who were the top performers?

Tampa Bay Lightning: Jake Guentzel (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (1 goals).

Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals played?

Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.

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