Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueCapitals visit the Lightning after McMichael's 2-goal game
Washington Capitals (5-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (4-3, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Connor McMichael's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Capitals' 6-3 win.
Tampa Bay has a 2-1-0 record at home and a 4-3 record overall. The Lightning have a 4-1-0 record when scoring at least three goals.
Washington is 5-1 overall and 2-0-0 on the road. The Capitals have given up 18 goals while scoring 26 for a +8 scoring differential.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has eight goals and four assists for the Lightning. Emil Martinsen Lilleberg has scored goals over the past 10 games.
Tom Wilson has five goals and one assist for the Capitals. Hendrix Lapierre has over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-3-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Capitals: 5-1-0, averaging 2.6 goals, four assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
Regular Season Series
Statistics
WSH | TB | |
---|---|---|
3.00 | Goals Against per Game | 3.43 |
26.8 | Shots Against per Game | 26.1 |
81.0 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 69.2 |
4 | Power Play Goals Against | 8 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
4.33 | Goals For per Game | 4.00 |
28.7 | Shots per Game | 28.6 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 5 |
9.5 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
2 | Short Handed Goals | 2 |
58 | Penalty Minutes | 65 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Michael Eyssimont, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
Luke Glendening, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 11 |
Jake Guentzel, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 8 |
Jack Finley, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
Gabriel Fortier, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Matt Roy, D | Out | Oct 25 |
Logan Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 10 |
Hunter Shepard, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 6 |
Alex Ovechkin, LW | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
Rasmus Sandin, D | Out | Sep 24 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, FL
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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
NY Rangers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
Washington | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Carolina | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
NY Islanders | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Columbus | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |