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Capitals 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

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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 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 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

Amalie Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

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

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 1 3 11 5
Buffalo 1 4 9 4
Tampa Bay 0 3 8 4
Ottawa 0 3 8 4
Toronto 0 4 8 4
Detroit 0 4 8 4
Boston 1 4 7 3
Montreal 1 4 5 2
Full Standings
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs VGK W 4-2
vs DAL W 3-2
@ NJ W 6-5 OT
@ PHI W 4-1
vs PHI W 6-3
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs VGK W 4-3
@ OTT L 5-4
@ TOR L 5-2
@ NJ W 8-5
vs MIN L 4-2