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Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL
Capitals
5-1-3, 13 PTS
2-3
Final
Lightning
5-3-1, 11 PTS
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
WSH11121033
TB812626

In net

Vitek Vanecek23/26 SV, .885
Andrei Vasilevskiy31/33 SV, .939
Team123T
WSH1012
TB0213

Who won: Lightning 3-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-0. The Lightning outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 2nd period. Anthony Cirelli led the Lightning in goals (1). Brett Leason led the Capitals in goals (1).

Recap · Nov 1
Vasilevskiy, Cirelli help Lightning end Capitals' streak

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves, Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington 3-2 Monday night, ending the Capitals' eight-game season-opening point streak.

What it means

  • Season series: TB leads series 2-0.
  • Capitals 2-1-0 on the road; Lightning 2-2-1 at home.

Latest headlines

Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
    Illness
    Out
  • Justin Sourdif RW
    Illness
    Day-To-Day
  • Matt Roy D
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas C
    Upper Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin D
    Knee, Surgery, right
    Injured Reserve
Lightning5th in Eastern Conference
  • Yanni Gourde C
    Hip, Surgery
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference
Vitek Vanecek G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Lightning5th in Eastern Conference
Andrei Vasilevskiy G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

TB leads series 2-0
Last meeting: Lightning 2, Capitals 1 (Oct 16)

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Game info

Venue
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials
Justin St. Pierre (Referee), Peter MacDougall (Referee), David Brisebois (Linesman), Kilian McNamara (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.