
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueChychrun scores in OT to lift Capitals to 3-2 victory over Lightning for third straight win

Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and Aliaksei Protas also scored for Washington, which came in with two straight road wins against the New York Islanders and Rangers. Dylan Strome also had two assists and Logan Thompson finished with 17 saves.
Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay, and Alexei Vasilevskiy had 25 saves. The Lightning have lost three of four.
In the extra period, Wilson brought the puck around the back of the net to the left side and sent a pass in front to Chychrun, who put it past Vasilevskiy for the win. Wilson's assist on the play was his 400th career point.
With the score tied 1-1 after two periods, Point gave the Lightning the lead with a power-play goal 1:23 into the third as he tipped Victor Hedman's shot past Thompson.
Wilson tied it again at 4:56 with Washington's first power-play goal of the season. The Capitals had failed on their first 10 chances, including two in this game.
The Lightning took a 1-0 lead 7:06 into the game. Off a faceoff in the Capitals' zone, Anthony Cirelli sent the puck to Ryan McDonagh at the left point. McDonagh then sent a pass to Guentzel on the inside edge at the bottom of the right circle and the forward quickly beat Thompson for his first of the season.
Protas tied it for Washington with 2:22 left in the middle period. Connor McMichael chased down the puck behind the Lightning net and sent a pass back Protas on the left side and he quickly beat Vasilevskiy for his third of the season.
The Capitals were without left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois, who left Sunday's 1-0 win at the New York Rangers with an undisclosed lower-body injury in the third period.
The Lightning's Max Crozier went to the dressing room early in the second period, leaving Tampa Bay with five defensemen the rest of the way.
Capitals: Host Minnesota on Friday in the second of a four-game homestand.
Regular Season SeriesWSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:06 | Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (1), Anthony Cirelli (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:38 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (1), Tom Wilson (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:23 | Brayden Point Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Victor Hedman (3), Nikita Kucherov (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:56 | Tom Wilson Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Strome (1), John Carlson (2) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:19 | Jakob Chychrun Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (3), Dylan Strome (2) |
Statistics
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17 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
8 | Hits | 23 |
2 | Takeaways | 4 |
19 | Shots | 28 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
26 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
46.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.6 |
19 | Giveaways | 14 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Zemgus Girgensons, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
Scott Sabourin, RW | Suspension | Oct 19 |
Niko Huuhtanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Nick Paul, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Game Information
Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 16,948 | Capacity:

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 16,948 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
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0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
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0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
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0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
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1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |