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Chychrun scores in OT to lift Capitals to 3-2 victory over Lightning for third straight win

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Lightning: At Detroit on Friday in the third of a four-game trip.

Capitals: Host Minnesota on Friday in the second of a four-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:06 Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (1), Anthony Cirelli (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:38 Aliaksei Protas Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (1), Tom Wilson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 1:23 Brayden Point Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Victor Hedman (3), Nikita Kucherov (1)
Goal 3rd Period 4:56 Tom Wilson Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dylan Strome (1), John Carlson (2)
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 Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Oct 20
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 0 1 10 5
Montreal 0 2 10 5
Florida 0 4 8 4
Toronto 1 3 7 3
Boston 0 5 6 3
Ottawa 1 4 5 2
Buffalo 0 4 4 2
Tampa Bay 2 3 4 1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 0 1 10 5
Carolina 0 1 10 5
Pittsburgh 0 2 10 5
Washington 0 2 10 5
Philadelphia 1 2 7 3
NY Rangers 1 4 7 3
Columbus 0 3 6 3
NY Islanders 0 3 6 3
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