Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

5-1-3, 2-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	2
Lightning TB	0	2	1	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

5-3-1, 2-2-1 Home

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.

Nov 2, 2021, 02:33 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	1	2
	Lightning	0	2	1	3

1st Period			WSH	TB
1:13		Brett Leason (1) Assists: Nick Jensen (2)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	TB
3:18		Alex Killorn (7) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (5)	1	1
8:40		Anthony Cirelli (2) (Power Play) Assists: Victor Hedman (9), Alex Barre-Boulet (3)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	TB
2:56		Brayden Point (4) Assists: Taylor Raddysh (1)	1	3
11:38		Conor Sheary (1) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (8), John Carlson (4)	2	3

CAPITALS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Lightning
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

17/10

Capitals
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

1/11

Lightning
3
Capitals
4

Game 3

7/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Stars captain Benn fined for cross-check on Wild's Hartman

Stars captain Jamie Benn was fined Wednesday for cross-checking Wild forward Ryan Hartman after a heated exchange between the players during Game 5 of the first-round playoff series.

Sorokin, Swayman, Vasilevskiy finalists for Vezina as top goalie

Ilya Sorokin, Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy awarded to the NHL's top goaltender.

Senators' Brady Tkachuk: 'Fully committed' despite trade talk

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk said Wednesday that the constant trade rumors became "a distraction" and that he's "been fully committed to this team."

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Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Anthony CirelliC - TB

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Erik CernakD - TB

Game Information

Vasilevskiy, Cirelli help Lightning end Capitals' streak

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Stars captain Benn fined for cross-check on Wild's Hartman

Sorokin, Swayman, Vasilevskiy finalists for Vezina as top goalie

Senators' Brady Tkachuk: 'Fully committed' despite trade talk