Tampa Bay Lightning v Washington Capitals

NHL

Final

Tampa Bay Lightning

3–1

Washington Capitals

Player stats

Washington Capitalsforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Beauvillier	1	2	0	0	11:37	0:00	1:16	10:21	17	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
P. Dubois	0	2	0	-2	18:34	2:21	0:03	16:10	22	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	25.0	0	0	0
B. Jenner	2	0	0	0	14:57	0:00	2:57	12:00	18	0	0	1	3	1	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
J. Kyrou	1	0	1	-2	14:45	1:45	0:00	13:00	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. Leonard	0	3	1	0	14:10	1:17	0:00	12:53	17	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
A. Ovechkin	0	3	0	-1	13:34	2:41	0:00	10:53	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
A. Protas	0	0	0	-1	15:21	0:00	1:48	13:33	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
I. Protas	1	0	0	0	9:55	1:39	0:00	8:16	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	50.0	0	0	0
J. Sourdif	0	0	0	0	12:24	0:00	0:45	11:39	17	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	100.0	0	1	2
D. Strome	1	2	0	-1	18:02	2:14	0:00	15:48	17	0	0	0	1	1	5	7	41.7	0	0	0
A. Tuch	0	2	0	0	17:53	1:46	1:37	14:30	22	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
T. Wilson	1	2	0	-1	17:49	2:13	3:28	12:08	22	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	12

Washington Capitalsdefenses

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Chychrun	1	0	-1	27:11	2:10	1:29	23:32	27	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
V. Desharnais	0	4	0	15:25	0:00	3:20	12:05	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	5
M. Fehervary	2	2	-1	18:11	0:02	2:04	16:05	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
C. Hutson	1	0	0	21:03	1:50	0:34	18:39	27	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Liljegren	3	0	-1	17:11	0:02	2:25

Washington Capitalsgoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. Lindgren	2	29	0	0	27	.931	24	3	0	57:36	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightningforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Cirelli	1	1	0	0	17:42	1:25	1:59	14:18	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3	70.0	0	0	0
C. Geekie	0	3	0	0	9:10	1:04	0:00	8:06	13	1	1	0	2	1	0	4	2	66.7	0	0	0
Z. Girgensons	3	4	1	0	14:27	0:06	1:06	13:15	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	5	66.7	0	1	2
G. Goncalves	0	1	0	-1	15:47	0:33	0:00	15:14	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
J. Guentzel	1	1	0	3	18:18	4:56	0:30

Tampa Bay Lightningdefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Carlson	1	0	0	1	20:35	4:30	0:02	16:03	19	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
E. Cernak	3	3	0	1	20:34	0:03	2:48	17:43	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. D'Astous	1	0	0	0	13:47	1:30	0:00	12:17	16	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	0	0
V. Hedman	4	0	1	1	13:34	0:09	1:30	11:55	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
E. Lilleberg	0	3	1	0	10:30	0:00	0:39	9:51

Tampa Bay Lightninggoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Vasilevskiy	1	21	0	0	20	.952	17	2	1	60:00	0	0

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News and reaction

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Match details

Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
Competition: NHL
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, USA
Officials: Dylan Blujus (Linesman), Kendrick Nicholson (Referee), Jake Brenk (Referee), Kyle Flemington (Linesman)
Crowd: 19,092

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am