Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Washington Capitals9-6-0

Final

Tampa Bay Lightning11-3-2

Saturday, October 3, 2026
7:00 PM EDT
Benchmark International Arena
NHL

Closing odds

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Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed

WSH 36%
TBL 64%

Moneyline
Book	WSH	TBL
Kalshi	+178	-186
Polymarket US	+170	-194

Spread
Book	WSH	TBL
Kalshi	+1.5-144	-1.5+138
Polymarket US	+1.5-150	-1.5+138

Total
Book	Over	Under
Kalshi	6.5+108	6.5-113
Polymarket US	6.5+108	6.5-113

Last prices seen before the game. Updated Oct 3, 6:59 PM EDT. Prices are observed and can change; confirm at the book. Margus does not take bets. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Box score

WSH	Team stats	TBL
21	SOG	30
1	G	3

Washington Capitals · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Boone Jenner	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	14:57
Justin Sourdif	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	12:24
Jakob Chychrun	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	1	27:11
Alex Ovechkin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	13:34
Ryan Leonard	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	14:10
Dylan Strome	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	18:02
Aliaksei Protas	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	15:21
Jordan Kyrou	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	14:45
Tom Wilson	0	0	0	-1	2	12	3	1	17:49
Ilya Protas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9:55
Anthony Beauvillier	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	11:37
Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	18:34
Alex Tuch	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	17:53
Matt Roy	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:22

Washington Capitals · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Charlie Lindgren	29	27	2	.931	57:36
Logan Thompson	0	0	0	—	0:00

Tampa Bay Lightning · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Jake Guentzel	1	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	18:18
Brandon Hagel	0	2	2	2	6	0	0	0	22:07
Nikita Kucherov	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	22:46
Conor Geekie	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	9:10
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	13:47
John Carlson	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	20:35
Brayden Point	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	1	20:32
Jeffrey Viel	0	0	0	-1	1	0	8	1	7:34
Zemgus Girgensons	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3	14:27
Pontus Holmberg	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15:25
Anthony Cirelli	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	17:42
Gage Goncalves	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	15:47
Ilya Mikheyev	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	13:57
Ryan McDonagh	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	15:52

Tampa Bay Lightning · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy	21	20	1	.952	60:00
Dennis Hildeby	0	0	0	—	0:00

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League table

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Atlantic
#	Team	Record
1	Boston Bruins	12-4-1
2	Montreal Canadiens	11-3-3
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	11-3-2
4	Ottawa Senators	11-6-1
5	Florida Panthers	9-6-2
6	Buffalo Sabres	8-5-3
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	8-8-2
8	Detroit Red Wings	7-8-3

Metropolitan
#	Team	Record
1	Carolina Hurricanes	14-3-2
2	New Jersey Devils	12-5-0
3	New York Rangers	10-7-1
4	Washington Capitals	9-6-0
5	New York Islanders	7-6-3
6	Columbus Blue Jackets	7-8-0
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	6-9-2
8	Philadelphia Flyers	4-10-4

About this match

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3-1 at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in the NHL.

Recent form: Washington Capitals have won 4 of their last 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 of their last 5.

Dylan Strome leads Washington Capitals in points (14 P).

Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay Lightning in points (22 P).