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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Capitals · MON · MAR 15 · 2:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · MAR 15 · 2:00 PM CT
Capital One Arena
The Spot · MNMT
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
@
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
Upcoming
MON · MAR 15 · 2:00 PM CT
The Spot · MNMT
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Lightning won the first meeting 3-1 back on Oct 3.
Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals
Home · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Capitals
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Capitals
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Capitals
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Lightning won the first meeting 3-1 back on Oct 3.

The numbers behind it
Series
Second meeting of the season — Tampa Bay took the first 3-1 on Oct 3. See the games →
1-0 series, TBL