Venue & Game Details
Location: Capital One Arena, 601 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, Bally Sports Sun, Monumental Sports Network
Injury Report
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Victor Hedman (D) – Lower body, OUT
Brandon Hagel (LW) – Upper body, day-to-day
Erik Cernak (D) – Concussion protocol, OUT
Washington Capitals:
Tom Wilson (RW) – Upper body, OUT
Nicklas Backstrom (C) – Hip, OUT
Martin Fehervary (D) – Lower body, OUT
Sonny Milano (LW) – Day-to-day
Player Matchups
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Nikita Kucherov – 29 points (12G, 17A), elite playmaker
Brayden Point – 24 points (11G, 13A), top-line center
Steven Stamkos – 21 points (9G, 12A), veteran scoring threat
Andrei Vasilevskiy – .915 SV%, 2.61 GAA
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin – 25 points (14G, 11A), still driving offense
Dylan Strome – 20 points (7G, 13A), strong secondary scoring
John Carlson – 18 points (3G, 15A), power-play quarterback
Charlie Lindgren – .908 SV%, 2.78 GAA
Team Recent Form
Tampa Bay Lightning:
4th in Atlantic Division
Last 10: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals/game, allowing 2.9
Recent: 3-2 OT win vs. Edmonton Oilers
Washington Capitals:
5th in Metropolitan Division
Last 10: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals/game, allowing 3.0
Recent: 4-2 win vs. New Jersey Devils
Series History
All-time: Lightning lead 67–52–11 vs. Capitals
Playoffs: Capitals won 2018 Eastern Conference Final (en route to Stanley Cup)
Last season: Split 2–2 (each team won once at home and once away)
At Capital One Arena: Capitals 3–2 in last five meetings
Betting Trends
Tampa Bay Trends:
7-4 as favorite this season
12 of 20 games over 6 goals
Washington Trends:
5 upset wins as underdog (41%)
11 of 21 games over 6 goals
Game Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning 5.5
Washington Capitals – 118
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
