Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

1-1-0, 1-1-0 Away

Final

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

1-1-0, 1-0-0 Home

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Capitals
1
Lightning
3

Game 1

4/10

Capitals
Lightning

Game 2

18/11

Lightning
Capitals

Game 3

16/3

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 AM, 4 October 2026

Tampa, FL

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Dylan Blujus
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
Washington	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	1	0	2
Carolina	0	1	1	1
Philadelphia	0	1	1	1
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	1	3
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Tampa Bay	1	1	0	2
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games.

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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