Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay LightningNov 8, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	0	2		WSH	13	10	8	31
TBL	2	0	1	3		TBL	8	8	4	20

: WSH 61TBL 43
: WSH 2.42TBL 1.77
PP goals: WSH 0TBL 1
Hits: WSH 19TBL 20
Blocks: WSH 12TBL 10
PIM: WSH 23TBL 11
: WSH 56%TBL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan McDonagh (TBL) played 6:19, −13:13 down on his 19:32 season average over 47 games.

Points
Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.Hagel
Points
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:31.Guentzel
Points
Charle-Edouard D'Astous had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.D'Astous
Usage
Ryan McDonagh (TBL) played 6:19, −13:13 down on his 19:32 season average over 47 games.McDonagh
Usage
Justin Sourdif (WSH) played 7:31, −7:19 down on his 14:50 season average over 77 games.Sourdif
New line
New look for TBL: Bjorkstrand–Hagel–James skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bjorkstrand Hagel James
New line
New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Frank skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Duhaime Frank
New line
New look for WSH: Sourdif–Lapierre–Leonard skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sourdif Lapierre Leonard

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · TBL 43 · WSH 61

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL pressure
WSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 31% of the game, TBL 22%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

TBL

WSH

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against WSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	WSH	TBL
	60	47
	2.15	1.91
	2.10	1.88
	11	7
	4	5
	16	18
	+0.018	−0.018
	31%	22%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
11:2740% CF
L2Wilson – McMichael – Protas
11:0364% CF
L3Dowd – Duhaime – Frank
8:5863% CF
L4Sourdif – Lapierre – Leonard
4:5742% CF
D1Roy – Chychrun
15:3353% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Sandin
11:0638% CF
D3Carlson – Fehérváry
11:0363% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun
1:01100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Beauvillier – Sandin – McMichael – Leonard
0:51
PK1FWilson – McMichael
0:42
PK2FDowd – Duhaime
0:12
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
0:42
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
0:12

Current WSH line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Kucherov – Guentzel – Point
13:0350% CF
L2Gourde – Girgensons – Holmberg
9:1750% CF
L3Bjorkstrand – Hagel – James
6:4725% CF
D1Hedman – Moser
13:1060% CF
D2Raddysh – Lilleberg
11:0656% CF
D3Cernak – D'Astous
7:5564% CF

PP1Kucherov – Guentzel – Bjorkstrand – Point – Raddysh
1:0750% CF
PP2Hedman – Kucherov – Guentzel – Hagel – James
0:07100% CF
PK1FGirgensons – Hagel
0:58
PK2FGourde – Guentzel
0:54
PK1DMcDonagh – Cernak
1:20
PK2DHedman – Moser
0:32

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	20:44	—	—	46	48
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.39	1	1	0	17:49	—	—	44	48
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	1	0	16:08	—	—	46	43
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.42	2	1	2	19:18	—	—	69	55
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	6	0	12	18:11	—	—	66	55
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	0	0	17:21	—	—	64	55
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.15	4	0	0	14:20	—	—	64	68
Ethen Frank R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	0	1	0	12:19	—	—	62	68
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:06	—	—	68	65
Ryan Leonard R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	13:11	—	—	42	48
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:30	—	—	47	50
Justin Sourdif C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	7:31	—	—	47	35
Jakob Chychrun D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.24	1	0	5	24:58	—	—	55	59
Matt Roy D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	1	3	0	23:08	—	—	61	60
Rasmus Sandin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	18:56	—	—	48	22
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	15:22	—	—	44	36
John Carlson D	D3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.14	0	0	2	18:59	—	—	63	63
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	2	0	17:27	—	—	65	55

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	20	17	3	.850	1.77	57:54

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	0	0	0	22:34	—	—	50	52
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	1	2	0	1	0.15	0	1	0	22:31	—	—	50	49
Brayden Point C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.13	0	0	0	19:06	—	—	50	46
Yanni Gourde C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	1	0	15:27	—	—	25	30
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	14:15	—	—	36	40
Pontus Holmberg R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	10:16	—	—	42	36
Brandon Hagel L	L3	1	1	2	0	4	0.42	1	0	0	20:18	—	—	46	44
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	3	0	16:07	—	—	29	9
Dominic James C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:51	—	—	41	32
J.J. Moser D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	0	0	0	20:00	—	—	52	51
Victor Hedman D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.07	0	0	2	17:51	—	—	57	53
Emil Lilleberg D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.16	1	1	2	20:24	—	—	36	45
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	15:42	—	—	58	65
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	19:37	—	—	43	66
Erik Cernak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	0	5	18:58	—	—	33	34
Gage Goncalves C	—	0	0	0	+1	1	0.27	4	0	0	12:26	—	—	48	64
Jack Finley C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:44	—	—	56	78
Ryan McDonagh D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	6:19	—	—	8	1

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	W	30	29	2	.967	2.42	59:34

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Emil Lilleberg (TBL) 1st 6:07 · assists Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · Rush · carried in · 31.1 mph shot · 4.2 s from entry to goal.

Emil Lilleberg · 1st 6:07 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.1 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 s
Type: one-timer

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Brandon Duhaime · 1st 4:06 · WSH

Play: cycle
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 57.3 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 8.7 s
Type: one-timer

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Jake Guentzel · 1st 15:09 · TBL PP

Play: deflection
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 23.4 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

John Carlson · 2nd 17:08 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 16.4 mph
Distance: 56 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay LightningNov 8, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Washington Capitals

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goal anatomy

Emil Lilleberg · 1st 6:07 · TBL

Brandon Duhaime · 1st 4:06 · WSH

Jake Guentzel · 1st 15:09 · TBL PP

John Carlson · 2nd 17:08 · WSH