Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Patrick Thomas C	IR-NR	Oct 3
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-NR	Dec 26
Alex Ovechkin LW	Day-To-Day	Oct 2

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Yanni Gourde C	IR-NR	Dec 2
Dominic James C	IR-NR	Oct 13

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/26/26	@PHI	W5-1
9/25/26	vsBOS	W3-2 OT
9/21/26	vsPHI	W5-2
9/20/26	@BOS	L3-2 SO
4/14/26	@CBJ	W2-1

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/26/26	@FLA	W3-2 SO
9/24/26	vsFLA	L5-3
9/22/26	@NSH	L3-2 OT
9/20/26	vsNSH	W2-1
5/3/26	vsMTL	L2-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/3

Capitals
Lightning

Game 1

10/3

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Capitals
Lightning

Game 2

11/17

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Lightning
Capitals

Game 3

3/15

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

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

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

McKenna tops 15 minutes in NHL debut as Maple Leafs fall

No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna, 18, made his NHL debut Tuesday night, when the Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the season opener, and he told reporters after the loss that "to get that first one under my belt, it feels good."

Eichel hits 700 points as Golden Knights beat Blackhawks in Ryan Craig’s first game behind the bench

— Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists to reach 701 career points, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in their season opener Tuesday night.

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